The head of the UN food agency warned after a visit to Yemen that his underfunded organization could be forced to seek hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations in a …
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South Korea to Increase Funding for U.S. Troops Under New Deal: State Department
By Andrea Shalal, Hyonhee Shin WASHINGTON / SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will increase its contribution to the cost of US forces stationed in the country under an agreement reached with the …
Read More »Escalation of violence increases pressure for sanctions on Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) – The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb. 1 coup is increasing pressure for more sanctions on the junta, even as countries …
Read More »UN does not approve of call to end Tigray violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – An attempt to win UN Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to violence in Ethiopia’s besieged Tigray region and highlighting the millions in need …
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MILAN (AP) – The virus swept through an adjacent kindergarten and elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with astonishing speed. Within days, 45 children and 14 staff members tested positive. …
Read More »Why Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray crisis is growing
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Civilians massacred. Journalists arrested. People starving. Ethiopia’s government is under increasing pressure to allow the world to see first-hand what has happened in its troubled Tigray region, as …
Read More »Myanmar’s crackdown on protests, widely filmed, sparks outrage
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Images of a brutal crackdown on protests against a coup in Myanmar sparked outrage and called for a stronger international response on Thursday, a day after 38 people …
Read More »United Nations says 38 dead in ‘bloodiest day’ of protests against Myanmar coup
At least 38 anti-coup protesters died in Myanmar on Wednesday, the worst death toll in a single day since the military took control of the country last month. Security forces have used …
Read More »Myanmar protesters, undaunted by killings, march again
Protesters in Myanmar protesting last month’s military coup returned to the streets on Thursday, undaunted by the killing of at least 38 people the day before by security forces. New protests took …
Read More »Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s security forces dramatically stepped up their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in various cities, according to social media accounts …
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