- Over 1.2 Million in Lebanon Face Acute Hunger Amid Ongoing Conflict
- Loud music from parade floats damages antiques at Chaiyaphum museum in Thailand
- Socialists’ turmoil disrupts coalition with Sumar and regional parties
- Indian billionaire’s son offers to adopt Pablo Escobar’s invasive hippos in Colombia
- Beijing urges EU nations to reject European Commission’s proposed law
- Supreme Court rules against key provision of Voting Rights Act in Louisiana
- Trump to Feature on Limited-Edition US Passports for 250th Anniversary
- UK Faces Economic Turmoil Amid US-Israel War on Iran
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Over 1.2 million people in Lebanon are projected to face acute hunger this year, exacerbated by ongoing conflict and economic pressures, according to a UN-backed report from the FAO and WFP. This marks a drastic rise in food insecurity since the war escalated in March.
Loud music from parade floats damaged several antiques at the Chaiyaphum Ancient Textile Museum in Thailand. Owner Dr Komkrich Ritkhachorn reported that the noise from around 100 trucks caused severe damage during the Bai Sri Boon celebration. Inspectors visited on April 24 to assess the situation.
Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, plans to adopt Pablo Escobar’s invasive hippos to prevent culling. With an estimated £70 billion fortune, he aims to relocate the animals to his animal centre. The initiative is contingent on Colombia’s approval for humane intervention.
The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.
Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the Israeli prison service has confirmed. The released prisoners, predominantly women and children, were greeted with hugs and cheers upon their return to the occupied West Bank.
TikTok has resumed operations for its 170 million users in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order granting the app a temporary reprieve upon taking office on Monday.
Thousands of protesters, predominantly women, took to the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, voicing their opposition to President-elect Donald Trump just days before his inauguration.
Oxfam International reported that billionaires’ wealth increased three times faster in 2024, outpacing the previous…
Indian police in Mumbai on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old suspect in the stabbing of…
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