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☆ Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ben Kirby | Claire Calzonetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview. “That is the smell of freedom.” Forty years later, Siamak Namazi emerged into the night air after eight years in prison. The logistics of his prison interview weren’t complicated. And it’s not just an American problem: Evin Prison is “a dystopian United Nations of hostages,” Namazi says, with many countries’ citizens behind bars. Emotion in his voice, Namazi tells Amanpour that, eventually, he’d like to meet the man who freed him.

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☆ Eddie Hearn: Boxing promoter predicts possible 2025 clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Ben Morse | Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two of British boxing’s biggest names in recent years – Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury – have seemed destined to face off for a while now. But the plan has always been to see Anthony Joshua become undisputed,” Hearn told CNN’s Amanda Davies. “I mean, is there a person in the world who doesn’t want to see Tyson Fury fight Anthony Joshua? Richard Pelham/Getty Images“And I don’t think AJ can retire, I don’t think Fury can retire, I don’t think I can retire either until we get those two in the ring. “As he’s now 34, he’s long in the game, he’s very experienced, I don’t think he’s afraid to let people know how desperately he wants to win.

Persons: – Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury –, Daniel Dubois, Eddie Hearn, Joshua, Dubois, Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Hearn, we’ll, Anthony Joshua, ” Hearn, CNN’s Amanda Davies, Tyson Fury, Turki Al, AlShaikh, Richard Pelham, AJ, Dubois . Dubois, –, Filip Hrgović, Liam Gallagher, Noel, Hearn didn’t, Wladimir Klitschko, – Hearn, he’s, “ Organizations: CNN, British, IBF, Wembley, CNN Sport, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Getty Locations: Riyadh, Dubois ., Usyk, British

☆ United Nations General Assembly: World leaders will debate its future in New York next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Richard Roth | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

United Nations CNN —It’s time for UNGA 79! Quick explanation: the United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades since the international body’s founding in San Francisco. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to give a speech next Wednesday and appear at a special Security Council meeting. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City in 2023. Climate change will be one of the biggest issues being discussed, with the General Assembly expected to hold a meeting on sea level rise on Wednesday.

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☆ Jets vs. Patriots: Aaron Rodgers enjoys ‘really special night’ in big New York win
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rodgers defied his age in the win, moving around with ease and effectiveness as he evaded Patriots defenders and dissected New England’s defense with his throwing. Rodgers was serenaded throughout the game by the Jets faithful with chants of his name, and afterwards, the quarterback labeled Thursday a “really special night.”“I was feeling real good out there,” Rodgers told reporters. I felt like I was myself quite a few years ago.”Rodgers missed the majority of last season with a torn Achilles. Adam Hunger/APRodgers added when asked about returning to the field at MetLife Stadium: “I felt a really good calm about it, honestly, I didn’t think a whole lot about it. But in its third game of the season with the Super Bowl XLV champion at the helm, things appeared to click for New York.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, Achilles, Rodgers, Allen Lazard, Garrett Wilson –, Wilson, ”, ” Rodgers, “, I’ve, Adam Hunger, Braelon Allen, Drake Maye, Maye –, Jacoby Brissett, Brissett, Maye Organizations: CNN, NFL, MetLife, New York Jet, New England Patriots, Patriots, Jets, AFC East Locations: New York, England

While school meal prices vary throughout the country, a survey conducted by the School Nutrition Association, a trade organization, found that lunches typically cost about $2.83 for elementary school students, $3 for middle school students and $3.05 for high school students. The prices mean that the $100 million in transaction fees could have bought another 33 million or so school lunches or over 55 million school breakfasts. “Junk fees on school lunch should not exist. A handful of states have made universal school meals permanent, but most have returned to the pre-pandemic format. “School lunch should always be free, and definitely free of judgment,” Fetterman said at the hearing on Wednesday.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, “, ”, Bernie Sanders, ” Warren, NBC News . Sen, John Fetterman, Warren, Sanders, Fetterman, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Raphael Warnock of, Brian Schatz, —, Marisa Kirk, Epstein, ” Fetterman Organizations: Agriculture Department, NBC News, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, School Nutrition Association, NBC News ., USDA, NBC, Sens, Supplemental, Assistance, SNAP Locations: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Hawaii, Vilsack

☆ An elite nutrition coach for Olympians and CrossFitters shares 3 simple things he prioritizes to boost his longevity
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMike Molloy is a nutrition coach to elite athletes and regular folk alike. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Having strong social connections is well-established as an important factor in longevity, and if your friends and family also encourage you to live a healthy life, all the better.

