WHO: Measles cases increased 79% worldwide in the past year
On Tuesday, February 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the rapid increase in measles cases. Globally, there were more than 306,000 cases in the year, up 79% from 2022.
Myanmar's civil war has displaced 2.5 million inhabitants.
Tens of thousands of people have fled to Thailand after weeks of fighting near the Thai border town of Myawaddy in Myanmar. However, many more people are still stuck within the country. The UN believes that conflict has displaced 2.5 million people since the military took control in a coup in 2021. In the second installment of his series of special reports from Myanmar, Tony Cheng experienced the horrific conditions in which many of those people live.
Global food prices rose for the third month in May.
The Food and Agricultural Agency estimates global food prices increased by 0.9% in May, marking the third consecutive month of upward growth. This increase follows a period of decrease from the record highs established in March 2022.
NATO declares that it will back Ukraine in the future and that it intends to increase aid.
The president of Ukraine has approved a measure reducing the age of conscription from 27 to 25 to strengthen the resistance to Russia's invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that stopping Russian advances will require recruiting 500,000 people. The war has been going on for three years, and Ukraine has struggled to increase force levels. As the foreign ministers of NATO gather in Brussels to discuss long-term support for Ukraine, there is a mobilization. Among them is a plan to fund the project with 107 billion dollars spread over five years. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization intends to increase aid and will not stop supporting Ukraine.
British humanitarian workers murdered in an Israeli airstrike are named, and Sunak demands an investigation.
The Israeli airstrikes on World Central Kitchen workers, which resulted in the deaths of three British relief workers, have drawn almost universal criticism in the UK. The British government has demanded a thorough investigation, and some lawmakers have suggested that the country should stop selling weapons to Israel.
Conflict in Myanmar: Thailand prepares for cross-border refugees
Following days of conflict between insurgents and the military junta in Myanmar, Thailand's foreign minister paid a visit to the country's border. The government of Thailand says it is prepared to provide 100 thousand refugees fleeing the fighting with temporary housing.
Sunak and Starmer battled in the fiery first debate for the UK election.
The leaders of the United Kingdom's two major political parties clashed in their first live television debate of the election campaign, challenging each other on themes ranging from taxes to immigration and the National Health Service (NHS).
ISIL takes credit for the attack on the Moscow performance.
ISIL has taken credit for the attack on Friday at a well-known concert venue complex outside of Moscow, which resulted in over 100 injuries and at least 40 fatalities when attackers broke into the building brandishing firearms and setting off fireworks.
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Trump delivers a speech at the yearly political convention
Today is the last day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. It's Donald Trump speaking to the crowd. Live from National Harbor, Maryland, is Alan Fisher of Al Jazeera.
Israel-Hamas Conflict | The US says it will reject any new UNSC resolution.
The program As hopes for a ceasefire dwindled, Israel's Army persisted on Sunday in its assault to demolish Hamas in southern Gaza. Israel has centered its military operations in Khan Younis, the Hamas stronghold in Gaza, during the battle that has lasted for more than four months.
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