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Venezuela's Maduro elusive on US attack, open to dialogue
AFP, Published on 02/01/2026
» CARACAS — President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.
UN says Gaza famine over but ‘situation remains critical’
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» ROME - A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remains dire.
Locked door, toxic gas blamed for Dhaka fire that killed 16
Published on 15/10/2025
» DHAKA - Toxic gas and a locked door that barred access to a roof were responsible for most of the deaths in a devastating fire in a Bangladesh garment factory and an adjoining chemical warehouse, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Spain on heat alert and 'very high to extreme' fire risk
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» MADRID - All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
More than 100 NGOs warn 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» JERUSALEM - More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that "mass starvation" was spreading in Gaza ahead of the US top envoy's visit to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and an aid corridor.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 32 near two aid centres
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.
Millions at risk as US funds for water projects dry up
By Ammu Kannampilly and Andy Sullivan, Reuters, Published on 19/07/2025
» TAVETA, Kenya - The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 10 near aid site as ceasefire push stalls
AFP, Published on 01/06/2025
» PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Gaza rescuers said Israeli gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution site on Sunday, shortly after Washington rejected a Hamas ceasefire proposal as "totally unacceptable".
EU plans two-euro flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU said Tuesday that it was preparing to impose a two-euro ($2.25) flat fee on the billions of low-value packages that flood into the bloc each year, the great majority from China.