Persons: —, Mike Molloy, Molloy, Sleep Molloy Organizations: Service, Business, Research

☆ Feel like GLP-1 weight loss drugs affect your mood? Experts weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Although originally prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes (Ozempic and Mounjaro), semaglutide and tirzepatide are becoming more and more popular for weight loss. If you are noticing an effect on your mood while using a GLP-1 medication, here’s what might be at play. Antidepressant effectsFor some, using a GLP-1 medication might relieve some anxiety or depression symptoms, Arillotta said. Blood sugarIf you feel like your mood takes a drop while you’re on GLP-1 medications, what and how much you’re eating or drinking might be to blame. “Extremes in blood sugar can impact mood,” said Tara Schmidt, lead dietitian at the Mayo Clinic Diet, an online weight loss program.

Persons: ideation, Thomas Wadden, Davide Arillotta, Arillotta, “, Peter Ueda, Amira Guirguis, ”, Tara Schmidt, ” Schmidt, Guirguis, Giuseppe Floresta, Fabrizio Schifano, ” Guirguis, aren’t, you’ve, Schmidt, “ I’m, Ueda Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, FDA, neurosciences, University of Florence, Karolinska Institutet, Diabetes, Swansea University, Mayo Clinic Diet, University of Catania, University of Hertfordshire, American Psychological Association, “ Locations: Italy, Stockholm, Sweden, GLP, Wales, United Kingdom

☆ Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia's army. But he can't sustain it, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Monday, Putin ordered the army to increase its troops by 180,000, per a decree published by the Kremlin. This will raise the overall number of Russian military personnel to 2.38 million people, with 1.5 million of them being active soldiers. AdvertisementThe gear coming off the production line "will still be substantial," Reynolds told BI in an interview on Wednesday. Russia has "adapted much better than predicted to some of the pressures it's been put under," Reynolds told BI. Other experts BI spoke to said that while Putin might still be able to grow Russia's army, it may only add more strain to the already-stretched Russian labor force.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Nick Reynolds, Reynolds, That's, It's, it's, Artem Kochev, Kochev, Benjamin Hilgenstock, Jeremy Morris Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Business, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Royal United Services Institute, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Kommersant, Kyiv School of Economics Institute, Bloomberg, Russian Armed Forces, Aarhus University Locations: Russia, China, India, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ ‘American Sports Story’ re-examines the rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Entertainment | Sports Journalist Based In Toronto. He Has Written For Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Based on the Boston Globe and Wondery podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.” and adapted by Stuart Zicherman, “American Sports Story,” which premieres Tuesday on FX, chronicles Hernandez’s meteoric rise to NFL superstardom and his stunning fall from grace after his arrest and eventual conviction of first-degree murder in 2015. Aaron Hernandez was a monster, a killer — and that’s just the way people talked about him. Michael DeHoog / Getty Images fileIn the years since his death, Hernandez’s sexuality has been the subject of much speculation, with some of his loved ones claiming he had come out as gay. “A person struggling with his sexuality in the NFL when Aaron played in 2010, 2011, would not have been tolerated, not one bit,” Zicherman said. Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

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☆ Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. “We can confirm that we are planning to cull about 200 elephants across the country. We are working on modalities on how we are going to do it,” Tinashe Farawo, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) spokesperson, told Reuters. It follows neighboring Namibia’s decision last month to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people impacted by the drought. The numbers are just a drop in the ocean because we are talking of 200 (elephants) and we are sitting on plus 84,000, which is big,” he said.

