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UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers

The United Nations on Monday condemned “unacceptable” levels of violence that are now commonplace against humanitarian workers after a record 280 were killed worldwide in 2023. And it warned that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is potentially fueling even higher…

2024-08-19 13:59

House Republicans release impeachment report on Biden, but next steps are uncertain

The yearlong probe by Republicans stops short of alleging any criminal wrongdoing by the president over his son Hunter Biden's business dealings.

2024-08-19 11:30

Military action 'necessary' to expel US occupation forces from Iraq: Resistance leader

The leader of the Iraqi Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group has underlined the need for combined diplomatic and military efforts to drive out foreign troops from the country, stating that military action is "obligatory and necessary" to expel American occupati…

2024-08-19 08:33

UN warns of 'unacceptable' level of violence against aid workers

The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence that has become commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.

2024-08-19 06:32

2023 Deadliest Year for Aid Workers– & 2024 Could be Even Worse, Predicts UN

Back in August 2003, the United Nations faced one of its violent tragedies when a terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad claimed the lives of 22 people. Among those killed was Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, the UN envoy in …

2024-08-19 06:59

Iraq’s Barzani hails Syrian Leader’s Assurances on future of Syrian Kurds

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria has broached again the issue of the largely Kurdish Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and its relationship to the new government. Many Kurds are fearful for their …

2024-12-16 05:15

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the strength of a diverse military

The nation's first African American Secretary of Defense talks about the responsibilities of the job, and the importance of a diverse fighting force.

2024-12-15 14:51

Syria's new leader is part of a rising younger generation of leadership in the region

If al-Jolani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the region, representing a brand of political Islam that seemed to be fading.

2024-12-15 13:56

Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse

Changes to Iraq’s Personal Status Law could allow girls as young as nine to get married.

2024-12-15 10:00