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Geneva, 13 September 2022 (ICRC/IFRC) – The warning lights are flashing on high: armed conflict, climate-related emergencies, economic hardship and political obstacles are leading to a growing wave of hunger in countries around the world. The misery for millions will deepen without immediate urgent action. Systems-level improvements must be made to escape a cycle of […]
Russia launched nighttime attacks on several Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a separatist-controlled area of the country’s east. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the wounded had proper treatment. Ukrainian […]
EAGLE PASS, Texas – In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Governor Greg Abbott said Eagle Pass has become “ground zero” for the increase of migrant crossings. “Eagle Pass is part of the Del Rio sector, and the Del Rio sector has seen the largest number of illegal crossings in the past week,” Abbott said. “There […]
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The terrain in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector, between the U.S. and Mexico, is unforgiving. The rocky desert can be infested with rattlesnakes, and is dotted with skin-ripping cactus. Still, the number of people is attempting to cross and illegally enter the U.S. keeps increasing. “We are in a . […]
The American Red Cross is on the ground in New Mexico where one of the largest wildfires in the state’s history has forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. The fire is only 20 percent contained and has already destroyed more than 168,000 acres. Two fires have combined into the Hermit’s Peak/Calf […]
A month ago, Ganna Harrison was hiding in her apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, as Russian forces began shelling the city. Now she’s missing, last seen at the U.S.-Mexico border. And her husband Bradley Harrison says the officials with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol who detained her are to blame. For days, the U.S Air Force […]
A worker fills a car belonging to a Texas resident, with gasoline at a gas station following increased fuel prices in U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MEXICO CITY, April 2 (Reuters) – Mexico, which has been subsidizing gasoline to soften […]
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNN Friday he believes a regrouping of Russian troops is happening as “they cannot sustain the pressure” to continue an assault on Ukraine from three fronts. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Kuleba said that the decision by Moscow to reduce military activity on the two fronts of Kyiv and […]
Posted: Mar 2, 2022 6:15 PM CST by Kay McCabe According to the National Education Association only 2% of teachers are black men and just 20% are people of color. Local all boys school, Valiant Cross Academy, has done a great job combating that statistic. “We’re apologetically looking for African American males at all times […]