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The report came from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, an initiative set up by U.N. agencies, aid groups and others to determine the severity of food insecurity.
Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin
Kyiv's forces apparently are keeping up their efforts to disrupt Russian life and rattle the Kremlin on the eve of Russia's presidential election, which is taking place amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent.
Russia says it killed 234 fighters while thwarting an incursion from Ukraine
Russian officials say Ukrainian long-range drones have smashed into two oil facilities deep inside Russia. At the same time, an armed incursion claimed by Ukraine-based Russian opponents of the Kremlin unnerved a border region.
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding
Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and memorial events.
Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egypt says
The U.S., Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker an agreement in which Hamas would release up to 40 hostages in return for a six-week cease-fire, the release of some Palestinian prisoners and an influx of aid.
U.N. envoy says 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7
The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict says there are 'reasonable grounds' to believe Hamas committed rape, 'sexualized torture,' and other cruel and inhuman treatment of women during its surprise attack on Oct. 7.
France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
French lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France's constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman's right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy.
Putting Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russia's full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.