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Boom Times For Myanmar Opium Farmers As Coup Chaos Bites

In a remote corner of Myanmar a line of farmers move through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to release opium resin.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024

Aid Ship Slowly Heads For Gaza As Calls For Assistance Grow

A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress towards the Gaza Strip on Thursday as efforts grew to bring more humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024

Secret Iraq War cabinet documents released publicly

Cabinet documents have revealed concerns Australia would not be able to contribute to peacekeeping efforts after the Iraq War.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

An Israeli strike hit a food distribution center, killing a U.N. relief worker — a sign of the heightened dangers and challenges of bringing much-needed aid into Gaza during the war.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2024

Congo's Eastern Region Faces Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis

Violence in eastern Congo displaces 250,000, creating a dire humanitarian crisis with 7 million affected. Urgent action needed.

Top News · Mar 13, 2024

UN seeking more than $850m for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar.

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2024

Haiti's Emboldened Gangs Could Scuttle Political Solution

After years of chaos in Haiti, ultraviolent gangs have turned into their own power centers, posing a massive challenge as the international community pushes a political solution for the country's crisis.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2024

Haitians Scramble To Form Governing Body Amid Gang Violence

Haitian stakeholders were working feverishly Wednesday to form a transitional governing body, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign in hopes of restoring order to the impoverished nation as it faces a deep crisis of gang violence.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2024

Can Haiti avoid history repeating as burning streets meet vying elites?

Plan for transitional council to rule after prime minister’s resignation brings strong sense of deja vu

The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2024

Nigeria Vows Not To Pay Ransom To School Students' Kidnappers

Nigeria's president has ordered security forces not to pay a ransom for the release of more than 250 school pupils seized by gunmen last week, the country's information minister said on Wednesday.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2024