Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages to be released Saturday as part of Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Hamas militants on Friday named three Israeli male hostages to be released at the weekend as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that […]
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Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian hospital is examining patient records after a nurse claimed online to have killed Israelis, officials said Wednesday, stressing that no […]
US aid freeze paralyzes NGOs working to help millions of internally displaced people in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking […]
Argentina’s president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18
People holding rainbow-colored flags gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, to protest President Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in […]
Baghdad’s newly opened skate park offers safe space Iraqi youth have longed for
BAGHDAD — Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years […]
Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip wait before crossing the Rafah border into Egypt, as wounded and sick Palestinians are allowed […]
Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages — all men — on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens […]
Japan to halt funding for a UN women’s rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the […]
In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife […]
Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release
DAKAR, Senegal — The family of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker detained in the Central African Republic for allegedly being in touch with armed groups to […]