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What We Know About the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

As the death toll rises in the one of the deadliest quakes in decades, a global humanitarian aid effort faces…

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U.N. Aid Chief Heads to Earthquake Zone as Death Toll Passes 20,000

Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian chief, said he was on his way to visit parts of Turkey and Syria…

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As Aid Trickles Into Syria, Residents Say Too Little, Too Late

“Some people under ruins are sharing their wills with the team,” said one rescue worker. “They share names of their…

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First Significant Aid Delivery Arrives in Northwestern Syria After Earthquake

Six humanitarian aid trucks carrying shelter material and non-food items entered the opposition-held region of northwestern Syria on Thursday, a…

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The only border crossing for U.N. aid from Turkey to Syria is hobbled.

The only crossing between Syria and Turkey that is approved by the United Nations for transporting international aid into Syria…

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Ukraine Corruption Scandal Stokes Longstanding Aid Concerns in U.S.

A top State Department official said the ouster of several Ukrainian officials this week after corruption charges “sends a very…

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A Chance to Make Progress on Climate Change Now

South Africa generates 80 percent of its electricity by burning coal, more than any other industrialized nation. Some 200,000 people…

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Aid Groups in Afghanistan Suspend Work After the Taliban Ban Female Staff

The government’s decree, barring women from work in local and international relief organizations, threatens critical assistance for millions of people.

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Congress Proposes More Than $44 Billion for Ukraine

The spending bill unveiled Tuesday includes billions more for the country than President Biden had requested.

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Despite Soaring Deaths in Somalia, Monitor Says It’s Not Yet a Famine. Some Object.

An official declaration of famine would unleash aid and attention. Some experts say Somalia shows that the international system for…

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