The bruised and battered bodies inside the morgue of Mujtahid Hospital are hard to look at — tangible evidence of the brutal regime of toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. But crowds of desperate people wait…
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Nine years ago, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included ending poverty and hunger. Yet last year, nearly 750 million people faced hunger — an increase of around 152 million compared to…
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A man thought to be a missing US citizen has been found in Damascus, Syria, telling reporters he had recently been freed from jail. The man is believed to be Missouri resident Travis Timmerman, 29,…
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Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
by adminSlender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al-Assad. It was 2007 and the insurgency against US troops was raging next door in Iraq.…
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A ten-year-old boy has been killed in a shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the Hadassah Medical Center, after an assailant opened fire at an Israeli civilian bus. Three others were injured…
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South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law
by adminSouth Korea’s ruling party has thrown its support behind attempts to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated decision to declare martial law that sparked a political crisis and widespread public anger in…
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Brazil’s Lula to undergo additional medical procedure after brain bleed emergency surgery
by adminBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to undergo an additional medical procedure on Thursday as part of his treatment following the emergency surgery he had Tuesday to drain a bleed on his…
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Russian forces are now just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the outskirts of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after making advances Wednesday, according to Ukrainian mapping service DeepState. They have also destroyed or…
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The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sarajuddin Haqqani, who leads…
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Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, becoming an increasingly familiar part of our everyday lives, and workplaces. A worldwide survey by consultancy McKinsey & Company found that 72 percent of businesses were using…