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World
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War in Ukraine
8/11/2024 11:15:43 AM
A man and his four-year-old son were killed in an overnight Russian missile attack near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the emergency service said Sunday.
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International
8/6/2024 6:58:14 PM
The United States government said Tuesday that it had ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bangladesh as a precaution after mass protests ousted longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina.
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Africa
8/4/2024 8:36:50 PM
The World Health Organization's chief said Sunday he was considering convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing pox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/4/2024 10:45:17 AM
One woman was killed Sunday and three other people seriously wounded by stabbing in a Tel Aviv suburb, Israel's emergency medical service said, with police reporting a Palestinian suspect was "neutralized".
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/31/2024 8:22:54 PM
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an Israeli strike in Iran's capital, according to the Russian presidency of the council.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/31/2024 3:39:33 PM
The European Union on Wednesday said it had begun paying 400 million euros ($430 million) in emergency funding to the Palestinian Authority to help address its "critical" budget problems.
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International
7/7/2024 11:03:21 AM
Congressional Democrats are to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden’s tottering presidential candidacy, despite Biden’s vow to fight on.
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International
7/1/2024 8:44:59 PM
Firefighters were racing to tackle wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos Monday, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a dangerous summer ahead and said the public’s help was essential in limiting the impact of wildfires.
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World
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Region
7/1/2024 1:28:54 PM
Israel's national carrier El Al said Sunday its Warsaw to Tel Aviv flight was not allowed to refuel at Antalya airport after making an emergency landing to evacuate a passenger for medical reasons.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/11/2024 10:09:29 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with President of the European Council Charles Michel on the sidelines of the International Conference on Emergency Humanitarian Response for Gaza in Jordan on Tuesday, where the latter praised Egyptian mediation of the crisis.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/11/2024 5:38:17 PM
Leaders at an emergency summit on Gaza's humanitarian crisis pleaded Tuesday for greater aid access into the war-ravaged territory and backed a US-proposed ceasefire as the only long-term solution.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/10/2024 10:45:57 PM
The Jordanian capital of Amman is set to host on Tuesday an emergency international conference on the Gaza crisis, under the theme "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza," co-organized by Egypt and the United Nations.
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World
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Africa
6/8/2024 12:42:01 PM
Two local officials in Ethiopia's northern Amhara state have been killed after the central government let expire a state of emergency that was declared for the conflict-wracked region last year, authorities said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/5/2024 8:54:01 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call on Wednesday with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi the ongoing preparations for the Emergency Humanitarian Response Conference for Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/2/2024 3:59:33 PM
The head of the Municipal Emergency Committee in North Gaza declared the Jabalia refugee camp and the city of Beit Hanoun disaster areas due to the unspeakable destruction caused by Israeli bombardment.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/31/2024 7:27:00 PM
Jordan announced it would jointly host, along with Egypt and the UN, on 11 June an emergency international conference on the urgent humanitarian response to the crisis in Gaza.
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World
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War in Sudan
5/30/2024 10:31:44 PM
Three UN agencies warned Thursday of a "significant deterioration" in the nutrition situation of children and mothers in war-torn Sudan, calling for "urgent action".
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/28/2024 3:35:00 PM
The UN Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed dozens in a displaced persons camp in Rafah, as three European countries were slated to formally recognise a Palestinian state.
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Life & Style
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Health
5/27/2024 11:25:13 AM
A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
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World
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International
5/23/2024 9:28:33 PM
The UN's top court Thursday rejected Mexico's request for emergency measures to protect its embassy in Quito, ruling that Ecuador made sufficient assurances after a controversial raid last month.
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