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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Regional tensions in the Middle East may spike, risking war on a wider scale, if the conflict in Gaza is not stopped, the UN has said
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview North Korea has no intention of avoiding war after ruling out the possibility of peaceful reunification with the South, Kim Jong-un says
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Only around 27% of US adults believe that the ‘American dream’ still holds true, a new poll shows
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Russian air defenses have repelled a Ukrainian UAV attack on the city of Voronezh, the region’s governor has said
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, endorsing GOP frontrunner Donald Trump
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Former President Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the first primary of the 2024 presidential race
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16 January 2024, 08:15
Preview Russian car factories produced over 700,000 new vehicles as the industry recovers from Western sanctions, a deputy PM says  
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16 January 2024, 08:15

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - The world’s rich are getting progressively richer while the world’s poor continue to be increasingly poorer.

In a new report released January 15, Oxfam says the wealth of the world’s five richest men has doubled since 2020 –even as five billion people were made poorer in a “decade of division.”

Read the full story, “The World’s Richest Men Leave Women Far Behind—Amid Rising Economic Inequalities”, on globalissues.org

16 January 2024, 08:15

After more than 100 days of war in Gaza and no let-up in sight, senior UN humanitarians issued a rare joint appeal for greater aid access on Monday, expressing renewed fears of death due to famine and disease unless there is a “fundamental step change” in procedures.

Read the full story, “UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears”, on globalissues.org

16 January 2024, 08:15

Nearly two years since Russian forces launched a “full-blown war and occupation” of Ukraine, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on Monday issued an urgent appeal together with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) for $4.2 billion.

Read the full story, “Ukraine war: UN humanitarians launch $4.2 billion appeal for most vulnerable”, on globalissues.org