Category: World News
After 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are ‘violently looted’ by armed men, food prices soar
Fox News Food prices are soaring in the Gaza Strip after armed men attacked and robbed nearly 100 U.N. aid trucks that crossed over from Israel. Of the 109 trucks that entered central Gaza on Saturday, 97 were “violently looted” and “forced at gunpoint to unload aid,” according to the United Nations Relief and Works…
Read MoreUgandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye kidnapped and jailed, wife says
Washington Post Besigye was arrested in Kenya and taken across the border to a Ugandan military jail, according to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, head of the U.N. HIV/AIDS program. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/uganda-opposition-leader-kidnap-kizza-besigye/
Read MoreU.S. Embassy and other missions shut down in Kyiv over attack fears
Washington Post The announcement came a day after Ukraine used U.S.-supplied missiles to strike inside Russia, raising fears of retaliation against the capital. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/ukraine-russia-kyiv-embassy-strikes/
Read MoreTrump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up PFAS?
New York Times Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/climate/trump-pfas-lead-clean-water.html
Read MoreWhat Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Animals
New York Times A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/science/trump-regulation-animals.html
Read MoreUS Embassy in Kyiv closed as ‘potential significant air attack’ looms
Fox News The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, issued a warning after receiving “specific information of a potential significant air attack” allegedly taking place on Wednesday. The embassy in Ukraine’s capital is temporarily closed following the alert and employees are being asked to prepare to shelter in place. “The U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens be…
Read MoreSon of Norway’s crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape, police say
Washington Post Marius Borg Hoiby has no royal title or duties, but as the stepson of the heir to the throne, his arrest has cast a cloud over Norway’s popular royal family. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/norway-royals-rape-marius-borg-hoiby/
Read MoreUN accused of downplaying Hamas terrorists’ use of Gaza hospitals as new report ignores important details
Fox News During the Israel Defense Forces’ military offensive in northern Gaza to strike at “the heart of Hamas,” starkly different narratives between the IDF and the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health have led to variable reporting on the conflict at large. Particularly divisive are recent reports on Hamas’ use of hospitals. On Nov. 3,…
Read MoreAmid mass repression, glimmers of resistance in Hong Kong
Washington Post The sentencing of 47 pro-democracy activists and the trial of medial mogul Jimmy Lai show how Hong Kong’s courts are a tool for repression, legal analysts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/hong-kong-national-security-law-democracy/
Read MoreHow a tyrannical African country freely raises money in the U.S.
Washington Post Eritrea’s embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the brutally repressive country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/20/eritrea-sanctions-ruling-party-pfdj/
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