Drive to eliminate global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns
About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 due to conflicts, climate change and economic crises, a UN report says.
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The Overlooked Reason That Planes Crash So Often in Nepal
The plane crash that killed 18 people in Nepal on Wednesday was at once horrific and sadly common, one of dozens of aviation disasters in the small Himalayan nation in the past decade.
China’s hosting Palestinian and Ukrainian delegations this week. But can it play peace broker in global conflicts?
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Thursday Briefing: Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, defended his country’s military campaign in Gaza before Congress yesterday. His address laid bare the divisions in Washington over a war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Korean tensions flare as Seoul, Pyongyang take opposing sides on Ukraine
SEOUL -- More than 70 years after the nominal end of the Korean War, North and South Korea find themselves at loggerheads 7,000 kilometers west of their heavily fortified border -- on opposing sides of the war in Ukraine.
Myanmar crisis pushes Asian meth seizures to new highs
VIENTIANE -- The spread of illegal drugs in Asia is intensifying as conflict in Myanmar fuels greater distribution across borders, driving the amount of methamphetamine seized in East and Southeast Asia last year to a record high.
China, Philippines reach deal seeking to end South China Sea clashes
MANILA (AP) -- China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday.