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America can rescue millions from starvation, if it acts now: William Lambers
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 13, 2025
South Sudan and Sudan, two nations suffering from war and hunger, desperately need our help, which can save lives. The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) recently did air drops of food into a remote part of the Greater Upper Nile Region of South Sudan....
Photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair to speak in Jody Richards Hall
College Heights Herald - Kentucky
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August 26, 2025
The WKU School of Media and Communication will host photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair for a lecture about documenting human rights issues on Tuesday. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium following a gallery...
Kenya’s Harry Kappa to feature at inaugural SBA Esports Cup in Kigali
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 30, 2025
From left: Faruk of Nigeria, Kappa of Kenya and XMozaa of Egypt Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s Harry Kappa is set to carry the nation’s hopes at the first-ever SBA Esports Cup scheduled for September 7, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized by IndexG...
International News Briefs for Friday, August 29, 2025
Havana Times
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August 29, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, August 29, 2025. Amid Deepening Famine, Israel Declares Gaza City a “Dangerous Combat Zone” Aug 29, 2025 Israel’s military has declared...
Without a country to take him, Cuban immigrant spends month in limbo inside Wyoming jail
WyoFile - Wyoming
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August 29, 2025
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Josue Rodriguez Perez joined the line outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office near...
Historic Pocket Rescission Package Eliminates Woke, Weaponized, and Wasteful Spending
The White House
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August 29, 2025
THIS HISTORIC POCKET RESCISSION PACKAGE ELIMINATES WOKE, WEAPONIZED, AND WASTEFUL SPENDING The Trump Administration is committed to getting America’s fiscal house in order by cutting government spending that is woke, weaponized, and wasteful. Now,...
Andaman & Nicobar Command: In Conversation With The Commanding Officer INS Saryu | Arc of Power Ep V
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
Home Asia Andaman & Nicobar Command: In Conversation With The Commanding Officer INS Saryu... 'Arc Of Power', Episode V: In conversation with Commander Nilesh Athare, Commanding Officer, Indian Naval Ship Saryu sailing onboard in the Andaman and...
Susan Collins calls Trump's latest budget move 'a clear violation of the law'
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is accusing the Trump administration of attempting to undermine Congress and the law in its latest attempt to claw back nearly $5 billion from foreign aid programs. The Trump administration is using what's known as...
US halts visitor visas for Gaza residents
Al Mayadeen
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August 16, 2025
The US halts visitor visas for Palestinians in Gaza amid political pressure, as "Israel" discusses displacement plans with South Sudan. The US State Department announced on Saturday that it was suspending all visitor visas for individuals from...
Investigation | Unmasking RSF brigadier “Abu Lulu”
Sudans Post
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August 24, 2025
Brigadier-General Al-Fatih Abdallah Idris, known by his alias “Issa Abu Lulu.” [Photo via social media]EL–FASHER – A video that emerged on social media this week has once again placed Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under local and...
China Has Turned Mediation Into Tool Of Resource Extraction, Strategic Entrenchment: Report
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Naypyidaw, Aug 25 (IANS) China's peace-making efforts often come in the language of harmony yet the result consistently supports Beijing's business and political benefits rather than communities involved in conflict, a report in...
U.S. Shreds UN Rights Review, Weakens Global Oversight
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
The United States is poised to become the first country to walk away from the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a move that strikes at the very credibility of the world’s human rights system. The peer-review mechanism, created in...
I wish those protesting outside refugee hotels could meet the people inside
Metro
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August 29, 2025
I wish those who shout hatred at asylum seekers could meet the people I volunteer with (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire) Watching the footage of yet more protestors at asylum seeker hotels over the weekend was deeply upsetting. When I read some of...
Trump seeks to cut $5bn in congressionally approved foreign aid
Al Jazeera
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August 29, 2025
Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 United States President Donald Trump has sought to cut another $5bn in foreign aid already approved by Congress. The move is the latest effort by Trump to gut the funding the US provides to humanitarian projects...
Donald Trump could stop Gaza’s famine. Instead he’s following Biden’s lead | Mohamad Bazzi
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
A global hunger-monitoring group declared last week that Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area were suffering from an “entirely man-made” famine, mostly caused by Israel’s deliberate starvation strategy and continued siege of the territory....
Four African countries to ‘run out of supplies to fight malnutrition’ within 3 months due to global aid cuts
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Trump cuts deals with dictators to take his deportees
People's World
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August 28, 2025
Deportees are marched onto a cargo plane at a U.S. airport in this photo posted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. | @PressSec / via X In addition to all his other attacks on the foreign-born in the United States, President Donald...
First Deported Illegal Migrants Arrive in Rwanda From the U.S.
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 29, 2025
The East African nation of Rwanda has finally received the first round of illegal aliens deported from the United States by the Trump administration. The government of Rwanda had earlier made a deal with President Donald Trump to accept them, as...
Middle East: Israel launches Gaza City offensive
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
Skip next section UK bars Israeli officials from major arms fair over Gaza offensive 08/29/2025August 29, 2025UK bars Israeli officials from major arms fair over Gaza offensive The United Kingdom has said that Israeli officials will not be allowed...
Award winning professor shows how Queen’s expands its global health impact
The Queen's University Journal
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August 29, 2025
A new two-million-dollar project puts Queen’s at the forefront of research on hidden harms in humanitarian work. Faculty and researchers investigate health, justice, and equity in global contexts, and a recent multimillion-dollar award to Dr....