Sudan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, according to a report from the International Rescue Committee. DW reports: "The UN says the conflict has driven 11 million people from their homes and unleashed the world's biggest hunger crisis. Nearly 25 million people, which is half of Sudan's population, need aid, according to UN figures."
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Sudan facing biggest humanitarian crisis recorded — report – DW – 12/11/2024
The plight of Sudan has been ranked as the world's single biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, with millions of civilians bearing the brunt o...
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Syrian government denies President Bashar Assad has fled the country after insurgents reach Damascus suburbs. AP reports:
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Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across go...
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Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people were indicted on charges related to an attempted coup to keep the then-leader in office after his 2022 election defeat to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the country’s federal police say. Bolsonaro has denied involvement. The ex-president is also under investigation for diamond smuggling and COVID-19 fraud. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](
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Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office afte...
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Israeli soccer fans suffer "anti-Semitic attacks" in violent Amsterdam incident. [@abc](
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Israeli soccer fans suffer 'anti-Semitic attacks' in violent Amsterdam incident: Officials
At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained after a night of violence targeting Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam Thursday ni...
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Democrats got a little bit of good news today when media outlets projected two women will win U.S. Senate seats in Michigan and Wisconsin. Interestingly, both states went for Donald Trump, so a significant portion of voters cast split tickets. [@newrepublic](
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Elissa Slotkin Wins Michigan Senate—in Needed Sigh of Relief for Dems | The New Republic
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Tammy Baldwin defeats Eric Hovde in Senate race
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In his will, Henry Kissinger, who died last year at the age of 100, requested a "monument" in his memory be erected in Arlington National Cemetery to mark the site where he is buried. According to his literary executor L. Paul Bremer, it's not happening. Bremer told [@politico](
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"In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election." [@AssociatedPress](
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In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been aut...
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The U.S. military confirms that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia. NBC News reports: "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that two units of North Korean troops, with as many as 6,000 people each, were being trained for deployment."
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North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, U.S. confirms
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's comments were Washington’s first confirmation of a major development over which South Korea and Ukraine have rec...
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In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life. @npub1qmg7...s6k5 and @npub1gdte...6rfp report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."
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In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. H...
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The European Court of Justice has ruled that Romania must recognize a citizen’s name and gender change after a British-Romanian man obtained legal recognition of his transition in the United Kingdom. The court says that Romania’s refusal to recognize a citizen’s new identification in a fellow European Union state constitutes an obstacle to the right of free movement and residence. Read more from Euronews.
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Romania breaches EU law by refusing to recognise transgender man
Refusal to recognise a change of gender legally undertaken in another member state violates the rights of EU citizens, the Luxembourg-based Europea...
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