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Israel carrying out ‘mass expulsion of Palestinians’ in West Bank, UN warns
More than 36,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from the West Bank over the past year, according to the UN human rights office, which is now characterizing the campaign as mass expulsion. The displacement has been driven by a combination of Israeli settler violence and military operations. The UN warning marks a significant escalation in international alarm over conditions in the occupied territory.
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Russia has taken 12 settlements in Ukraine as part of general advances, top general says
Russian forces have seized 12 settlements across eastern and southern Ukraine in the first two weeks of March, according to Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. The reported gains signal continued Russian pressure along multiple fronts as Moscow pushes to expand its territorial foothold. The advances come amid ongoing international efforts to broker a ceasefire between the two sides.
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Pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant cuts water to Moldovan city
A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian hydroelectric plant caused a major oil spill that contaminated water supplies across the border in Moldova. The city of Balti, Moldova's second-largest, had its water supply cut entirely as a result. The incident marks another instance of Russia's strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure producing significant humanitarian consequences beyond its borders.
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Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, WFP says
Prolonged conflict in Iran could drive 45 million additional people into acute hunger by June, the World Food Programme warned Tuesday. The alarming projection underscores how modern warfare increasingly weaponizes food security, disrupting supply chains and agricultural production across entire regions. With the crisis showing no signs of resolution, humanitarian organizations are racing against a narrowing window to prevent large-scale famine.
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent has resigned in protest over the U.S. military campaign against Iran, accusing the Trump administration of entering the conflict under pressure from Israel and its American lobbying apparatus. His departure marks a rare and pointed rebuke from within the national security establishment, where public dissent at senior levels is exceptionally uncommon. Kent's resignation letter urges the president to reverse course, raising questions about internal cohesion on one of the administration's most consequential foreign policy decisions.
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