Persons: El, Tinashe, Farawo, “, ” Organizations: Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Reuters, Zimbabwe, International Trade Locations: Zimbabwe, Africa, Tinashe Farawo, Hwange, Chiredzi, Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, ’

☆ FX took a risky bet on 'Shōgun,' a limited prestige series in Japanese. It just won a record-breaking 18 Emmys.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Shōgun" won 18 Emmys, breaking the record for most wins in one season. The series initially seemed like a risky bet because it was a historical show with a non-English script. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Advertisement"Shōgun" smashed the record for the most Emmy Awards won by a show in one season, once again proving non-English shows are worth investing in. During this year's Emmy Awards ceremonies, "Shōgun" took home 18 awards, beating the previous record of 13 held by the 2008 HBO miniseries "John Adams."

Persons: —, John Adams, Shōgun Organizations: Service, HBO, Disney, Business

☆ Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger, “we are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Tinashe Farawo, a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, told CNN on Monday. The move follows a decision in Namibia to cull elephants and other wild animals to relieve food insecurity fueled by a prolonged drought. Zimbabwe is home to more than 84,000 elephants, Farawo said, around double its “capacity of 45,000,” he added. At least 31 people have died in Zimbabwe this year as a result of conflict between humans and wildlife, local media reported.

Persons: Tinashe, Farawo, Sithembiso Nyoni, ” Nyoni, El Niño, ”, ” Farai Maguwu, Keith Lindsay, —, CNN’s Laura Paddison Organizations: CNN, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Botswana’s, Zim Parks, Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry, Tourism, for Natural Resource Locations: Namibia, Zimbabwe, ”, Africa

☆ Amazon drops the hammer on remote work and orders employees back to the office 5 days a week starting January
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The rule further tightens the requirement from last year that workers be on-site at least three days a week. "If anything, the last 15 months we've been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits," Jassy said. And Meta's Mark Zuckerberg helped kick off the org-chart flattening trend when he criticized "managers managing managers" at the start of his "year of efficiency" in 2023. If anything, the last 15 months we've been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits. Before the pandemic, not everybody was in the office five days a week, every week.

Persons: Jassy, we've, Jassy's, Mark Zuckerberg, Dominick, we're, I've, it's, It's, Andy Organizations: Walmart, Bloomberg, Business, Healthcare, U.S, Puget Sound Locations: NYC, Arlington, Europe

☆ Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Amazon is instructing corporate staffers to spend five days a week in the office, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo on Monday. The decision marks a significant shift from Amazon's earlier return-to-work stance, which required corporate workers to be in the office at least three days a week. Amazon's headcount totaled 1.53 million employees in the second quarter, representing growth of just 5% from a year earlier. If anything, the last 15 months we've been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits. Before the pandemic, not everybody was in the office five days a week, every week.

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☆ Chasing work-life balance can 'lead to anxiety,' Harvard professor says—try the 'pendulum lifestyle' instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The constant pursuit of work-life balance is admirable, but can be daunting. Fortunately, there is a new outlook that offers a more realistic and attainable way to live. "It ends up being very frustrating and can lead to anxiety, because we're constantly feeling like we're not in balance. Karp noticed in his own life that even when he was trying his best, always having balance in life just wasn't sustainable. Here are some practical ways you can use the ebbs and flows of life to your benefit.

Persons: Jeff Karp, Karp, we're Organizations: Harvard Medical School, MIT, LIT, CNBC

☆ Kate Moss' half-sister Lottie Moss, 26, says she ended up in the hospital after using Ozempic that she got from a friend
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLottie Moss, 26, is speaking out about the dangers of taking Ozempic. During an episode of her "Dream On" podcast, the model — who is Kate Moss' half-sister — said she ended up in a hospital after taking the drug. Moss said she went to the hospital after a particularly bad day when she couldn't keep any liquids or food down. Reflecting on her use of Ozempic, Moss called it "the worst decision I ever made." AdvertisementLast year in Austria, several people were brought to the hospital with life-threatening seizures after taking counterfeit versions of the drug.

