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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leave ECOWAS
[ad_1] Soldiers who seized power in three West African nations announced on Sunday that they would pull their countries out of their regional economic bloc. Military juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso said they were withdrawing from the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, because of sanctions the group imposed in response to the coups that were…
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The Countries Pausing Funding to UNWRA: Full List
[ad_1] Several countries said over the weekend that they would suspend funding for the United Nations agency that provides food, water and other essential services for Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The announcements came after Israel accused a dozen employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, of participating in the Oct. 7 attacks led by…
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Israel Moves to Stop Protesters from Blocking Aid Flow Into Gaza
[ad_1] Israel on Sunday stepped up efforts to prevent Israeli protesters from blocking the flow of aid into Gaza, two days after the United Nations’ highest court said it must allow more supplies to get into the enclave. The Israeli military has declared the area around a border crossing into Gaza a closed military zone in a bid to stop…
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3 U.S. Service Members Killed in Drone Strike in Jordan
[ad_1] Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan on Sunday and 25 others were injured in what the Biden administration said was a drone strike from an Iran-backed militia, the first American military fatalities from hostile fire in the aftermath of Israel’s war in Gaza. The attack happened at a base in northeast Jordan near the Syria border where…
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How These Young People Got Their Jobs in China’s Tough Job Market
[ad_1] They knew the job market would be tough. None were prepared for just how tough it proved to be. China’s economy is struggling through a sustained slowdown, with real estate developers mired in debt, families fearful of spending and entrepreneurs hesitating to take risks. Joblessness levels among young people have hit record highs. We spoke to five young Chinese…
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Two Masked Attackers Kill 1 in Shooting at Istanbul Church
[ad_1] Two masked attackers shot and killed one person during a church service on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. The motive was not immediately clear. The attack took place at about 11:40 a.m. at the Santa Maria church, an Italian Catholic church in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, the interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, wrote on the social media platform…
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Protesters at the Louvre Hurl Soup at the Mona Lisa
[ad_1] Two protesters from an environmental group hurled pumpkin-colored soup on the Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, splashing the bulletproof glass that protects the most famous painting in the world, but not apparently damaging the work itself. As the customary crowd around the 16th-century painting by Leonardo da Vinci gasped in shock, the protesters, two…
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After Two Years of Bloody Fighting, Ukraine Wrestles With Conscription
[ad_1] When Russian troops and tanks invaded Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to serve in the army in a surge of patriotic fervor. The influx of fighters who dutifully answered their draft notices or enlisted as volunteers helped to repel Russia’s initial assault and thwart the Kremlin’s plans to decapitate the Ukrainian government. But after…
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After Help From Kenyan Police Is Blocked, Haitians Ask: What Now?
[ad_1] Gangs have taken over entire neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital, and killings have more than doubled in the past year, but for the organizers of the Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival, the show simply had to go on. So while judges an ocean away deliberated whether to send a contingent of officers to pacify Haiti’s violence-riddled streets, festival organizers made do by…
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U.N. Pleads for Aid to Not Be Cut to Palestinians: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
[ad_1] The U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinians has been a vital lifeline in the Gaza Strip for generations — and it was a point of contention with Israel long before some of the agency’s employees were accused of involvement in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault on Israel. The allegation, made by Israel, is a serious blow to the…
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