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UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise | 2022-07-29 17:37:15

BEIRUT (AP) — Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the U.N. refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday.

The World Bank will not offer fresh funding for Sri Lanka, a bankrupt island nation whose former leader just fled. The Finance Ministry says technical discussions have resumed with the International Monetary Fund.

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here.The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casual

Van Wert, Ohio breaking news and local information from the Van Wert Independent.

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday he was hopeful that the first shipment of grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port could take place as early as Friday, but "crucial" details for the safe passage of vessels were still being worked out. Griffiths said Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian military officials were working with a UN team at a Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul to hammer out standard operating procedures for the deal agreed by the four parties last Friday.

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here.The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casual

The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.Ukrainian forces are putting up resistance in

Dismissing Western and Ukrainian criticism, Russia said its weekend missile attack on Odesa was directed at military targets and did not violate a landmark agreement signed less than 24 hours earlier to unblock Ukrainian grain shipments, mostly from that very port.

Dismissing Western and Ukrainian criticism, Russia said its weekend missile attack on Odesa was directed at military targets and did not violate a landmark agreement signed less than 24 hours earlier to unblock Ukrainian grain shipments, mostly from that very port.