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Month: July 2024

Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis

Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the top UN humanitarian official for Sudan expressed “outrage” at the incident. “The aid looted from a WFP convoy in Central Darfur will no longer go to the most vulnerable people in need,” she said in a post…

Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalation

The exodus from Gaza City’s eastern Shujaiya district follows days of reported intense bombardment by the Israeli military, whose tanks have been sighted “around 100” metres east of Salah El Din road, the main north-south axis. “People in this area…

Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a ‘failed coup’

LA PAZ —  Signs reading “I’m buying dollars” line the doors of Víctor Vargas’ shoe shop in the heart of Bolivia’s biggest city, a desperate attempt to keep his family business alive. Just a few years ago, the 45-year-old Vargas…

Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules

Brussels, Belgium —  The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc’s digital rules, paving the way for potential fines worth billions of euros. The charges against the US tech titan follow a finding last week against…

Russian defense ministry says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones

Russia’s defense ministry said Monday the country’s air defenses shot down 36 Ukrainian aerial drones that were involved in attacks on Russian regions along the border with Ukraine. The ministry said it downed 18 drones over the Bryansk region, nine…