Persons: —, Lottie Moss, Kate Moss, I'm, Moss, didn't, Eric Kastango, Ozempic, semaglutide Organizations: Service, Business, Novo Nordisk, FDA, Austrian Federal Office, Safety, Health Care Locations: Austria

☆ Jon Bon Jovi helped persuade a woman to come off the ledge of a Nashville bridge, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night. Bon Jovi, accompanied by an unidentified person, appears to speak with the woman in distress and eventually helps lift her back over the ledge to safety. CNN reached out to a representative for Bon Jovi for comment. A source close to the situation told CNN on Wednesday that Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the public bridge when the incident occurred. Bon Jovi has experience and training in helping individuals in times of crisis thanks to his JBJ Soul Foundation, which he started in 2006.

Persons: Jon Bon Jovi, “, John Drake, Bon Jovi Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, CNN — Police, Nashville Metro Police, Nashville Police, Nashville Metro Police Department, CNN, Foundation Locations: Nashville, Cumberland, Bon

☆ At least 40 killed in Israeli strike on tent camp in Gaza humanitarian zone, Palestinians say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others early Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military said it had struck Hamas militants who were operating in a command-and-control center. Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in their Oct. 7 attack. UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini said the staffers who were held had been taking part in the campaign in northern Gaza and Gaza City.

Persons: Israel, Attaf al, Shaar, ”, Nasser, Khan Younis, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: Civil Defense, Hamas, Associated Press, Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s Health Ministry, United Nations, UNRWA, UN Locations: DEIR, Gaza, Mawasi, Israel, Rafah, Khan, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Gaza City, “

☆ Cuomo expresses sympathy for Covid-19 victims, criticizes Trump’s pandemic response in contentious hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Clare Foran | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The hearing focused in on nursing home deaths and a controversial March 2020 directive from the New York State Department of Health on hospital discharges and nursing home admissions. “You own this,” Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee, told Cuomo at the outset of the hearing. The former governor has defended his handling of the pandemic, saying that the state followed federal guidelines. New York State Attorney General Letitia James issued a report in 2021 finding that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%. The New York health department undercounted the number of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by thousands during Cuomo’s time in office, an audit conducted by state officials found in 2022.

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☆ Sudan conflict: At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At least 21 civilians were killed and 63 injured in the air raid on Sunday, Sennar’s acting governor Tawfiq Muhammad Ali said Monday, according to state-run news agency SUNA. The lawyers’ group said more than 30 people were killed in the RSF attack, which it said targeted a market and other civilian locations. The activist group also attributed a similar airstrike in the nearby al-Souki town that killed four people to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Both the SAF and the RSF have frequently accused each other of killing civilians as war between them enters a second year. The report called for the deployment of an independent force to protect civilians as well as a nationwide arms embargo.

Persons: Sennar’s, Tawfiq Muhammad Ali, RSF Organizations: CNN, Rapid Support Forces, Emergency Lawyers, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, United Nations, UN Locations: Sudan

“They are using food as a weapon,” a senior aid official told CNN. “No official travel authorization has been granted to humanitarian partners to implement activities outside of Sittwe township since November 2023,” a senior aid official told CNN. The UN aid officials made clear in their meetings, which have not been previously reported, that the status quo is unacceptable, the sources said. A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw was looted and burned in June, depriving that community of urgently needed food aid. A senior UN aid official in Myanmar blamed the funding shortfall in part on international apathy.

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☆ Taliban celebrates three years in power as Afghans suffer hunger and repression
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Decades of conflict and instability have left millions of Afghans on the brink of hunger and starvation. The Taliban celebrates the third anniversary of its takeover of Afghanistan, at Bagram Air Base, in Bagram, Parwan province. Ahmad Sahel Arman / AFP - Getty ImagesThe Bagram parade was the Taliban’s grandest and most defiant since regaining control of the country in August 2021. The audience of some 10,000 men included senior Taliban officials like Acting Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob and Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. They say that Afghans, particularly women and girls, will suffer if there isn’t more diplomatic engagement with the Taliban.

