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As Azerbaijan Plummets Deeper Into Authoritarianism, Will Trump Respond As Promised? | Opinion
Two weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, Donald Trump condemned the persecution and displacement of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh and proclaimed, "I will protect persecuted ...
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Final Phase of Hostage Release: Joyful Celebrations Erupt in Israel – Emotional Dance of Freedom
#IsraelHostageRelease #FreedomDance #HamasCaptivity #ICRC #BreakingNews #IsraelCelebrates ... Trump administration cancels Columbia University grants worth $400 million Against All Odds: B-17 ...
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ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations
The ICRC continues to raise its concerns about the way hostage and detainee releases are carried out. Despite repeatedly calling for all transfers to be carried out in a dignified and private manner, ...
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ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded
And long after their use, they continue to inflict suffering, especially on children, and prevent communities from rebuilding" said Cordula Droege, ICRC Chief Legal Officer. To end the suffering ...
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$400M in federal grants to Columbia University canceled amid antisemitism probe
The federal government canceled $400 million in grants to Columbia University amid its antisemitism probe into the school, the Justice Department’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced ...
Syria clashes have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, monitoring group says
Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns ...
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$400 million of Columbia University's federal funds canceled by Trump administration
The Trump administration moved Friday to cancel $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing "the school's continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish ...
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White House Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia
By Sharon Otterman and Liam Stack The Trump administration announced on Friday that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, an extraordinary step that ...
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More than 120 armed conflicts rage across globe: ICRC
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, said that there are more than 120 active armed conflicts across various parts of the world, accompanied by ...
Exclusive: U.S. exempts security funds from aid freeze — but little for humanitarian programs
The Trump administration released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, mostly for security and counternarcotics programs, according to a list of exemptions reviewed by Reuters that included ...
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Is there a Jewish exception to the Red Cross?
Historically, the ICRC would visit Israeli prisons. After it neglected to visit Jewish hostages in Gaza, Israel suspended its access. That the Red Cross made a greater issue about such suspensions ...