Tag: famine
Trump slashes U.S. humanitarian aid as global death toll mounts
A $2 billion pledge to the United Nations masks a historic collapse in U.S. humanitarian funding following the dismantling of USAID, as experts estimate more than 700,000 deaths linked to foreign aid cuts.
ICJ rejects Israeli claims about UNRWA and orders more aid to...
The International Court of Justice rules that Israel must cooperate with the UN to deliver “essential supplies of daily life,” rejecting infiltration allegations amid worsening famine conditions.
Fragile Gaza ceasefire buckles under new attacks
Hamas denies US allegations as Israel launches fresh airstrikes, closes crossings, and mediation efforts scramble to preserve a fragile truce.
Ceasefire prompts cautious celebration in Gaza as aid groups brace for...
Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers express relief and skepticism after Trump announces Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of a peace plan.
UN commission confirms Israel committing genocide in Gaza
Independent UN experts say Israeli authorities are carrying out genocidal acts in Gaza, warning states that failure to act amounts to complicity.
Gaza-bound aid flotilla vows to continue after explosion on Tunisian port...
Conflicting claims emerge after the Global Sumud Flotilla says a drone struck its “Family Boat” in Tunisia; authorities dispute the attack while the aid mission to break the Gaza siege vows to continue.
Scholars say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Scholars’ group cites mass civilian killings, starvation, and official incitement as evidence, while Israel and the United States reject the genocide label.
Security Council minus US says Gaza famine is ‘man-made’ as deaths...
Fourteen member nations back IPC famine finding, call for ceasefire and aid access while US rejects the analysis.
Leaked transcript reveals Netanyahu blocked ceasefire and imposed starvation in Gaza
Israeli cabinet minutes show Prime Minister rejected hostage deal, cut off all aid, and broke ceasefire to force Hamas surrender, triggering mass civilian deaths and famine.
‘End the starvation’: Jewish Rabbis & allies outside NY Trump Hotel...
Democracy Now! was at the demonstration and spoke to some of the protesters, including Motaz Azaiza, renowned photojournalist from Gaza, and Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, who was arrested.
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The winner at the DNC’s latest meeting? Israel, ethnic cleansing and genocide
Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise—not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions but also for the process that sidelined them?
UN experts demand halt to arms transfers as Israel’s Lebanon strikes intensify and Senate...
Human rights investigators warn attacks undermine international law while U.S. lawmakers reject another attempt to curb expanding regional conflict.
Big oil cashes in as Trump’s Iran war drives $30 million per hour windfall...
Analysis shows fossil fuel giants capturing massive gains as oil prices surge during conflict, intensifying scrutiny over war-driven economic impacts.
The deaf, dumb and blind cult still dazzled by the nastiest, most naked ‘emperor’...
How mortifying: one crude, ham-fisted con artist, swelled by arrogance, ignorance, and stupidity, is all it took to topple this “naked” beacon of democracy. Figure even worse with a Putin in charge.
The Trump/Newsom nuke war against renewables gets a Diablo push
Together Trump and Newsom are pushing nuclear power plants whose drastic deregulation may now rival the dangers posed by any bombs Iran could produce.