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‘In the line of fire’: The crucial, neutral role the Red Cross plays in conflicts
Middle East

‘In the line of fire’: The crucial, neutral role the Red Cross plays in conflicts

CNN  —  During the brief truce between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, it was people in white vests driving…
First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting
Middle East

First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting

Red Cross aid landed in Sudan for the first time since fighting broke out between rival military forces three weeks…
Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
World

Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami

SYDNEY (AP) — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said…
New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma
Middle East

New soccer league helps Gaza amputees cope with war trauma

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The players race across the pitch on crutches, jostling for the soccer ball and…
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
Middle East

Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis

DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with Afghanistan’s new Taliban…
Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
World

Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers

VILNIUS, July 13 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the mass detention of migrants and curbed their right of…
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt

Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians

Egypt announced on Wednesday the evacuation of nine Egyptians stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has witnessed days of fierce…
Red Cross trains thousands of North Koreans to help cope with coronavirus, floods
World

Red Cross trains thousands of North Koreans to help cope with coronavirus, floods

SEOUL (Reuters) – The Red Cross has trained 43,000 North Korean volunteers to help communities, including the locked-down city of…
Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC
Middle East

Saudi coalition kills over 100 prisoners in Yemen: ICRC

Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have killed more than 100 people held at a detention center, the…
DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city
World

DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after a preacher fell ill with Ebola in the eastern…
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