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Aid efforts for Gaza ramp up but EU says starvation being used as a weapon

United Nations aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for Gaza carrying 200 tonnes of supplies but they stressed that this was no substitute for overland assistance to Gazans on the verge of famine. From the UN aid coordination office OCHA, here’s spokesperson Jens Laerke. The European Union's foreign policy chief has said starvation is being used as a weapon of war in […]

13 March, 2024

World

UK Tories urged to return money to race row donor

Britain's ruling Conservatives on Wednesday faced growing pressure to return millions of pounds to a major donor accused of making racist comments about a high-profile black lawmaker. Businessman Frank Hester, 57, is alleged to have said that Diane Abbott -- Britain's longest-serving black MP -- made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot". After several Tory MPs refused to condemn the 2019 […]

13 March, 2024

World

The UN Security Council Is Struggling ‘Day by Day,’ Japan Says

Secretary-General António Guterres, left, and Kazuyuki Yamazaki, permanent representative of Japan and president of the Security Council for March, before a recent meeting on Sudan and South Sudan. Only three months in the UN post, Yamakazi leads the Council on a range of crises this month, from the wars in Gaza and Ukraine to conflicts in parts of Africa, as Japan also highlights its own two signature debates: building peace […]

13 March, 2024

Health / Medical

‘Tied to the bed’: Horrors of giving birth in Serbia

By Miodrag SOVILJ Biljana Cicic-Stanic still bristles when she remembers the pain, violence, and humiliation she endured while giving birth to her son in Serbia, an experience many women say is normal in the Balkan country's hospitals. Cicic-Stanic said medical staff tied her to the bed with restraints and nurses used their elbows to press against her stomach. "Everything was so violent," Cicic-Stanic told AFP, saying doctors […]

13 March, 2024

World

Millions in Haiti face starvation as violence increases in Port au Prince

The World Food Programme says if the security situation in Haiti is not resolved soon it will run out of food in the coming weeks. Briefing reporters in New York on Tuesday, the WFP's Jean-Martin Bauer said that four million people in the Caribbean state remain food insecure. Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has meanwhile announced he will step down from his position as violence intensifies. Jody Jacobs reports from […]

13 March, 2024

World

Biden and Trump likely to be official candidates for election following Tuesday’s primaries

U.S. President Joseph Biden and his likely contender in the November election former President Donald Trump are on the verge of clinching their parties' nominations. Primaries are being held on this "mini Super Tuesday" in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

13 March, 2024

World

Airbnb bans indoor security cameras

Surveillance cameras will soon be banned inside Airbnb rental properties under new rules. The company says the decision, which applies to all its rentals globally, will "prioritise the privacy of our community". The holiday rental giant has seven million listings worldwide, but has come under scrutiny in recent years over reports of hidden cameras.Sally Patterson has more.

13 March, 2024

World

IAEA head inspects ALPs discharge site at Fukushima

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he’s satisfied with Japan’s handling of the release of treated, nuclear contaminated wastewater from Fukushima. He is inspecting the discharge site on Wednesday, his first visit since Japan began the project in August.

13 March, 2024

World

Philppines Calls China’s South China Sea Proposals Questionable

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country hasn't rejected China's proposal on managing disputes over the South China Sea, but that the premise is questionable and counter to the Philippines' interests. China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had put forward initiatives to the Southeast Asian nation to manage their disputes and work together. Patrick Fok reports.

13 March, 2024