How the IPC global hunger monitor determines famine
A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a military campaign in the tiny Palestinian territory in response…
Italian court frees real estate magnate arrested in Milan property probe
MILAN – A Milan court on Friday freed the founder of real estate firm Coima SGR from house arrest imposed over an inquiry into alleged crimes in Milan’s urban planning,…
Explainer-The legal battles over redistricting in Texas and California
WASHINGTON – Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve his Republican Party’s slim majority in the U.S. House…
Famine has struck Gaza, says global hunger monitor
UNITED NATIONS – Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate…
Fleeing Maduro then Trump, Venezuelans seek refuge in Spain
MADRID – After surviving the perilous trek through the jungle of Panama’s Darien Gap with his wife and three daughters to reach the United States, Venezuelan policeman Alberto Peña thought…
Famine plays out in Gaza as children denied nourishing food supplements
GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO – The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater…
‘Urgent action’ needed to protect workers from heat stress in warming world, UN says
LONDON – Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday. Read…
US wine sellers left in limbo despite EU tariff deal
Businesses may have stocked up to mitigate a price shock from US duties, but inventory is depleting. Read More
Judge orders halt to new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to new construction at “Alligator Alcatraz” and barred bringing more detainees to the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades…
‘Flying blind’: Trump strips government of expertise at a high-stakes moment
Mr Trump has held a deep distrust for the NSC since the earliest days of his first term. Read More