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March 28, 2024

UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza

Israel was ordered on Thursday by the top United Nations court to improve Gaza's humanitarian situation; this includes the opening of land crossings to allow for supplies to be brought in.

March 28, 2024

Palestinian Authority forms new Cabinet following worldwide calls for government reform

Following international calls for reform, the Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet. Hamas has allegedly rejected the new government.

March 28, 2024

Doctors visiting Gaza hospital reveal 'gut-wrenching' details of war's impact on Palestinian children

An international team of doctors arrived in central Gaza say they were "stunned" by the gruesome impact that the war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children.

March 28, 2024

US congressional delegation reaffirms defense support for Taiwan

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has affirmed continued support for Taiwan following recent approval of $300 million in military aid, officials said.

March 28, 2024

On this day in history, March 28, 1866, first US ambulance service rolls through Cincinnati

The U.S. welcomed the first civilian ambulance care in Cincinnati, Ohio, on this day in history, March 28, 1866. It was inspired by medical advances during the Civil War.

March 27, 2024

Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war

The Ukraine men’s national soccer team has qualified for the European Championship after a 2-1 win over Iceland; the victory is a 'welcome distraction' from the Russia-Ukraine war.

March 27, 2024

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars

16 people were killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, making it the deadliest day of fighting at the border in more than five months.

March 27, 2024

Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022

At least one civilian was killed and 16 others wounded after Russia struck Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine with aerial bombs for the 'first time since 2022,' several residential buildings were hit.

March 27, 2024

Military chaplains appeal to Supreme Court over COVID-19 policies that forced out religious objectors

A group of military chaplains have asked the Supreme Court to stop the DOD from enforcing policies that they say are punishing those who filed religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine.

March 27, 2024

In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers

Portraits of Alexei Navalny, the late opposition leader in Russia, were spray-painted Wednesday in Vienna on property owned by former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg's family.