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UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education

Paris, France—Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 percent in 2022 and 2023 over the two previous years, especially in war-torn countries, the UN said Monday. The UN's cultural agency UNESCO cited a study by the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack, of which it is a member. It said "6,000 attacks against students, professionals and educational institutions, including 1,000 cases of military use of these institutions, were...

Vietnam battles severe floods caused by super typhoon Yagi

HANOI—Vietnam battled serious flooding in the wake of typhoon Yagi on Monday,...

Pope lands in Catholic-majority East Timor to rock star welcome

DILI, East Timor – Pope Francis arrived to a rock star welcome...

Israel’s Gantz: Focus must shift to Lebanon

WASHINGTON, DC—Former war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Sunday said Israel should...

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Drought sinks Polish river to record-low

WARSAW—Poland’s longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level...

UNESCO warns of global spike in attacks on education

Paris, France—Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 percent in 2022 and 2023 over the two previous years, especially in war-torn countries, the UN said Monday. The UN's cultural agency UNESCO cited a study by the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack, of which it is a member. It said "6,000 attacks against students, professionals and educational institutions, including 1,000 cases of military use of these institutions, were...

Vietnam battles severe floods caused by super typhoon Yagi

HANOI—Vietnam battled serious flooding in the wake of typhoon Yagi on Monday,...

Pope lands in Catholic-majority East Timor to rock star welcome

DILI, East Timor – Pope Francis arrived to a rock star welcome...

Israel’s Gantz: Focus must shift to Lebanon

WASHINGTON, DC—Former war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Sunday said Israel should...

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