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Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA

Briefing reporters in Geneva from central Gaza, UNRWA senior emergency officer Louise Wateridge warned that amid looming famine in the Gaza Strip and as winter approaches, those forcibly displaced are sleeping on the floor in makeshift shelters surrounded by sewage. “We are extremely concerned when the rains come to the Gaza Strip, what will happen […]

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Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting in extensive damage and significant casualties, and forcing more people to flee their homes. “The High Commissioner reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire to put an end to the killings […]

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Religious Freedom Awards 2024: A Tribute to Coexistence and Human Dignity

Religious Freedom // Last November 29, 2024, at the Church of Scientology of Spain, located just meters from the National Parliament in Madrid, the 11th edition of the Religious Freedom Awards, was held. This event, organized each year by the Foundation for the Improvement (Foundation MEJORA) of Life, Culture and Society (a Scientology foundation recognized […]

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Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – which is also Europe’s biggest nuclear energy facility – has been under Russian control since shortly after it launched a full-scale military campaign in February 2022. In recent days, an IAEA expert team crossed the frontline to replace colleagues at the Zaporizhzhya plant who have been monitoring nuclear safety […]

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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza

The warning comes in an alert issued by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC), which underscored that the humanitarian situation in the enclave is extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating. “Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the conflict, or who have influence […]

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World News in Brief: Haiti latest, plastic tide in Samoa, Bakery boost in Ukraine, arbitrary detention in Mexico

More than 700,000 people are displaced in the country – over half of whom are children – with recent violence in the capital Port-au-Prince displacing another 12,000 people in recent weeks. Food insecurity is at an all-time high, affecting half of Haiti’s population, or approximately 5.4 million people. Pockets of famine “For the first time […]

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Lebanon: food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid deadly strikes

The update from UN agencies also reported that Israeli strikes have left more than 3,100 people dead and over 13,800 injured since October last year. Turning to the hospitals in conflict areas – Tyre and Jbeil Bint, Marjeoun, Baabda, Lebanon Mount and Baalbek – eight are non-functional, nine are semi-functional and six have sustained damage. Media […]

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Bulgarian President on the War in Ukraine: It’s Time for Diplomacy

This was stated today by the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev at a lecture at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia, dedicated to the prospects and challenges facing young people. The head of state answered questions from students. A student asked the president about the “disturbing political situation” in the country […]

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Olena Zelenska at the National Forum on the Rights of People with Disabilities

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the National Forum on the Rights of People with Disabilities held in Kyiv on December 2-3. “This event has great value because it brings together civil society activists, government officials, and international partners. This is how we should talk and act. Only together. When the full-scale […]

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The New von der Leyen Commission Set to Begin Work on December 1

The European Union is poised for a fresh chapter as the new von der Leyen Commission, led by President Ursula von der Leyen, prepares to take office on December 1. Following a vote in Strasbourg, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) gave their confidence to the new College of Commissioners, marking the start of an […]

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Physicist Discovers Equation That Describes Cat Motion

Physicist Dr. Anxo Biasi of the Galician Institute for High Energy Physics believes he has discovered something almost as elusive to his discipline as quantum phenomena: the equation of cat motion. Or, more precisely, how cats behave in the presence of a human. Erwin Schrödinger made two major contributions to physics – the wave equation […]

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Switzerland offers huge reward for ideas on how to remove ammunition from its lakes

Switzerland’s picturesque Alpine lakes are hiding a dangerous secret: thousands of tons of ammunition. For decades, the Swiss military has used them as convenient dumps to get rid of obsolete and surplus ammunition. And now the country faces the daunting task of safely disposing of them. In an attempt to solve the problem, the Federal […]

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Thousands of conscientious objectors in Ukraine under threat of 3-year prison terms

In the last few months, the number of criminal proceedings against religious conscientious objectors has suddenly dramatically increased in Ukraine, mainly affecting the members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ community and even their religious ministers. The convictions are severe: imprisonment for a term of 3 years. As of late October, police and prosecutors were investigating about 300 […]

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World News in Brief: Sudan aid latest, toxic air in Pakistan, Ukraine and Syria updates

The trucks are carrying food and nutrition supplies for about 12,500 people in the striken camp, and the agency said it was determined to provide the life-saving aid “safely and quickly”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York. “WFP underscores that the Adre corridor is a vital lifeline to get urgent assistance […]

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Institutional Abuse: When Protective Mothers Become Victims of the System

Within the labyrinth of family courts, a chilling paradox persists: mothers, who should be lauded for their courage in denouncing the abuse suffered by their children, often find themselves exposed to paroxysmal institutional violence. These women, often referred to as “protective mothers,” see their role as protective parents distorted and their rights restricted by institutions meant to ensure justice and safety. But how can processes designed to protect sometimes reproduce the very mechanisms of abuse they are supposed to combat—or even generate new ones?

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