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Ebola Response Under Pressure As WHO Chief Visits Congo Amid Strike
The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo was in Congo on Wednesday as aid workers said the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading at an "alarming" rate and some health workers are striking over lack of pay.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Video Shows Last Moments Of Gaza Aid Worker Killed In Israeli Gunfire
A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.
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UN Aid Worker Killed In Strike On Vehicle In Gaza
An UNRWA employee was killed in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, the latest aid worker death in the war-torn territory.
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Australia Names Ex Military Chief To Monitor Probe In Gaza Aid Workers' Deaths
Australia on Monday tasked a former military chief with monitoring Israel's probe into the deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza, seeking "full accountability" for the killings.
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"Operational Misjudgment": Israel Admits Killing 7 Gaza Aid Workers
Israel said Friday it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose deaths caused an international outcry, with its military admitting a series of "grave mistakes" and violations of its own rules of engagement.
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Israeli Army Admits Aid Worker Deaths Were "Grave Mistake" In Gaza
Israel's army on Wednesday acknowledged it had committed a "grave mistake" when it killed seven aid workers from a US charity in an air strike in Gaza.
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"Happens In War": Netanyahu On Israel Strike That Killed Gaza Aid Workers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Tuesday that its armed forces "unintentionally" killed seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza.
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Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker To 28 Years In Jail: Report
Iranian authorities have imposed a 28-year sentence on jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, a spokesman for his family said Wednesday.
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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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Iranian Court Jails British-Iranian Aid Worker For 5 Years: Reports
An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family said on Friday.
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Gaza Aid Workers Fear Impact Of Hamas Allegations
Getting foreign aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza has never been easy, but aid workers say Israeli allegations that several of their own colluded with Hamas could make it even harder.
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Judith D'Souza Returns To Kolkata After Being Rescued In Kabul
Judith D'Souza, an Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul last month by suspected terrorists, returned to Kolkata today after being rescued from her captors.
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Saudi Warns UN, Aid Workers To Leave Rebel-Held Areas In Yemen
Saudi Arabia, which is leading air strikes against rebels in neighbouring Yemen, has warned the United Nations and international aid groups to protect staff by removing them from areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to a letter that was seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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Ebola Response Under Pressure As WHO Chief Visits Congo Amid Strike
The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo was in Congo on Wednesday as aid workers said the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading at an "alarming" rate and some health workers are striking over lack of pay.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Video Shows Last Moments Of Gaza Aid Worker Killed In Israeli Gunfire
A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestine Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.
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UN Aid Worker Killed In Strike On Vehicle In Gaza
An UNRWA employee was killed in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said, the latest aid worker death in the war-torn territory.
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Australia Names Ex Military Chief To Monitor Probe In Gaza Aid Workers' Deaths
Australia on Monday tasked a former military chief with monitoring Israel's probe into the deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza, seeking "full accountability" for the killings.
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"Operational Misjudgment": Israel Admits Killing 7 Gaza Aid Workers
Israel said Friday it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose deaths caused an international outcry, with its military admitting a series of "grave mistakes" and violations of its own rules of engagement.
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Israeli Army Admits Aid Worker Deaths Were "Grave Mistake" In Gaza
Israel's army on Wednesday acknowledged it had committed a "grave mistake" when it killed seven aid workers from a US charity in an air strike in Gaza.
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"Happens In War": Netanyahu On Israel Strike That Killed Gaza Aid Workers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Tuesday that its armed forces "unintentionally" killed seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza.
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Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker To 28 Years In Jail: Report
Iranian authorities have imposed a 28-year sentence on jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, a spokesman for his family said Wednesday.
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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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Iranian Court Jails British-Iranian Aid Worker For 5 Years: Reports
An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family said on Friday.
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Gaza Aid Workers Fear Impact Of Hamas Allegations
Getting foreign aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza has never been easy, but aid workers say Israeli allegations that several of their own colluded with Hamas could make it even harder.
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Judith D'Souza Returns To Kolkata After Being Rescued In Kabul
Judith D'Souza, an Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul last month by suspected terrorists, returned to Kolkata today after being rescued from her captors.
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Saudi Warns UN, Aid Workers To Leave Rebel-Held Areas In Yemen
Saudi Arabia, which is leading air strikes against rebels in neighbouring Yemen, has warned the United Nations and international aid groups to protect staff by removing them from areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to a letter that was seen by Reuters on Thursday.
