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In our news wrap Thursday, the U.N.'s World Food Program warned the war in Gaza has left more than 570,000 people starving, a new burst of fighting in Sudan's…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza. The long-delayed vote, last scheduled for Thursday morning, was postponed again.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy Thursday in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on

The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy Thursday in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza, and its sponsor expressed hope that the long-delayed vote would take place in the evening.

Nathan Evans, the spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, stressed that the resolution’s goal is to expand aid getting into Gaza.

The UN Security Council postponed a vote on a revised Gaza aid resolution backed by the US, omitting the call for an urgent suspension of hostilities. The new draft focuses on humanitarian access, appointing a coordinator, and demands cooperation from Israel and Hamas. It bypassed council members, causing objections. With Gaza facing a humanitarian crisis, the draft lacks teeth in addressing the conflict. The US vetoed a previous ceasefire resolution, emphasizing divisions within the council on ...

The U.N. Security Council on Thursday again delayed a vote on a watered-down resolution to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza — a revision backed by the...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Thursday again delayed a vote on a watered-down resolution to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza – a revision backed by the United States, while other countries support a stronger text that would include the now eliminated call for the urgent suspension of hostilities between the […]

Israel has pledged to continue the offensive until it destroys Hamas' military capabilities and rescues scores of hostages captured by Palestinian militants.

The 2023 Korea Food Security Symposium is taking place Friday at the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. Center in Seoul, gathering field experts, scholars and public officials to discuss the topic of the country's food security, particularly in the age of climate crisis. "The rapidly intensifying climate crisis and persistent conflicts pose ongoing threats to the global food supply and demand netwo...