Zelensky for 'unconditional truce'
KYIV, Apr 23 (AFP/BBC): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Wednesday for an "immediate, full, and unconditional ceasefire", hours after a Russian drone strike on a bus killed nine and as his top aide met Kyiv's allies in London.Images published by Dnipropetrovsk Governor Sergiy Lysak showed a bus with a hole...
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Israeli strike on shelter leaves 23 people dead
GAZA, Apr 23 (AP/AFP): An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday.There was...
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US varsity presidents unite against Trump's edn policies
NEW YORK, Apr 23 (Reuters): More than 200 university and college presidents in a joint statement accused U.S. President Donald Trump's administration of political interference in higher education, banding together after Harvard University said the government was threatening its independence.The statement, signed by presidents from institutions such as Princeton, Brown,...
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WHO announces major overhaul, layoffs
GENEVA, Apr 23 (AFP): The World Health Organization chief acknowledged Tuesday that US funding cuts had left the UN agency with a huge budget gap, forcing it to slash operations and lay off staff."The sudden drop in income has left us with a large salary gap and no choice but...
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Iraq invites Syrian leader to summit
BAGHDAD, Apr 23 (AP): An official invitation to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq.Al-Sharaa took power after leading a lightning rebel offensive that unseated his predecessor, Bashar Assad, in December. Since then, he has positioned...
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