UNICEF: 1 in 4 young children lives in severe food poverty
Philomena Irene, UNICEF nutrition specialist, speaks to women about food that will boost nutrient intake, in Kaltungo Poshereng, Nigeria, June 2, 2024. UNICEF said June 6 that one in four children under age 5 worldwide is experiencing severe food poverty.
Turkish diplomat’s visit to Uyghur region in China raises concerns
FILE – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Ankara, Turkey, July 26, 2023. Fidan wrapped up a three-day visit to China on June 5, 2024. (Pool via Reuters)
AU, ILRI collaborate to make informal food markets in Africa safer
FILE – People buy onions at an open market in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 12, 2023. The African Union and the International Livestock Research Institute are designing guidelines to help African governments improve food safety in informal food markets.
US stuns Pakistan in cricket’s T-20 World Cup
Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the U.S. win in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in suburban Dallas, Texas, June 6, 2024.
Court halts Trump’s Georgia election interference case while on appeal
FILE – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Biden dispatches top aides to press Hamas as Israel grapples with cease-fire plan
Israeli soldiers clean a tank gun barrel after returning from the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, June 5, 2024.
Poland launches investigation into Russian, Belarusian political influence
A Polish soldier patrols the metal barrier border with Belarus, in Bialowieza Forest, on May 29, 2024. Poland says Belarus and its main supporter Russia are behind a surging push by migrants in Belarus toward the European Union.
Slovak prime minister says he forgives his attacker
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the nation for the first time after the shooting, in Bratislava, Slovakia, in this screengrab taken from a social media video released on June 5, 2024. (Robert Fico via Facebook/via Reuters)
US, allies warn China aggressively ‘headhunting’ Western fighter pilots
FILE – A Chinese fighter jet pilot from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) takes part in combat readiness patrol and military exercises around Taiwan, April 9, 2023, in this photo released by Xinhua News Agency.
Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem’s Old City
With some of them chanting “Death to Arabs”, Israelis wave national flags during a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in front of the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City, June 5, 2024.