Many see harsh realities about class and ethnicity in the attention paid to the Titan submersible and the halfhearted attempts to aid a ship before it sank, killing hundreds of migrants. But there are other factors.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
With a Hand From the U.S. Military, Aid Finally Reaches a Syrian Camp
“I saw people eating plants that are usually only used to feed animals,” said one resident of a camp for displaced Syrians that sits in the shadow of an American military base but has been cut off from aid for years.
A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea
A $175 million vessel responded to a distress call and helped rescue survivors in one of the Mediterranean’s worst wrecks in decades, reflecting the new inequality of the seas.
Pakistan Declares Day of Mourning for Migrant Ship Disaster
Officials say more than 100 Pakistanis were among those killed when a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized in deep Mediterranean waters. The death toll of the disaster is expected to rise.
In Darfur, Sudan, Brutal Killing of Governor Heralds New Round of Violence
The United Nations blamed Sudanese paramilitaries for the death of the governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abakar. Sudan’s war has destabilized a fragile western region devastated by genocide in the early 2000s.
At Least 79 Die as Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Near Greece
The disaster is the deadliest such episode off the country’s shores since the 2015 migrant crisis, and there were fears that the toll would rise. The cause was not immediately clear.
Militia in Congo Kills Dozens at Camp for Internally Displaced
The attack was attributed to a group that the United Nations says has killed hundreds of civilians in the region and forced thousands to flee.
Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home
Attacks from Ukraine have killed at least a dozen Russian civilians and displaced thousands. But they have not fundamentally changed the calculus for Vladimir Putin.
Manipur, India’s Blood-Soaked War Zone
An outburst of ethnic hatreds has fractured an ancient kingdom and turned neighbors into enemies.
Ukraine Flood Deepens Misery in War Zone
“We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said one woman rescued in Kherson after a dam upstream was destroyed.