Sudan now ‘1 of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory:’ UN

Sudan now ‘1 of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory:’ UN

(LONDON) -- Humanitarian organizations are sounding alarm over the crisis in Sudan, warning the conflict has created "one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory."Speaking at a briefing to the security council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, Edem Wosornu, director of Operations and Advocacy at the United Nations…
Gaza reaches ‘tipping point,’ doctors tell UN in plea for help

Gaza reaches ‘tipping point,’ doctors tell UN in plea for help

(UNITED NATIONS) -- At the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, four doctors from the U.S., U.K. and France who have spent decades working on the frontlines, warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached "a tipping point" and that an Israeli invasion of Rafah would be "apocalyptic."The group pleaded…
Famine-imminent conditions in Gaza ‘unprecedented’: UN official

Famine-imminent conditions in Gaza ‘unprecedented’: UN official

(NEW YORK) -- A United Nations official in Gaza said the Monday report of famine-imminent conditions in the strip are "unprecedented" amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.Earlier this week, a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative confirmed that famine is fast approaching in northern Gaza and will…
US airlifts more than 30 citizens out of Haiti’s capital amid gang rebellion: Officials

US airlifts more than 30 citizens out of Haiti’s capital amid gang rebellion: Officials

(WASHINGTON) -- As a gang-led rebellion continues to surge through Haiti, the U.S. on Wednesday orchestrated two helicopter airlifts from Port-au-Prince -- evacuating more than 30 stranded Americans to the Dominican Republic, according to the State Department.After officials spent days weighing escape routes for citizens trapped in the perilous capital…
Private US firm wants to coordinate aid boats to Gaza

Private US firm wants to coordinate aid boats to Gaza

(NEW YORK) -- A private U.S. advisory firm of former senior American military, CIA and humanitarian officials is proposing to operate the anticipated daily deployment of international aid ships from Cyprus to the Gaza coast, in a plan that would increase the American presence in the volatile region.The proposal, pitched…
215-million-year-old crocodile ancestor that pre-dates dinosaurs identified

215-million-year-old crocodile ancestor that pre-dates dinosaurs identified

(NEW YORK) -- The recent identification of fossils from a heavily armored ancient crocodile ancestor species, known as aetosaurs, provides a glimpse into our world 215 million years ago.The study, led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and published in the journal The Anatomical Record earlier this…