Survivors of a strike in Gaza on Saturday that Israel said had targeted Hamas’s top military leader described a scene of carnage, with fire, smoke, blood and bodies everywhere.
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Cigarette Smuggling in Gaza Turns Aid Trucks Into Targets
Organized looters are attacking aid convoys in search of contraband cigarettes, officials say, as needed aid languishes.
Can Garry Conille Save Haiti?
Haiti’s new prime minister is a trained gynecologist who experts say is more policy expert than seasoned politician. Many Haitians are counting on him to quell rampant gang violence.
Violence, Rape, Thirst, Even Organ Theft: Migrants Face Lethal Risks in Africa
The danger to migrants while crossing the Mediterranean is well documented, but an earlier phase of their trek, across the Sahel and the Sahara, is deadlier, researchers say in a new report.
U.N. Panel Adds to Chorus Calling for Release of Evan Gershkovich
The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions said the Wall Street Journal reporter was being punished for covering the war in Ukraine.
Taliban Talks With U.N. Go On Despite Alarm Over Exclusion of Women
The meeting is the first between the Taliban and a United Nations-led conference of global envoys who are seeking to engage the Afghan government on critical issues.
Taliban Talks With U.N. Go On Despite Alarm Over Exclusion of Women
The meeting is the first between the Taliban and a United Nations-led conference of global envoys who are seeking to engage the Afghan government on critical issues.
At Least 750,000 on Brink of Starvation and Death in Sudan, Experts Warn
A devastating civil war is pushing the country toward a full-blown famine, according to the international body that measures hunger.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession for Personal Use
The country’s Supreme Court voted to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 40 grams of marijuana.
Kenya Police Force Has a Bloody Past With Protesters
The combination of a bloody clash with protesters in Nairobi and the arrival of Kenyan officers in gang-ravaged Haiti draws new scrutiny to the Kenyan police.