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Nearly half, according to Doctors Without Borders, are women and children.
The situation in Syria is fluid, brutal, and complex. Plus: Ethiopia’s prime minister resigns, and in Germany, a new collective bargaining agreement gives 900,000 metal workers the right to 28-hour work weeks.
Leader Kim Jong-un’s sister personally delivered an invitation to South Korean president Moon Jae-in to attend talks in Pyongyang. Plus: an Israeli air attack on Syrian and Iranian military positions inside Syria may mark a new phase in the conflict.
Evidence mounts for Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Plus: in the face of food and supply shortages, Venezuela’s unrest grows, and Zimbabwe’s new president reverses Mugabe’s policy on land-leasing to white farmers.
Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could strain its relationship with the US. Plus: in 90 days, Cape Town will be the world’s first major city to run out of water, and the European Union tries to eliminate plastics.
The move comes after high-level talks between the two countries, and may signal a relief of tension after many terrifying months. Plus: the US tries to grandstand about Iran’s protests, and fails.
Hurricane Maria annihilates Puerto Rico’s power grid, Donald Trump delivers a bellicose, nationalistic address to the UN General Assembly, and Mueller turns the screws on former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. PLUS: a new healthcare bill gains momentum in the Senate.
China urges a ‘dual suspension’ policy between the US and North Korea, Trump disbands a climate advisory panel and announces a (not so) new strategy for Afghanistan, and the Navy dismisses its 7th Fleet commander after the USS John McCain collides with a merchant tanker.
