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From emergency repairs to resilience in the housing sector: How Transitional Development Assistance contributes to Ukraine's social recovery

26 October 2026 at 18:23

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Iryna Simakina was in Enerhodar, a city in southern Ukraine, home to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

As Russian forces advanced on the city, staying became increasingly dangerous. Simakina, who uses a wheelchair because of a disability, eventually left

Biden’s Israel Catastrophe

A review of “Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza.” The President deferred again and again to Israel’s narrative and sold weapons that were used in war crimes.

Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

23 October 2026 at 17:37
The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

“It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible,” Melania Trump, the first lady, said in a statement.

At least 160 Israeli settler attacks in 2 weeks

Israel is preventing thousands of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank from reaching their olive trees, while settlers harvest their crops. 90 per cent of Gaza’s two million olive trees have been destroyed since October 2023

Report: Ceasefire Slows Killing but Leaves Devastation Intact

The detailed report, “Gaza in Numbers: Three Years Since the War Began, One Year Since the Ceasefire”, is based on data from Gaza’s Ministry of Health, the United Nations and its agencies, the joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, and other international and human rights organizations.

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