First Person: Trauma, stress and sadness take root in Gaza

First Person: Trauma, stress and sadness take root in Gaza

Mr. Elder met with children and their families in Gaza, during the humanitarian pause in fighting, which was called after weeks of intense shelling and bombardment that killed and injured thousands and displaced 1.7 million Palestinians. The conflict erupted on 7 October, when Hamas attacked Israel, killed over 1,200 people and captured more than 200 hostages….

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DPR Korea: Military satellites, ‘serious risk’ to civil aviation and shipping

DPR Korea: Military satellites, ‘serious risk’ to civil aviation and shipping

The UN’s Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Mohamed Khaled Khiari, told ambassadors the satellite had been loaded onto a rocket launched on 21 November. The National Aerospace Technology Administration of DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea – announced that day that it was the first of several intelligence-gathering satellites to…

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As record warming puts climate targets at risk, young people’s ‘green skills’ may help save the planet

World News in Brief: Delivering on health at COP28, aid for north Darfur, food standards watchdog turns 60

That’s the message from UN health agency WHO, which said on Monday that negotiators at the upcoming meeting must recognize their responsibility “for the health of populations worldwide”. “Leaders must deliver in Dubai, providing the strong health outcomes their peoples expect and their economies urgently need,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.  According to the…

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Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day

Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day

And as the UN emergency relief coordination office, OCHA, reported that people in the south were queuing for kilometres to obtain cooking gas and resorting to burning window frames and doors for cooking, it added that the four-day humanitarian pause agreed upon by Israel and Hamas has been “largely maintained”. Under the agreement, Hamas released 17…

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Confirmation of Bangladeshi ruling party Awami League's Shakib-ul-Hasan contesting elections

Confirmation of Bangladeshi ruling party Awami League’s Shakib-ul-Hasan contesting elections

Bangladesh Cricket Team Captain Shakib Al Hasan—-File Photo Bangladesh’s ruling party Awami League has confirmed that cricket team captain Shakib-ul-Hasan will contest the election. According to media reports, Awami League has confirmed the nomination of Shakib-ul-Hasan, the player will participate in the general elections on January 7 next year. According to local media, Shakib-ul-Hasan will…

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Participation of national cricketers in Imam-ul-Haq's Dawat Walima

Participation of national cricketers in Imam-ul-Haq’s Dawat Walima

Test captain Shan Masood, T20 captain Shaheen Afridi and former captain Babar Azam participated in the dawat walima of cricketer Imam-ul-Haq. Chief Selector Wahab Riaz, Sarfraz Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abid Ali, Hasan Ali, Kamran Akmal, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz and Inzamam-ul-Haq participated in Imam-ul-Haq’s Dawat Walima. National Team Assistant Manager Mansoor Rana, Former Director…

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