Heavy rains flood shelters, damage solar power systems and threat essential healthcare services.
Finland says Ukraine struck a Russian warship near its coast as Kyiv and Moscow held US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.
The strike killed a 52-year-old doctor and a 13-year-old boy who was supposed to have surgery. A total of 40 people were injured in the Israeli strike.
Israel's military campaign and mass detentions collapse Palestinian healthcare in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported some progress in two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
Ukraine president welcomes a change in message from US mediators ahead of day two of trilateral talks with Russia and US in Abu Dhabi
Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.
Independent Israeli professor says Hussam Abu Safiya’s life will be at risk until he receives proper medical treatment
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PHRI says the arbitrary detention of Gaza doctors violates individual rights and undermines healthcare system.
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Imola has been stood down as a back-up plan for the Formula One season finale as the sport pushes ahead with its scheduled Middle East races
Ukrainians say they don’t put much stock in the latest round of peace talks with Russia underway in Abu Dhabi. But they do sense optimism after a seismic political shift in the U.S. midterm elections. In Russia, meanwhile, the country’s best-known independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, is shutting down after more than 30 years amid state pressure and wartime censorship laws.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
Talks in Abu Dhabi are first substantive negotiations in months focusing on ending the conflict which has raged for more than four years
A fresh round of peace talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia are set to begin Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, as the Trump administration renews its drive to end the nearly five-year conflict even after it announced significant concessions to Moscow.
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President Trump signaled optimism for the end of Russia's war in Ukraine ahead of trilateral negotiation talks set to commence later today in Abu Dhabi.
In a country of severe water scarcity, the Abu Obeida mosque in Deir Alla captures ablution wastewater before it reaches the sewers to use for irrigation
The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
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Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty at the Abu Dhabi Championship, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card