Tag: fighting
As ghost junk haunts the sea, ‘mermaids’ are fighting back
Sitting on the side of a small boat off the coast of Baja California, suited up in diving gear, a group of 10 women prepared to descend into the chilly waters. Their mission? Remove as much “ghost gear” as possible. Abandoned fishing lines, nets and traps are a pervasive and deadly threat to the world’s…
Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
Syria After Civil War More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Aleppo, Syria Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, appealed on Sunday for calm and for unity as he moved to reassure the nation after days of…
Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids
Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service The Trump administration has terminated its funding of the joint United Nations program on HIV/Aids, known as UNAids, delivering another devastating blow to the global fight against the disease. The notice that US funding of UNAids is being cut…
The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
Russian soldiers are locked in a fierce battle to reclaim all of the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Army. Both sides view control of Kursk as a crucial element in expected peace talks promised by President Trump. Many residents of the region were forced to flee. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Russian civilians remain. The…
Netanyahu Says Fighting in Gaza Will Resume if Hostages Are Not Freed Saturday
Middle East Tensions Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But he did not say how many hostages had to be freed. By Lara Jakes Reporting from Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas on Tuesday that if hostages were…
Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war
Good morning. Over the weekend, the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda – Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame – were among those who took part in a regional summit aimed at ending the resurgent violence in eastern DRC. The summit ended with a call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.…
Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting
The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has been blamed for fuelling the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Calls to freeze the agreement have grown after fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group captured the city of Goma in the eastern…
At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23
Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decade-long conflict, Congolese authorities have…
Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma
At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu Dead bodies lay on the streets and explosions and gunfire echoed across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, as fighting continued to rage between the army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. Residents…
International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo’s key city
By The Associated Press GOMA, Congo — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma, which has around 2 million people and is a…
Fighting Alongside Russia, North Koreans Wage Their Own War
Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War Ukrainian forces described a different kind of enemy, fighting with unfamiliar tactics and little option to retreat. By Marc Santora and Helene Cooper Marc Santora traveled to the Russian border to meet with Ukrainians fighting North Korean troops in Kursk. Helene Cooper reported from Washington. The North Korean soldiers…
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire Gaza Cease-Fire news analysis Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger, a former Jerusalem bureau chief, has covered the Mideast wars…
Ukraine Says It Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Fighting for Russia
Russia-Ukraine War President Volodymyr Zelensky said the soldiers were captured in the western Kursk region, where Ukraine has been fighting to hold on to territory it seized last summer. By Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The Ukrainian authorities on Saturday announced the capture of two North Korean soldiers in Russia, saying they were the…
Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice
Jaclyn Diaz Nearly 800 incarcerated people are among the more than 7,500 personnel helping fight the historic, and destructive, Southern California wildfires. The five raging wildfires have destroyed homes, businesses and landmarks throughout Los Angeles. “As of today, 783 Fire Camp firefighters have been working around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel from…
US Teenager Fighting for His Life After Father and 2 Others Killed in Mexico
Jason Peña, now 14, was shot in the head on a highway in the state of Durango, a family spokeswoman said. His father and uncle, both U.S. citizens, and a Mexican relative were also killed. By Annie Correal Reporting from Mexico City An American teenager was fighting for his life after he was shot in…
Israel and Hamas Each Claim Wins in Fierce Fighting in Northern Gaza
Middle East Crisis As the renewed clashes in the north of the enclave neared the three-month mark, there was no sign of them abating. By Ephrat Livni After nearly three months of an intensified Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza to quell what Israel has said is a Hamas resurgence, fighting raged unabated on Monday,…