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Young Gazans Reach Global Audiences With Videos of Everyday Life in War  The New York Times Source link

GENEVA – Measles cases surged by 20% worldwide in 2023, infecting 10.3 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a joint report with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the WHO attributed the increase to insufficient immunization coverage globally. The UN agency highlighted that …

Protesters demand leader’s ouster in Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia  Reuters Protesters storm Putin-backed parliament in Georgia breakaway region  Fox News Police and protesters clash in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure  The Associated Press Protestors storm parliament in disputed territory  CNN Protests erupt in breakaway Georgian region over deal with Russia  NBC …

BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes launched a series of heavy airstrikes on Haret Hreik, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburb, early Saturday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli army issued evacuation orders to residents of buildings in the southern suburb of Beirut, warning them to leave immediately in preparation …

Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years  NPR Zelensky accuses German chancellor of opening ‘Pandora’s box’ with Putin  CNN Putin Issues Ultimatum to NATO Leader  Newsweek Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West  The New York Times German leader Olaf Scholz speaks to Vladimir …

ISW: Kremlin policies signal Putin’s growing concern over long-term economic stability  Euromaidan Press Russian food prices skyrocket in growing concern for Kremlin  Fortune 3 reasons why Russia’s economy can survive without crisis for up to 5 more years, think-tank economists say  Business Insider Pro-government economists blame central bank for plunging Russia into ‘stagflation’  Reuters …

North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea  The New York Times North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says  The Associated Press North Korean Non-kinetic Attacks: A Problem for Incheon Airport  38 North North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft  The Guardian …

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 15, 2024  Institute for the Study of War Kremlin increases pressure on Europe regarding war in Ukraine amid uncertainty in US – ISW  Ukrainska Pravda ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November, 15, 2024  Kyiv Post Russian forces capture village in eastern Ukraine  VOA Thing Ukraine’s Rivnopil falls back to …

Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire  Al Jazeera English Jhansi hospital fire: Shocked parents stay put; wait for their infants’ charred bodies  Deccan Herald 10 Newborns Killed In UP Hospital Fire, Parents Protest To Meet Survivors  NDTV Ten babies die in fire at Indian hospital’s neonatal unit  Reuters India Jhansi hospital fire: …

Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections  The New York Times ‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides  Al Jazeera English Sri Lankan president’s coalition wins big majority in general election  Reuters ‘Current political moment in Sri Lanka gives JVP a chance to rewrite history’  The Hindu Voting ends …