Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers
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Senators push to authorise additional visas for Afghans who worked with the US military and now face Taliban reprisals. Washington, DC –...
Democrat warns US is violating aid conditions law by sending money to Israel
Former senator Patrick Leahy says ‘the number of civilians who are being injured or killed by US paid armaments’ means the nation is in...
World’s largest hunger crisis looms in Sudan, UN warns, as humanitarian response hits ‘breaking point’
CNN — The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a spiral” of food...
Trump Encourages Genocide Against Palestinians, Saying: “Finish the Problem”
Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians so far, 4 in 10 of them children. In a Fox News segment on...
Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families — And Leaving Them With Impossible Choices
Families in the South had just learned to navigate care for their transgender kids when a slew of new laws put their health and futures...
Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly, in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia
Voters Support the U.S. Calling for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Conditioning Military Aid to Israel
A new survey from Data for Progress asked likely U.S. voters about various foreign policy issues, particularly related to the ongoing war...
US signals it will block proposed Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN
US says it would veto an Algerian draft resolution at the UN Security Council urging ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’. The United...
UAE restricts US ability to launch retaliatory airstrikes against Iran proxies
Other Arab countries are restricting operations as well, according to people familiar with the matter. Some Arab countries, including the...
Ethiopian forces killed ‘at least 45 citizens’ in Amhara, rights body says
The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a 2022 peace agreement ended war in neighbouring Tigray. Ethiopia’s federal...
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