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EU Commission boycotts Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian and Belarusian flags

European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef said he cannot support the reinstatement of the national banners while the assault on Ukraine continues.

Euronews

Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian athletes

Six Russians and four Belarusians will feature next month at Milano Cortina with all athletes competing under their country’s flags

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics 2026: Russian athletes set to compete under own flag after a decade-long absence

Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country’s national anthem will be played for any gold medalists

The Independent UK

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Famine spreading in Sudan's Darfur, UN-backed experts warn

Famine is spreading in Sudan's western Darfur region, UN-backed experts have warned, as a grinding war between the army and paramilitary forces has left millions hungry, displaced and cut off from aid.

Radio France Internationale

Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur region, hunger experts warn as war rages on

A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there

The Independent UK

What to know about aid entering Gaza, the other battle between Israel and Hamas

Two and a half months have passed since Gaza’s latest ceasefire took effect, and the supplies being delivered to war-battered Palestinians are once again the subject of fierce debate

The Independent UK

Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergency

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Spread of Gaza famine has been averted yet strip still faces starvation, experts say

The world’s leading authority on food crises says the spread of famine’s been averted in Gaza yet the situation remains critical with the entire strip facing starvation

The Independent UK

Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns

The leading international authority on hunger crises and the U.N. food aid agency are warning that more than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months

The Independent UK

Hunger monitor says parts of South Sudan face famine threat after months without aid

A global hunger monitor is warning that no food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine

The Independent UK

Famine spreads to two more areas in Sudan, global hunger authority says

The world's leading authority on hunger crises says famine has spread to two regions in war-torn Sudan

The Independent UK

Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected – new study

More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published in The Lancet on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Paralympics' Vote To Lift Russian Suspension 'Bold Step' As Conflict Rages: Ex-IOC Executive

The International Paralympic Committee's decision to lift the temporary suspension of Russia and Belarus is a "bold step" but "many will argue it is premature" while the conflict continues, a former IOC executive told AFP. The vote at the IPC's general assembly in Seoul on Saturday was a close-run thing…

International Business Times

International Paralympic Committee Lifts Partial Suspensions Of Russia, Belarus

Ukraine reacted with outrage on Saturday after the International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's incursion into Ukraine in 2022.

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International Paralympic Committee lifts the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus

The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus

Al Jazeera

Israeli-induced starvation in Gaza kills 185 in August, 13 more in 24 hours

More than 360 people, including 130 children, have died from hunger since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump could stop Gaza’s famine. Instead he’s following Biden’s lead

A hunger-monitoring group has confirmed what we already knew about Palestinians’ suffering. The US has the power to end it

The Guardian - UK

IDF declares famine-hit Gaza City a combat zone, ending ‘tactical pauses’ that allowed limited food delivery – as it happened

Around one million Palestinian people expected to be displaced in shattered city where famine has been declared

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NGO Says Starving Gaza Children Too Weak To Cry

The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are so weak they do not cry.

The Guardian - UK

Declaration of famine in Gaza lays bare Israel’s disregard for humanitarian duty

The IPC’s findings that a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza are starving should mark an urgent turning point in this war

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps

Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter’s weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.

International Business Times

'Far Too Late': Palestinians Despair After UN Declares Famine In Gaza

Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in the war-battered territory.

Euronews

At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

Close to three dozen Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Saturday across Gaza as Israel intensifies its assault on the enclave and prepares for a major offensive to take control of the northern Gaza City.

The Independent UK

Doctors in Gaza say patients' protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition

Soon after arriving at a Gaza City hospital, Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel examined a 17-year-old with gunshot wounds sustained when he went to an aid site

The Independent UK

Women and children among 25 killed in new Israeli strikes as famine declared

Hospital officials say Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among those killed by Israeli strikes

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