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By Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO, May 14 (Reuters) – Some 19.5 million Sudanese people, or more than 40% of the population, are facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, as the contours of a war that has created the world’s worst hunger crisis shift.  The spread of hunger and famine has become a hallmark of the three-year-old war in Sudan, which is estimated to have killed […]

Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Bloc Cracks, Bennett and Lapid Launch ‘Together’ With One Clear Leader    At a Tel Aviv campaign event, Lapid handed Bennett the stage just as Rabbi Dov Lando’s letter pushed Israel closer to early elections    By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line    The launch of “Beyachad,” the Together party, was planned as a campaign event. By the time the doors opened in Tel Aviv, it had become something closer to the first […]

Iran Releases Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Bail  By The Media Line Staff  Iranian authorities temporarily released prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on bail Wednesday after weeks in custody, according to Iranian media and rights groups, in a case that drew renewed international attention to Tehran’s treatment of dissidents, lawyers, and women’s rights advocates.  Sotoudeh, one of Iran’s best-known defense attorneys, has represented activists, opposition figures, political prisoners, and […]

Turkey Detains 324 Suspected Islamic State-Linked Operatives  By The Media Line Staff  Turkish police detained 324 people in 47 provinces on Wednesday in a nationwide operation targeting suspected links to the Islamic State group, the Interior Ministry said, as Ankara continued a broad campaign against extremist cells, funding channels, and support networks inside Turkey.  The ministry said the raids were carried out by provincial police counterterrorism units with support from the General […]

Turkey Detains 324 Suspected Islamic State-Linked Operatives  By The Media Line Staff  Turkish police detained 324 people in 47 provinces on Wednesday in a nationwide operation targeting suspected links to the Islamic State group, the Interior Ministry said, as Ankara continued a broad campaign against extremist cells, funding channels, and support networks inside Turkey.  The ministry said the raids were carried out by provincial police counterterrorism units with support from the General […]

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ruthie Browning dove into the calm, blue water off Key West, Florida, expecting to see “a big, old rock with stuff growing all over it.” She was on a pilgrimage with other Black divers and community members, visiting sacred sites including one where a British slave ship — the Henrietta Marie — sank 326 years ago. The vessel had delivered 200 enslaved people from West […]

Report: Coalition Prepares Knesset Dissolution Bill as Haredi Revolt Deepens  By The Media Line Staff  Israel’s governing coalition is preparing its own bill to dissolve the Knesset and move the country toward early elections, Israeli media reported Wednesday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance faces a deepening revolt by ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) parties over the failure to pass legislation preserving military draft exemptions for yeshiva students.  Ynet reported that coalition officials […]

BORDEAUX (AP) — Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily. French authorities had initially ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on The Ambition cruise ship to remain on board, but then decided late Wednesday to let those unaffected disembark. One passenger […]

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s future remained uncertain on Thursday as key members of his Labour Party prepared to challenge his leadership following calls by dozens of his fellow lawmakers to step down. Health Secretary Wes Streeting was preparing a bid, his allies said, adding he will make an announcement later in the day. Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced she had cleared up a tax issue […]