For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 27  Several nations pause funding to UNRWA over alleged staff involvement in Hamas attack. Reported by Geoff Brumfiel | NPR  The U.N. agency charged with providing relief to Palestinians has fired several employees over their alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel. Click HERE to listen and read.

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UN chief calls on countries to resume funding Gaza aid agency after allegations of militant ties, by Najib Jobain and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Gutierrez, today called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part . . . READ MORE . . .

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UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency. From Reuters. DOHA / GENEVA — UN officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-saving aid for some two million people in Gaza was in jeopardy. At least nine countries have paused . . . READ MORE . . .

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A peace initiative is the latest casualty of Israeli military raids in the West Bank. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR  The Jenin Freedom Theatre was ransacked by Israeli soldiers, its staff thrown in jail. Once celebrated as a peace initiative, it’s the latest casualty of near-daily military raids on the West Bank. Click HERE to watch and, later, listen.

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