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Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country. Currently, Haiti only has about 10,000 police officers and 1,300 soldiers protecting a country of nearly 12 million people, said Fritz Alphonse Jean, leader of the…
Read MoreTrucks looted, Hamas enraged: The new reality of humanitarian aid in Gaza
Gazan reports have indicated that the purpose of bringing in the humanitarian aid is to ‘flood’ the markets, leading to lower prices and ensuring the residents do not attack aid trucks. Humanitarian aid trucks sent from Egypt and Jordan entered the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel’s humanitarian pause entered its second day. The Jordanian…
Read MoreGermany to launch Gaza aid airlift with Jordan’s support, Merz says
Germany plans to establish an airlift to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip with the support of Jordan, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday. The operation is set to begin “immediately,” he said following a meeting of the Security Cabinet in Berlin. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will work closely with France and the United…
Read MoreTransfer market: Ahmed Hassan Kouka set for medical with Al Ettifaq
Ahmed Hassan Kouka Just hours after the official announcement of his departure from Le Havre, in Saudi Arabia. Having arrived at Le Havre last winter, Ahmed Hassan Kouka, who netted three goals in sixteen appearances, has now left the club. On its official website, the historic club paid tribute to him: “Ahmed Hassan Kouka only…
Read MoreWhat We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap
His reluctance to treat family structure as a causal factor is similarly puzzling. He notes that married Black households have an average wealth of two hundred and thirty thousand dollars—more than three times that of their unmarried peers—but resists drawing the obvious conclusion. The gap is not merely about differences in saving habits. Perry acknowledges…
Read MoreLife Inside a Singular Artists’ Enclave in Brooklyn, in “The Candy Factory”
Watch “The Candy Factory.” Some forty years ago, Ann Ballentine, a real-estate agent with an eccentric sense of style and a knack for fostering community, bought a building in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. “I was first standing over here when I said, ‘I love this,’ ” she says, gesturing to a particular spot in…
Read MoreWas the Renaissance Real?
Roeck goes on to address the great question of why Europe became the center of prosperity and innovation on the planet. Colonialism and imperialism can’t explain it; they’re as old as time. Roeck believes, surprisingly, that the Renaissance, and so the breakaway of Europe, happened not in spite of the era’s religious warfare but, in…
Read MoreOld military exercise photo misrepresented as Thailand-Cambodia clashes
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways A long-standing territorial dispute between Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia erupted into conflict with jets, tanks, and ground troops battling in a rural…
Read MoreHouthis vow to target all ships linked to Israel ‘regardless of nationality’
The Houthis stated that any country that wants to avoid escalation should “pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip.” Yemen’s Houthis will begin targeting any ships it can reach that deal with Israel, regardless of the company’s nationality, the terrorist organization said in a statement Sunday night.…
Read More‘It’s not enough’: European FMs demand Israel do more to alleviate Gaza starvation
UK, Germany, and Spain’s foreign ministers reacted with mixed opinions to Israel’s decision to establish secure corridors for humanitarian aid in Gaza. UK, Germany, and Spain foreign ministers reacted with mixed opinions to the Israeli government’s decision to establish secure corridors in order to transport humanitarian aid through the Gaza Strip. UK Foreign Minister, David…
Read MoreFar-right Israeli minister slams aid airdrop for Gaza
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticized the resumption of larger aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir described the move as a slap in the face for Israeli soldiers. The delivery of humanitarian aid is tantamount to “keeping the enemy alive,” Ben-Gvir also wrote. In the post,…
Read MoreChurchgoers killed in DR Congo attack linked to Islamic State
Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. About 20 of the dead were worshippers taking part in a night vigil at a church in the town of Komanda when they were attacked by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters, they…
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