For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER The latest talks on Gaza have ended with no breakthrough, officials say. Ramadan is days away, by Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa | AP CAIRO — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages ended today without a breakthrough, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. READ MORE . . .
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Gaza ceasefire talks extended in Cairo for another day, Hamas says, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud | Reuters Hamas negotiators will remain in Cairo for another day at the request of mediators, keeping ceasefire talks going after two days with no breakthrough, an official from the militant group said today. The Cairo talks . . . READ MORE . . .
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As Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children seen at hospitals, by Bassam Masoud and Mohammed Salem | Reuters Acute shortages of food have led to what the United Nations is describing as a nutrition crisis, part of a wider humanitarian catastrophe on the Gaza Strip. Its Health Ministry said on Sunday that 15 children had died of malnutrition or dehydration at Kamal Adwan hospital in . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.N. report finds grounds to believe attacks in Israel included rapes. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Becky Sullivan | NPR The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 4 A look at VP Harris’ meeting with Israeli cabinet member Benny Gantz. Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR Vice President Harris meets with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. We look at her Sunday comments on Gaza as well. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 4 Airdropping aid is inefficient—so why is the U.S. doing it anyway? Reported by Linah Mohammad, Elena Burnett and Ari Shapiro | NPR Ari Shapiro speaks to Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk about airdrops, when they work and how oftentimes, they don’t. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 4 A U.N. report finds ‘reasonable grounds to believe’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel included rapes. Reported by Becky Sullivan and Michele Kelemen | NPR The long-awaited report additionally found that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.