By The Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Dec. 8 it was seeking $33 […]
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Mexico celebrates election of first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president, breaking through the glass ceiling and marking a significant moment for gender equality and female empowerment in the country.
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Civilians are dying in the Israel-Hamas conflict-what should Biden do?
By Farrah Hassen “If I must die, you must live to tell my story,” wrote Dr. Refaat Alareer, a 44-year-old Gazan poet and literature professor. A few weeks later, Alareer was killed while sheltering in his sister’s apartment, along with six family members. In the densely populated Gaza Strip, the loss of life is staggering. […]
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A pledge for peace: Israel and Hamas cease-fire leads to hostage exchange
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor, afields@afro.com In the midst of a six-day cease-fire between Hamas and the Israeli government, the release of human captives has been a stabilizing factor of the two entities’ commitment to the temporary truce. Since the brutal Oct. 7 infiltration of the Gaza Strip by Hamas, only 82 of the […]
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Israeli prime minister declares war, Black residents seek shelter from rocket fire
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation is “at war” on Oct. 7 as Palestinian militants from Hamas invaded numerous Israeli towns taking hostages and firing thousands of rockets. “I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear […]