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US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere
Read full article: US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhereU.S. officials are warning that a newly confirmed famine in Sudan's Darfur region is on pace to become the world's worst in decades.
Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza
Read full article: Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in GazaThe head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide says Israel has agreed to use an improved system across the Gaza Strip to ensure humanitarian workers and aid can more safely move around.
The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu says
Read full article: The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu saysIsrael will send a delegation to Cairo for further talks with mediators on a proposed deal with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage release.
What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza
Read full article: What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help GazaA U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians.
A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'
Read full article: A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'A top U.N. official says hard-hit northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.
The Latest | Israel says it opened new aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza
Read full article: The Latest | Israel says it opened new aid crossing into hard-hit northern GazaIsrael says it has opened a new crossing for aid trucks into hard-hit northern Gaza as it ramps up humanitarian deliveries to the besieged enclave.
More aid is supposed to be entering the Gaza Strip. Why isn’t it helping?
Read full article: More aid is supposed to be entering the Gaza Strip. Why isn’t it helping?Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave.
The Latest | Israel vows to defend itself if Iran responds to attack on its consulate
Read full article: The Latest | Israel vows to defend itself if Iran responds to attack on its consulateIsrael’s military says it is prepared to defend the country and strike back if Iran decides to retaliate for this month’s deadly airstrike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.
Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas warPresident Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders.
White House says Russia is preparing for attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea
Read full article: White House says Russia is preparing for attacks on civilian ships in Black SeaThe White House is warning that the Russian military is preparing for possible attacks on civilian shipping vessels in the Black Sea.
USAID chief optimistic on Serbia-Kosovo talks, pledges support
Read full article: USAID chief optimistic on Serbia-Kosovo talks, pledges supportThe United States’ top international development official says Washington is focusing on the urgency of normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia in EU-brokered talks between the two former war foes.
USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks
Read full article: USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talksThe United States’ top international development official, Samantha Power, has pledged U.S. support to Serbia and Kosovo as the two former wartime enemies work to stabilize relations at a time of heightened tensions.
US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray
Read full article: US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's TigrayThe United States Agency for International Development has suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies.
US to help Ukraine repair power grid after Russian strikes
Read full article: US to help Ukraine repair power grid after Russian strikesThe Biden administration will provide $125 million for parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system.
'New Cold War': Russia and West vie for influence in Africa
Read full article: 'New Cold War': Russia and West vie for influence in AfricaRussian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War.
USAID chief calls on China to restructure Sri Lanka's debt
Read full article: USAID chief calls on China to restructure Sri Lanka's debtThe head of the U.S. government aid agency has called on China to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and emergency loans.
East Africa bloc says 50 million face acute food insecurity
Read full article: East Africa bloc says 50 million face acute food insecurityMore than 50 million people in the wider East African region are expected to face acute food insecurity this year, a regional bloc said Friday, warning that some 300,000 in Somalia and South Sudan are projected to be under full-blown famine conditions.
Belarus forces US to close public diplomacy, USAID offices
Read full article: Belarus forces US to close public diplomacy, USAID officesBelarus has forced the closure of the U.S. Embassy’s Public Diplomacy and USAID offices in a move that comes amid the tensions with the U.S. and its allies over Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on protests.
Prosecutor seeks to interview Haiti PM in president slaying
Read full article: Prosecutor seeks to interview Haiti PM in president slayingHaiti’s chief public prosecutor has invited Prime Minister Ariel Henry to meet with him next week as part of an ongoing investigation into the slaying of President Jovenel Moïse, noting that Henry spoke with one of the main suspects in the case just hours after the killing.
US pledges more aid to earthquake victims in Haiti
Read full article: US pledges more aid to earthquake victims in HaitiThe United States has pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haiti’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake, as the country’s interim prime minister defends his government’s response.
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
Read full article: Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297The death toll from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that battered Haiti is soaring as rescuers race to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.
US genocide expert to press Ethiopia on Tigray aid blockade
Read full article: US genocide expert to press Ethiopia on Tigray aid blockadeThe U.S. official who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on genocide is visiting Ethiopia next week to press the government to lift what the U.S. calls a blockade on humanitarian aid to the conflict-hit Tigray region.
Officials: Biden preparing to recognize Armenian genocide
Read full article: Officials: Biden preparing to recognize Armenian genocidePresident Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide.
Hunger-striking Ethiopia politicians 'deteriorating' in jail
Read full article: Hunger-striking Ethiopia politicians 'deteriorating' in jailFILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 file photo, opposition politician Jawar Mohammed speaks with The Associated Press at his house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Four of them have continued with their hunger strike and their health is deteriorating quickly,” lawyer Tokuma Daba told The Associated Press, saying he last visited them on Monday. It is really concerning.”The jailed politicians include media mogul-turned-politician Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adane and Dejene Tafa. They accuse him of defaulting on some of his promises by arresting some politicians who returned to Ethiopia from abroad, including Jawar, after he assumed power. AdTokuma said his clients are conducting a hunger strike for several reasons including protesting the harassment and arrests of their supporters and family members.
Pompeo offers burst of actions, attacks before leaving State
Read full article: Pompeo offers burst of actions, attacks before leaving StateWhile the House debated Trump's role in encouraging the riot, Pompeo sent a tweet promoting Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. And in a sign of his post-Trump ambitions, he urged followers of his official State Department Twitter account to start following his personal one. Already the most political of recent secretaries of state, Pompeo has bristled at even the mildest criticism and accused his critics of being misguided, unintelligent or incompetent. Pompeo and the State Department were largely absent from that diplomacy, with the exception of Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who reports mainly to the White House. “L’Chaim to Pompeo wine!” Pompeo said on Twitter.
Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid post
Read full article: Biden picks Samantha Power, former UN envoy, for US aid postFILE - In this Oct. 16, 2017 file photo, Harvard professor Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses an audience at a forum on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has picked Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the agency overseeing American foreign humanitarian and development aid. Biden said USAID will coordinate America's work to lead a global response to combat the coronavirus and help the most vulnerable nations.
New U-M speaker series to feature Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power in Ann Arbor
Read full article: New U-M speaker series to feature Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power in Ann ArborANN ARBOR - A star-studded speaker series is coming to the University of Michigan this fall. Presented by the new Weiser Diplomacy Center housed at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the series will feature former U.S. "Our fall speakers include a pantheon of foreign policy experts who have held leading roles over the past several U.S. administrations and in key international organizations," John Ciorciari, director of Weiser Diplomacy Center, said in a statement. "Their engagement reflects the importance of the new Weiser Diplomacy Center and U-M's growing role as a hub for dialogue on world affairs." To learn more about the Weiser Diplomacy Center, visit diplomacy.umich.edu.