The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken steps to increase the number of homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting international condemnation.
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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.
IAEA Chief Arrives at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant to Assess Safety
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ atomic agency, is investigating conditions at the plant, which is held by Russian forces.
Tensions Rise Over Big Oil’s Role at COP28 Climate Talks
The hosts of the United Nations global climate summit later this year aim to give fossil fuel companies a bigger voice, despite loud objections.
U.N. Monitor Aims to Cross Front Line to Inspect Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
The destruction of a hydroelectric dam last week unleashed a flood and threatened the water supply needed to cool the battle-scarred Zaporizhzhia plant.
UN Nuclear Watchdog to Assess Dam Disaster Aftermath in Ukraine
Rafael Mariano Grossi said he would meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and present a plan for assistance in the aftermath of floods unleashed by the Kakhovka dam’s destruction.
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.
A Plan to Avert a Vast Oil Spill Off Yemen Moves Ahead
A decaying tanker holds about four times the amount of oil leaked in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. Experts have warned that it is an ecological time bomb that could explode or disintegrate at any moment.
Cyclone Aid Stalled in Myanmar: ‘I Just Hope We Get Help Before We Die’
Aid groups in the war-torn country say they are having trouble gaining access to areas affected by the storm without approval from the junta.
Ukraine and Russia Renew a Deal to Allow Ukraine to Ship Grain
Russia last year blocked exports of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, a vital part of the global food supply, but they resumed last summer under a fragile pact.