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The staff are being held incommunicado by Yemen’s de facto authorities, who control the capital and large parts of the war-torn country, formally known as Ansar Allah. The group, better known as the Houthis, has been fighting a coalition of pro-government forces for overall power in Yemen since 2015. “We are still denied access to […]

“All Paralympians have stories of incredible resilience, but the stories of these athletes and their journeys as refugees who survive war and persecution to compete in the Paralympic Games are particularly awe-inspiring,” said Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These organizations represent more than 120 million forcibly displaced people and 1.2 billion

A look at the logo of Vallourec GmbH. Vallourec, a French provider of tubular solutions, said on Wednesday that it has won a contract from TotalEnergies to supply nearly 5,000 tonnes of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) solutions and associated services for the Kaminho deepwater project on Block 20, 100 km offshore Angola. Roberto Pfeil/dpa

Mr Türk said these “ruthless” attacks were exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis, tearing apart infrastructure and creating a range of socio-economic challenges. Between March and May, 436 civilians were killed and 1,760 wounded, High Commissioner Türk said. “These high civilian deaths are largely the result of the ground and air strikes, including powerful aerial bombs,

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Southern Sudan peace conversations which was nearing completion, hit a stumbling block when opposition groups demanded a new bill that would allow the detention of people without a warrant before they could sign a proposed agreement. Kenya has been host the high-level meetings since May between government officials and rebel

Two of the country’s main children’s and women’s hospitals were badly damaged, as were key energy infrastructure. Dozens of civilians, including children, were reportedly killed and more than 110 people were injured. Joyce Msuya, acting UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, told ambassadors in the Security Council on Tuesday, that the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) checked

by Thalif Deen (United Nations) Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (IPS) – A staggering 186,000 killings in Gaza – compared with the official figure of more than 37,000 – has revived allegations of genocide and war crimes in the devastating nine-month war between Israel and Hamas, with no signs

Opinion by James E. Jennings (Atlanta, Georgia) Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Inter Press Service ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 10 (IPS) – Herman Wouk’s 1971 novel The Winds of War depicted the romance, courage, fear and faith it took for young Americans to join the military, be sent to war zones and confront the mighty Axis powers

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Union members at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike on Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s largest company to accept their demands for higher wages and other benefits. Thousands of members of the National Samsung Electronics Union began a temporary, three-day strike on Monday. But the union said Wednesday it was

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Searches for those trapped in a deadly landslide The situation intensified on Wednesday when more rescue workers were deployed to search an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where 23 people were killed over the weekend. More than 100 villagers were searching for gold grains in the remote