Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy tells CNN’s Dana Bash that he supports President Biden’s threat to withhold military aid from Israel if it launches an offensive in Rafah.
As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic peace agreement. From the mid-1960s through 2016, Colombia was torn by conflict between the government, leftist guerrilla movements and right-wing paramilitary groups. Now the government and rebels are working to carry out a sweeping accord that addresses many critical sectors, including environmental damages and restoration. University of Notre Dame researchers Richard...
Recent floods in the Faryab province of Afghanistan have resulted in a significant loss of life, with at least 80 reported deaths, 5 injuries, and 5 individuals missing, according to local sources. The floods, which occurred last Friday, have devastated several districts, including Bulcharagh, Pashtunkot, Khwaja Sabzposh, Qaisar, and Almar, leaving dozens dead and wounded, […]
The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan announced that over two million mothers and children in the country have received various vaccinations. The ministry recently announced that it plans to vaccinate children under five who were previously excluded from the COVID-19 vaccination in the next four years. According to the Ministry of Public Health, more […]
The UN says it is now relying on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.
A former Australian Army lawyer who leaked classified documents to journalists exposing details of alleged crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, a verdict criticized by press freedom advocates, who say it delivers a chilling message to potential whistleblowers. Cries of “shame” rang out in the courtroom in the Australian capital Canberra on Tuesday, as Justice David Mossop delivered the sentence to David McBride, in a punishment...
Fires set by combatants in the war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72
With the war in the Gaza Strip beginning a new phase after Israeli forces entered the southern city of Rafah, a coalition of Iraqi militias claimed six missile and drone strikes in one day against Israel and threatened to further escalate their offensive.The attacks were claimed Thursday by a coalition of militias known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and involved the alleged targeting of Israel's Nevatim Air Base in Beersheba, the southern port city of Eilat, the Ashkelon oil terminal, a base...
Around the world over the past six months, many ordinary and horrified spectators of the Gaza catastrophe have been left wondering why the US acts as if handicapped in its efforts to rein in its client state Israel, even as North America’s international standing dwindles abroad, while Biden loses popularity at home and elections loom. More
Master Sgt. David Berry of Cuba, Illinois, enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 2004 - a dozen years after graduating from Rushville High School in 1992. He would serve for 20 years including two combat tours overseas. Berry, a motor transport noncommissioned officer, deployed to Iraq from 2006 to 2007 with the 1744th Transportation Co. and then to Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 with Co. E, 634th Brigade Support Battalion. After returning from his second deployment, Berry would teach...
McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and
The United Nations has revised its casualty figures from the Gaza war, admitting that its initial report of 13,450 children killed was an overstatement. The new figures, released last week, put the number of child fatalities at 7,797, a 42% reduction. The UN attributed the error to the “fog of war,” citing difficulties in obtaining […]