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US United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the war in Gaza, on March 11.

The UN will vote on a US resolution declaring that an immediate cease-fire in Gaza is imperative

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-sponsored resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war is “imperative” to protect civilians and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.

Investigators find at least 5 burned bodies near northern Mexican city of Monterrey
Investigators in the northern Mexico border state of Nuevo Leon say they have found at least five burned bodies in a vehicle on a road near the industrial hub of Monterrey.

Blinken says Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a ‘mistake’ and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his sixth urgent Mideast mission since the war began, spoke after huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo for discussions over efforts for a cease-fire and over ideas for Gaza's post-conflict future.

Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts.

Haitians rushed to buy food and other basic supplies Thursday as they emerged from their homes during a rare respite from gang violence, but gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince hours later.

Blinken says Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a ‘mistake’ and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
CAIRO — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel.

Russia targets Kyiv with biggest missile attack in weeks
Russian missiles streaked into Kyiv early Thursday in the biggest assault on the Ukrainian capital in weeks, injuring at least 13 people and damaging several residential buildings and industrial facilities, according to local officials.

Far-right’s success is a measure of a changing Portugal
FARO, Portugal — The sun-soaked Algarve region on Portugal’s southern coast is a place where guitar-strumming backpackers gather by fragrant orange trees and digital nomads hunt for laid-back vibes. It is not exactly what comes to mind when one envisions a stronghold of far-right political sentiment.

A Mexican drug cartel’s new target? Seniors and their timeshares.
The scheme has netted the cartel, Jalisco New Generation, hundreds of millions of dollars over the past decade, according to US officials.

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Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, William, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis, and Mia Tindall arrived to attend the Christmas day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, on Dec. 25, 2023.

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A firefighter stood amongst the debris after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on, March 21.

Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in the first attack in 44 days, and 13 people are hurt

Survivors, some of them in tears and visibly shaken as emergency workers treated them in the street, recounted narrow escapes. 7:50 a.m.

Rawiya Halhouli held a photo of her slain son Rami Halhouli, in their house in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Halhouli, 12, was fatally by an Israeli police officer while launching a firework on March 12.

A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized.

A clip of Rami Halhouli’s final moments has been circulating on social media for days. Human rights activists say it shines a light on the surge of Palestinians — including dozens of children — who have been killed without justification by Israeli forces. 7:23 a.m.

A general view of a roundtable meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council at the European Council building in Brussels, on March 20.

EU leaders gather with Ukraine ammunition production and Gaza aid at the top of their agenda

Ahead of the summit in Brussels, EU Council President Charles Michel said the Europeans "face a pivotal moment. Urgency, intensity and unwavering determination are imperative." 5:46 a.m.

A member of the National Search and Rescue Agency uses binoculars to scan the horizon during the search for a boat carrying Rohingya refugees that reportedly capsized in the waters off West Aceh, Indonesia, on March 21.

Weeping, weak, and soaked, dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued after night on hull of capsized boat

An Indonesian search and rescue ship has located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. 4:01 a.m.

Luis Montenegro during an election night event in Lisbon, on March 11.

Portugal’s center-right wins an election but surging populists want a say in the government

Results published late Wednesday after votes from abroad were counted to decide the last four lawmakers from the March 10 balloting gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, Portugal’s parliament. 3:59 a.m.

FILE - In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, workers unload and sort through a container full of electronic waste that was collected from a Nairobi slum and brought in for recycling, at the East African Compliant Recycling facility in Machakos, near Nairobi, in Kenya. U.N. agencies warn that electrical waste — everything from discarded refrigerators to TVs to e-scooters to mobile phones — is piling up worldwide, and recycling rates are low and likely to fall even further. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

UN says e-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace

In a report released Wednesday, the UN’s International Telecommunications Union and research arm UNITAR said some 62 million tons of “e-waste” was generated in 2022, enough to fill tractor-trailers that could be lined up bumper to bumper around the globe. 7:51 p.m.

A Palestinian man transported sacks of aid at the distribution center of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, earlier this month.

Congress seeks to bar funding for UN agency for Palestinians

The United States would cut off funding for the main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians in Gaza under a spending agreement on track to soon become law, according to two people familiar with the plan. 7:23 p.m.