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Irish Aid Worker and Fellow Captives Freed After Month-Long Kidnapping in Haiti Gena Heraty, an aid worker operating an orphanage in the hills near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, along with seven Haitian colleagues and a young child, has been released nearly a month after their abduction on 3 August.

Israel’s military has ended temporary ceasefires for aid deliveries in Gaza City, a decision expected to worsen famine conditions in the northern part of the territory. Israeli forces have intensified attacks in and around Gaza City as they prepare for a ground operation. Humanitarian organizations and several of Israel’

Sixty-nine people drowned after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, according to authorities on Friday. The incident happened late Tuesday when passengers noticed the lights of a coastal town roughly 50 miles (80km) north of Nouakchott, the capital. The sudden movement of

Quebec has announced plans to prohibit prayer in public spaces, a decision that civil rights advocates call an "alarming step" affecting religious minorities and restricting "fundamental democratic rights." Jean-François Roberge, the province’s minister for secular affairs, stated the action was driven by the "

European officials have criticized Vladimir Putin for obstructing peace discussions following Russian missile attacks on Kyiv this week, which resulted in at least 23 deaths and damaged diplomatic facilities, including offices linked to EU and British representatives. A day of remembrance was held in Kyiv on Friday after the aerial

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with families of soldiers who died while supporting Russia in the conflict with Ukraine, expressing sympathy for their grief, according to state media on Saturday, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP). No official count of casualties has been provided by Pyongyang, but