The Republican Party is projected to retain control of the US House of Representatives Read Full Article at RT.com
A riot broke out in Amsterdam on Monday evening, with people throwing stones at police and setting a tram on fire Read Full Article at RT.com
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (IPS) - The ongoing, escalating violence in Lebanon force millions of Lebanese civilians to face daily bombardment, repeated orders of evacuation, routine destruction of critical infrastructure, and limited access to basic services. With the death toll and rates of displacement on the rise, humanitarian organizations fear that the upcoming winter season is expected to exacerbate these harsh conditions, making Lebanon almost uninhabitable.
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ATLANTA, USA, Nov 11 (IPS) - For religious, humanitarian, and scientific reasons, Israel's increasingly apparent plan for the de facto colonization of the Northern Gaza Strip is a bad idea. When that program was rejected recently by Israel's own Defense Minister Yoav Galant, he was summarily fired by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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This year has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster.
A total of 54 countries, including the US, Canada and Germany, have rejected a Russia-initiated anti-racism resolution Read Full Article at RT.com
President Joe Biden will urge US lawmakers to appropriate more money for Ukraine, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has suggested Read Full Article at RT.com
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (IPS) - Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international humanitarian law. Turmoil is expected to escalate following the removal of Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille from office on November 11.
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 12 (IPS) - When the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, orbited the Earth in 1963, there were only three active Earth observation satellites. Today, the number is 114 times greater.
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 12 (IPS) - "It's been horrible; I've been sick on and off for the last 10 days," said 29-year-old asthmatic Natasha Sohail, who teaches A-Level students at three private schools in Lahore. Last week, her condition worsened with a vertigo attack and fever.
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