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UN says $1 billion aid urgently needed for crisis-hit Ethiopia
The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid, and a dire food crisis is deepening."The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia is critical -- but there is a window to act right now to break the downward spiral," UN humanitarian agency OCHA said.
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AFP
Israel obstructing access to Hamas attack victims: UN probe
Israel is preventing UN investigators from speaking to witnesses and victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, who is chairing a three-person probe, said Tuesday.The investigation briefed diplomats at the UN in Geneva on its work and said that since October 7, it had focused on the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas.
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AFP
Scholz urges China to use Russia 'influence' to end Ukraine war
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its "senseless" war in Ukraine and that the Chinese President had agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland.He added that Xi had agreed to back a peace conference on the war in Switzerland.
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USA TODAY
Donald Trump trial live updates: Jury selection continues after a bad first day for Trump
Jury selection will continue on Day 2 of former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial in New York.
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Associated Press
'Foodscaping' slips vegetables in among the flowers for visual appeal in the garden
— All plants, whether edible or ornamental, should be grouped according to their sunlight, water and fertilizer requirements. — Even if two plants are sun lovers, consider whether either will grow so large that it shades out the other. — Follow the spacing recommendations on your seed packs or plant tags.
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Time
The U.K. to Vote on World’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
Lawmakers are expected to pass an effective lifetime ban on smoking for those under the age of 15.
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Time
Exclusive: Tech Companies Are Failing to Keep Elections Safe, Rights Groups Say
At least 160 rights groups are calling on tech platforms to adopt greater election safeguards amid concerns over AI-powered disinformation.
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AFP
Inferno devastates historic Copenhagen landmark
A huge fire on Tuesday tore through Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, toppling the historic building's landmark spire in front of horrified and emotional witnesses.It is one of Copenhagen's oldest and best known landmarks.
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Reuters
Factbox-What options does Israel have to strike back at Iran?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his immediate war cabinet are considering what action to take following Iran's attack on Saturday. Allies including the United States have urged Israel not to risk igniting a wider regional conflict, and President Joe Biden has made clear U.S. forces would not join any retaliatory attack on Iran. Israel could respond to the Iranian barrage with air strikes of its own, particularly as Iranian air defences are considered much less well developed than the multi-layer system that Israel and its allies deployed on Saturday night.
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CBS News
U.S. family finally reunited after escaping Sudan's year-long civil war
A Sudanese-American family is the first to be reunited in the U.S. after a woman and her sons spent nearly a year stuck in Saudi Arabia.
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Yahoo Finance
Wall Street surge lifts Morgan Stanley and new CEO Ted Pick
A Wall Street revival helped Morgan Stanley beat analyst expectations in the first quarter, giving a lift to new CEO Ted Pick.
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CNN
Spire collapses after fire rips through Copenhagen’s old stock exchange
Denmark’s historic old stock exchange building has been engulfed in flames, with television pictures on Tuesday showing the fire ripping through the historic building in the center of the capital.
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USA TODAY
Custody battle, group 'God's Misfits' at center of missing Kansas moms' deaths: Affidavit
An affidavit reveals that a bitter custody battle was behind the deaths of the two missing Kansas women. The suspects are in "God's Misfits".
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CNN
Powerful storms could brew tornadoes and hail in parts of the Midwest
A powerful storm system capable of unleashing damaging hail, wind and tornadoes is expected to barrel through parts of the Mississippi Valley and Midwest Tuesday after triggering tornado watches in the Plains overnight.
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AFP
Heavy storms soak Gulf as Oman toll rises to 18
Torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf on Tuesday as the death toll from storms in Oman rose to 18, many of them children.A child's body was recovered on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 18 with two people missing, emergency authorities told the official Oman News Agency.
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NBC News
If you or someone you know is in crisis, these resources can help
Don’t struggle alone. Reach out to these hotlines and organizations.
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Reuters
Explainer-Why is Russia trying to capture the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar?
Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow wants taken by May 9, the date when Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The Kremlin has not acknowledged setting such a deadline, but Russian forces are pummelling the strategically-important Ukrainian town's defenders with artillery, drone and air strikes. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top commander, has warned that the battlefield situation in the east has deteriorated.
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Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow futures jump over 200 points as earnings roll in
Stocks eyed a broader comeback from a steep sell-off as investors digested results from Bank of America and other heavyweights.
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CBS News
Historic Copenhagen old stock exchange building erupts in flames
The 17th-century building's iconic spire, thought to protect the building "against enemy attacks and fires," collapsed among the flames.
1h ago
Reuters
US House speaker says spending, sanctions bills to come Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on four separate measures providing aid to Israel and Ukraine. Johnson, in an interview on Fox News, said the fourth bill addressing national security priorities will include additional sanctions on Russia and Iran as well as a provision regarding the "seizure of corrupt Russian oligarchs' assets to assist with all this." He also said lawmakers are "trying merge some" provisions to secure the U.S. border into the legislation but gave no additional details.
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