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The strikes flattened one home in Gaza City and another in the urban refugee camp of Nuseirat.

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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (IPS) - Going back to the 1970s, thousands of UN staffers were given legal status opting for permanent residency in the US-- after their retirement. But that longstanding privilege now seems to be in jeopardy forcing retirees to return to their home countries uprooting their lives in the US.

Going back to the 1970s, thousands of UN staffers were given legal status opting for permanent residency in the US-- after their retirement.But that longstanding privilege now seems to be in jeop

Despite mounting international pressure to minimize civilian harm and address a deepening humanitarian crisis, Israel continued its airstrikes on Gaza. Reports of civilian casualties, including 24 people killed in a strike on houses in Rafah, circulated. Efforts by US officials for precision in strikes and discussions on regional stability occurred. Concerns arose over the use of unguided munitions, exacerbating Gazas public health crisis. Tensions heightened as a tanker near Yemen was attacked,...

At least 18,608 people have been killed and 50,594 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry

CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel kept up its barrage of the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite intensifying international calls to reduce civilian casualties from its bombardment as a surge in deadly diseases sweeps through displaced residents. Israel says its attacks on Gaza are aimed at annihilating Hamas, the group whose fighters stormed across the border fence from Gaza on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, and seizing 240 hostages. Since then, Israel has laid much of the Palestinia...

In devastating land and livelihoods, Cyclone Freddy pushed more women and girls into prostitution to feed their families