Ramadan begins amid hunger as Gaza war drags on
Ramadan starts with prayers amid rubble and shortages in Gaza. Cease-fire talks stall as the war nears five months with over 30,000 Palestinians killed, aid deliveries limited, and civilians facing famine. Netanyahu vows total victory while U N chief Guterres calls to silence the guns and free hostages.
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Israel
Hamas
U.N
Gaza
Sabah al-Hendi
United States
Qatar
Egypt
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu
Saleh Arouri
Beirut
Antonio Guterres
U.S
Open Arms
Cyprus
Ukraine wins first Oscar as war wounds linger
In Kyiv and across Ukraine the nation celebrated Mstyslav Chernov and the AP PBS Frontline documentary 20 Days in Mariupol winning best documentary at the Academy Awards while Russian drone strikes hit Kharkiv and Odesa regions. Chernov said he wished the film had never been made as Zelensky praised the win highlighting brutal Mariupol devastation and world exposure of Russia’s invasion.
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Ukraine
Kharkiv
Odesa
Mstyslav Chernov
Mariupol
Associated Press
Russia
Chernov
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Israel
Hamas
Evgeniy Maloletka
Vasilisa Stepanenko
PBS
Frontline
Michelle Mizner
Raney Aronson-Rath
Derl McCrudden
Volodymyr Nikulin
Nikulin
Pokrovsk
Donetsk
Dmytro Lubinets
Poland urges NATO 3 percent GDP defense goal
Polish President Andrzej Duda asked NATO allies to raise defense spending to 3 percent of GDP as Russia shifts to war footing and Ukraine war continues. He spoke ahead of a White House visit with President Biden and Prime Minister Tusk, noting Poland spends about 4 percent of GDP on defense and praising NATO expansion with Sweden and Finland.
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NATO Alliance
Russia
Ukraine
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White House
U.S
Joe Biden
Duda
Donald Tusk
United States
Europe
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Brussels
Finland
Crimean
Germany
Moscow
West
Free World
Washington Post
Haiti Crisis Deepens as U S Pledges More Multinational Aid
Blinken announced an extra 100 million dollars to finance a multinational force for Haiti, with 33 million in humanitarian aid and a joint Caricom backed proposal for a Haitian led transition. The deployment led by Kenya and a presidential council are proposed as gangs tightens grip on Port au Prince.
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Jamaica
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Kenya
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Caricom
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Andrew Holness
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Puerto Rico
U.S
Brian Nichols
Twitter
Nichols
Mia Mottley
Barbados
Ister
Port-au-Prince
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