Persons: —, ”, Maulvi Abdul Kabir, “, Ahmad Sahel Arman, Mullah Yaqoob, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Ebrahim Noroozi Organizations: Taliban, Bagram, Islamic, Bagram Air Base, Getty, Acting, NATO Locations: U.S, Afghanistan, Bagram, Parwan province, Ahmad Sahel

☆ Real Estate Status Symbol: New Home From Your Favorite Luxury Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This spring, the company unveiled plans for Pagani Residences, a 70-unit condo development in Miami's North Bay Village. Beyond automakers, there's a growing list of luxury brands hoping to use real estate to turn their cultural cachet into cold, hard cash. New York's five-star Sherry-Netherland Hotel began welcoming long-term residents almost a century ago, and since then roughly 700 branded residences have graced skylines around the world. But when it comes to branded residences, there are real selling points for buyers. The Elle project may seem out of left field, but Itani told me he's talking with another publication interested in making similar inroads.

Persons: carmaker Pagani, Pagani, Carlo Dipasquale, Aston Martin, Carbone, Gabbana, Elle, Sherry, we've, that's, Itani, Drake, Giorgio Armani, aren't, Brand, They're, they're, Laura Steinbruckner, Ferrari, Rob Sykes, WATG, hadn't, Cipriani, they've Organizations: Pagani Residences, Mercedes, Benz, Porsche, Bentley, Global, Condo, Brands, Carlton, Nobu, Peruvian, Armani Casa, South Florida —, Villa Miami, Major Food Group, Gabbana, Hilton, Fiat, Apple Locations: Bay, South Florida, Miami, Miami Beach, Dubai, London, New York, Netherland, Spain, Toronto, homebuilding, Plenty, Villa

☆ As Famine Deepens in Sudan, U.S. Leads New Push for Ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Declan Walsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States is initiating new peace talks on Wednesday that are aimed at stopping Sudan’s catastrophic civil war, with this push for dialogue driven by growing alarm that the conflict is sending the country deeper into a famine that experts warn could become the world’s worst in decades. But Sudan’s military, one of the war’s two main belligerents, has said it will not attend the negotiations in Switzerland, stymying hopes of a quick cease-fire in a fight between the forces of rival generals that has now lasted 16 months. Famine was officially declared earlier this month in Sudan’s western Darfur region, and other areas are expected to follow. By one estimate as many as 2.5 million Sudanese could die from hunger by the end of September. Appalled at the scale of the war-induced catastrophe in Sudan, a sprawling country in northeastern Africa, American officials said it was urgent to begin the new peace drive, even if chances of a breakthrough seem slim.

Persons: stymying Locations: States, Switzerland, Sudan’s, Darfur, Sudan, Africa

☆ Russian artist released in swap builds a new life in Germany, now free to marry her partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

That wasn’t an option in their native Russia, but it’s possible now that they live in Germany, which recognizes same-sex weddings. Subbotina campaigned for her partner’s release while also trying to make her life behind bars as tolerable as possible. Now, “I feel that I’m in a really free country,” Subbotina said, as they make plans for a life together in the quiet city of Koblenz in western Germany. The next day, Skochilenko was finally able to embrace Subbotina, who flew to Germany when she heard the news. Freed Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko shows a painting she made of herself in Koblenz, Germany.

Persons: Sasha Skochilenko, ” Skochilenko, Subbotina, ” Subbotina, Skochilenko, “, ”, —, “ We’ve, Vladimir Putin’s, ‘ Sonya, I’m, ‘, Andrei Pivovarov, Olaf Scholz, Freed, Michael Probst, ” They’ve, Sasha Organizations: Associated Press, Church, Russian Locations: Russia, Germany, East, Ukraine, Koblenz, St . Petersburg, Skochilenko, “, Moscow, Moscow’s, Ankara, Turkey, Freed Russian

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