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The UN's humanitarian agency warns only a "trickle" of aid is getting into Gaza - Israel says 800 trucks are inside Gaza waiting for collection.
Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.
More than 100 aid groups are calling for action toward an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning of mass starvation as the UN says over 1,000 Palestinians were killed in the past two months while seeking aid in the region.
More than 100 organizations, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, added to growing calls for aid restrictions to be eased and the war to end.
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The wail of a woman in a floral dress reverberates through the malnutrition ward and down the stuffy hallways of a hospital in eastern Afghanistan: The unfiltered pain of a mother watching her 1-year-old son die.
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
In Russia, a drone strike hit the city of Sochi overnight, reportedly killing one person. The strike also caused a huge blaze at an oil depot, which our team has already confirmed. We're analysing the latest crime statistics for England and Wales, which have just been released.
NJ Transit is expected to receive $1.4 billion in state aid in its new budget — a historic amount that is nearly double what it received last year.
Steve Dorsey, International Committee of the Red Cross spokesman, joins Meet the Press NOW to detail the food crisis and humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state
The denial of federal money to assist Maryland’s flood recovery continues a trend of spurning devastated residents in states with Democratic governors.
The declaration gives state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, the ability to apply for public assistance funds to repair and replace damaged infrastructure. The counties that can apply are Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno, Scott, Sheridan and Stafford.