A U.N. agency that has offered a wartime lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians warned of “tough decisions” ahead if it cannot get fuel.
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Jamaica Fears Brain Drain as Teachers Leave for U.S. Schools
Severe teacher shortages in the United States are prompting schools to recruit foreign teachers, sparking fears that education in Jamaica will suffer.
Drought in Spain Leaves Villagers Fearing a Drier Future
Residents of Pozoblanco and 22 other villages in the country’s south have had to get their drinking water from tankers since April, when the reservoir serving the area dried up.
Photos: Life Under the Bombs in Khan Younis, Gaza
Civilians in Gaza face an unending nightmare of airstrikes and deprivation — if they manage to survive.
Nearly Half of Gaza’s Population Displaced in Humanitarian Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza have left their homes in the past day alone. The U.N. warned the territory was in danger of running out of water.
This Gaza Hospital Is Running Short on Fuel and Beds
Staff members are scrambling to treat the wounded, who are crammed into corridors that are also filled with people who fled their homes amid Israeli airstrikes.
Fears and Chaos Grow in Nagorno-Karabakh After Takeover
With food shortages and blackouts, rumors of revenge-taking abound — and are flatly denied by the Azerbaijani authorities.
Putin and Kim Deepen Ties, Spurred by War in Ukraine
The two leaders trumpeted their ties in a summit that signaled a new era in their relationship, amid speculation that North Korea would send more weapons to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.
How the Khakova Dam Disaster Continues to Devastate Ukraine
Environmentally, economically and in terms of pure human suffering, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam unleashed untold damage. Months later, many communities are still reeling.
Italy’s Government Takes Aim at Taxi Shortages
The government took steps this week to increase the supply of cabs after months of shortages, but critics say the problems with the industry run deeper.