Ukraine’s Russia-occupied territories are facing a humanitarian crisis, with escalating issues in water supply, heating, and medicines, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Jan. 6. Russian occupation authorities have neglected to restore damaged civilian infrastructure in the occupied territories, exacerbating these issues. Read also: Russian occupation authorities to open ‘war museums’ in Luhansk schools […]
For about seven days at the end of November, Israel initiated a cease-fire. That should have provided sufficient time for the U.N. and some of the international critics of Israel’s conduct of the war to display a sense of humanity regarding the suffering in Gaza. Instead of blaming Israel for creating a crisis in Gaza’s […]
It’s worth noting that it has been a full year since coastal residents realized that there was something amiss in our oceans — the start of a frightening number of whale and dolphin deaths. In the New Jersey and New York area alone, there have been 38 whales and 60 dolphins and porpoises washed ashore. […]
The climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert. The global cost of sugar has surged to its highest level since 2011 following concerns of underproduction rates from India, which has experienced an extreme dry spell that […]
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — Imperial Beach remains closed because of sewage pollution from Tijuana. FOX 5 talked with Mayor Paloma Aguirre about what their approach is this new year. Aguirre said all hands are on deck to get funding to repair and expand the San Ysidro Waste Water Treatment Plant. Aguirre also said she is […]
The Biden administration is attempting to flip the blame for the migrant crisis at the southern border onto Republicans. In anticipation of Speaker Mike Johnson heading to the U.S. southern border on Wednesday, the White House issued a statement accusing House GOPers of ducking the chance to address the issue they’ve been attacking. “Actions speak […]
Israeli units are “expanding” their operations in the area around the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday, without providing details. Hamas leaders are thought to be hiding in Khan Younis. The IDF reported finding explosives in the homes of Hamas members. Buildings […]
Israeli units are “expanding” their operations in the area around the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted on the social media platform X on Friday, without providing details. Hamas leaders are thought to be hiding in Khan Younis. The IDF reported finding explosives in […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities by bus and plane. The mayors’ requests come as U.S. cities have struggled to manage the increasing number of migrants sent from […]
Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two decades later, has died aged 81. Mr Schaeuble died at home on Tuesday evening, his family told German news agency dpa on Wednesday. […]
America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed to concerns about American health but has taken a major, undocumented toll on underground water supplies. The effects are being felt in key agricultural regions nationwide as farmers have drained groundwater to grow animal feed. In Arkansas for […]
‘We must do more’: Biden administration wants to build 500K starter homes to fix America’s affordable housing crisis — but will this be enough? This past year was the least affordable year for home-buying on record, according to real estate giant Redfin — and it has caused the blood pressure in Washington to rise. A […]