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An elderly survivor is transported to a safer place in heavy machinery following flash flood and mudslide at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
TOTAL DEVASTATION

65 American Tourists Missing in Deadly Flood Disaster

The U.S. Geological Survey believes a huge chunk of glacier caused the surge.

Harry Thompson

An aerial view of a construction area as construction of the temporary port, to be built to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, still continues in Gaza City, Gaza on April 29, 2024.
FINALLY

U.S. Military Says Floating Gaza Aid Pier Is Complete

Bad weather and rough seas had prevented the temporary pier’s installation for weeks.

Amanda Yen

President Joe Biden talks to reporters with chandelier in the background.
TOE TO TOE

Biden Threatens Netanyahu Over Aid Worker Killings in Gaza

In a phone call with Netanyahu, the U.S. president warned of consequences if Israel does not take “immediate” and “concrete” steps to address the safety of humanitarian workers.

Shannon Vavra

A photo of Jacob Flickinger with his family.
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‘THE LAST TEXT’

American Father Killed in IDF Strike Was About to Leave Gaza

The tragic revelation came from Jacob Flickinger’s father, who cited his final conversation with the 33-year-old aid worker in an interview with The Daily Beast.

Noor Ibrahim

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield  votes on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip
‘GLIMMER OF HOPE’

U.S. Abstains as U.N. Council Passes Gaza Aid Resolution

It calls for a pause in hostilities to provide humanitarian corridors in Gaza.

Alex Nguyen

Palestinians transport a captured Israeli Yaffa Adar, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023.
LIFE OR DEATH

Grandma Hostage’s Fam Beg for Life-Saving Medicine Delivery

Family members of Israeli hostages in dire need of medication are pleading with the Red Cross to do more—before it’s too late.

Shannon Vavra

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Global Outreach Medicine, the nonprofit Pete Reed founded In 2017, posted this picture commemorating him on Twitter February 3.
HERO

‘Selfless’ Marine Vet and Aid Worker Killed in Ukraine

Pete Reed, who served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, was hit by Russian fire while evacuating citizens from the war-torn city of Bakhmut.

Victor Swezey

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DELIBERATE TERROR

Mariupol Aid Workers Kidnapped by Russians, Ukraine Says

Ukrainian president says 100,000 still trapped in besieged city, with “no food, no water, no medicine.”

Philippe Naughton

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ROAD TO NOWHERE

Ukraine: Russia Agrees to Safe Corridors—and Not Much Else

A Ukrainian official said that despite coming to an understanding on allowing civilians to evacuate, Kyiv “did not get the results we were counting on.”

AJ McDougall

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BE SMARTER THAN PUTIN

How the West Can Help Ukraine

The U.S., EU, and NATO can provide meaningful support for the brave Ukrainian resistance, without firing a single shot.

David Rothkopf

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MONSTROUS

Report Details Horrific Rapes by WHO’s Ebola Aid Workers

Staff in the Congo allegedly forced girls as young as 13 to have sex for work and forced them to terminate pregnancies, an independent report found.

Kana Ruhalter

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