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As the war enters its 723rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Fighting Ukraine said it critically damaged the Caesar Kunikov, a Russian landing warship, off occupied Crimea, in a drone attack, the latest blow to the Russian navy’s Black Sea …

Two women will face off for Mexico’s highest office in what is set to be a historic election this spring. Mexicans will choose their first female president on June 2, and they will also vote to renew all 500 deputies for the lower chamber of Congress and the 128 members …

Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 14 (IPS) – Together religious identity and demographics play an important role in the decades-long conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians. If the Palestinians, who are largely Muslim and Christian, had been Jewish, they would …

They added that the educational barriers and challenges associated with the learning sciences in our primary and secondary schools would be a thing of the past. The Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) and an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Odinala Cultural Heritage Foundation (OCHIE Igbo), have partnered on the use of the …

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.  After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside road when someone in a passing car hit him on the back with a pole. He fell to the ground. It was August 2013 and …

As the Gaza war rages, with civilian deaths soaring, few Arab leaders have publicly voiced their visions for the future of the battered enclave, fearing they will be accused of endorsing Israel’s actions. But one influential Palestinian exile, in an interview with The New York Times, has provided public insight …

A poster of the World Social Forum in Kathmandu, to be held Feb. 15-19, 2024. This is the second time that the Forum is holding its world meeting in Asia. The first was in Mumbai, India, in 2004, when it was attended by 111,000 people. CREDIT: WSF by Mario Osava (rio …

The minister says the government needs money for the development of the FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on FCT residents to pay their taxes and ground rents to enable the FCT Administration provides critical infrastructure in the capital city.

NewsFeed Two activists who organized a protest for a ceasefire in Gaza during a speech by US President Joe Biden say their combined effort amplifies their messages. The activists from Black Lives Matter and Free Palestine Charleston say mutual support brings more attention to their calls for the liberation of …

The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill …