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Greenpeace Urges Creation Of Galapagos High Seas Protected Area

Greenpeace on Monday urged governments to ratify a UN treaty for ocean protection to allow for the creation of a world-first marine preservation area in the high seas around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

Three Keys to Understand Why Haiti is Collapsing and What Might Happen Next

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Jamaica to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation with the CARICOM.

Latin Times · Mar 11, 2024

Photos: The 5-month mark passes as the humanitarian crisis grows in Gaza

Ramadan begins as five months of war passes in Gaza. Countries including Jordan, Sweden, Canada and the U.S. continue to contribute aid to help with the growing humanitarian crisis.

WEKU · Mar 11, 2024

West won’t stop Houthi attacks unless it works with Yemeni authorities, say experts

Calls for closer collaboration made after multiple Houthi drone strikes on ships in Red Sea over weekend

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024

Youth activists need protection against smear campaigns and arrests, says UN expert

Children and teenagers routinely denied access to support given to older activists against online and physical attacks, says report

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2024

The story of Gaza’s destruction in 100 lives – a visual guide

If a population of 2.2 million were distilled into 100 people, here’s what each one would have experienced amid Israel’s attacks

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2024

Ramadan Brings No Relief As Israel-Hamas War Rages In Gaza

Gaza's deadliest war showed no signs of abating as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Monday amid a gruelling humanitarian crisis that has pushed much of the territory to the brink of starvation.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

Terror chief Khalid al-Batarfi with $5 million bounty on his head is dead, says his al-Qaeda group

Al-Qaeda released a video showing al-Batarfi wrapped in a white funeral shroud and al-Qaeda’s black-and-white flag

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024

Palestinian refugees in Jordan fret over UNRWA’s fate, and their own

The agency provides refugees with services but, more importantly, with hope that they can return to their homeland.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Rages In Besieged Gaza As Ramadan Begins

A Spanish charity ship with food aid prepared to sail from Cyprus to the coastal Gaza Strip, where the UN has repeatedly warned of famine.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024