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Experts said that almost half a million people in the strip faced starvation. Many may die of malnutrition before a famine can be declared.

Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal has endured 15 months in prison by reading letters and Russian classics, while the authorities have not publicly offered any evidence that he was a spy.

Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice system than concerns about press protections.

The WikiLeaks founder, who entered the plea in a U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific, arrived home in Australia on Wednesday night.

Emperor Naruhito is touring the famous botanic gardens this week as part of a state visit to Britain with his wife, Empress Masako.

Also, Kenya’s president shelved the tax bill.

A day after at least 23 people were killed in demonstrations against a tax increase, President William Ruto withdrew the law that he said was necessary to avoid defaulting on the country’s debt.

The country’s Supreme Court voted to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 40 grams of marijuana.

Transfusions have become an important part of veterinary medicine, but cat and dog blood is not always easy to come by.

The prosecution of a prominent playwright and a director in Russia over their work is a chilling sign of increased repression, cultural figures say.