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As Rafah Offensive Grinds On, Hunger in Gaza Spirals

Aid officials and health experts expect famine in Gaza this month unless Israel lifts barriers to aid, the fighting stops and vital services are restored.

Ukraine Starts Freeing Some Prisoners to Join Its Military

Ukraine has begun releasing prisoners to serve in its army, part of a wider effort to rebuild a military that has been depleted by more than two years of war and is strained by relentless Russian assaults.

Three Missionaries in Haiti Killed in Gang Attack

An Oklahoma-based missionary group working in Haiti’s capital was attacked by gangs on Thursday night, leaving two Americans and the group’s director dead, the organization, Missions in Haiti, announced on Facebook.

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