ADRE, Chad — For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing of relatives and her husband’s disappearance aren’t what forced the 23-year-old to leave the country for good. It was hunger, she said. “We don’t have anything to eat because of the war,” she said, cradling her 1-year-old daughter under the sheet where she now shelters, days after crossing into Chad. The war in Sudan created vast hunger, including famine. It pushed people off their farms. Food in the markets is sparse, prices spiked and aid groups say they struggle to reach the most vulnerable as warring parties limit access. Some 24,000 people were killed and millions displaced during the war that erupted in April 2023, sparked by tensions between the military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. Global experts confirmed famine in the Zamzam displacement camp in July. They warn that about 25 million people — more than half of Sudan’s population — are expected to face acute hunger this year. “People are starving to death at the moment ... It’s man-made. It’s these men with guns and power who deny women and children food,” said Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Warring parties on both sides are blocking assistance and delaying authorization for aid groups, he said. Between May and September, there were seven malnutrition-related deaths among children in one hospital at a displacement site in Chad run by Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. Such deaths can be from disease in hunger-weakened bodies. In September, MSF was forced to stop caring for 5,000 malnourished children in North Darfur for several weeks, citing repeated, deliberate obstructions and blockades. U.S. President Joe Biden called on both sides to allow unhindered access and stop killing civilians. Still, the fighting shows no signs of slowing. More than 2,600 people were killed across the country in October, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, which called it the bloodiest month of the war. Violence is intensifying around North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, the only capital in the vast western Darfur region that the RSF doesn’t hold. Darfur experienced some of the war’s worst atrocities, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor said there are grounds to believe both sides may be committing war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. Abrahim escaped her village in West Darfur and sought refuge for more than a year in nearby towns with friends and relatives. Her husband left home to find work before the war, and she hasn’t heard from him since.She struggled to eat and feed their daughter. Unable to farm, she cut wood and sold it in Chad, traveling eight hours by donkey there and back every few days, earning enough to buy grain. But after a few months the wood ran out, forcing her to leave for good.Others who fled to Chad described food prices spiking three-fold and stocks dwindling in the market. There were no vegetables, just grains and nuts.Awatif Adam came to Chad in October. Her husband wasn’t making enough transporting people with his donkey cart, and it was too risky to farm, she said. Her 6-year-old twin girls and 3-year-old son lost weight and were always hungry.“My children were saying all the time, ‘Mom, give us food,’” she said. Their cries drove her to leave.As more people stream into Chad, aid groups worry about supporting them. Some 700,000 Sudanese entered since the war began. Many live in squalid refugee camps or shelter at the border in makeshift displacement sites. The number of arrivals at the Adre crossing between August and October jumped from 6,100 to 14,800, according to government and U.N. data., though it was not clear whether some people entered multiple times. Earlier this year, the World Food Program cut rations by roughly half in Chad, citing a lack of funding. While there’s now enough money to return to full rations until the start of next year, more arrivals will strain the system and more hunger will result if funding doesn’t keep pace, said Ramazani Karabaye, head of the World Food Program’s operations in Adre. During an AP visit to Adre in October, some people who fled Sudan at the start of the war said they were still struggling. Khadiga Omer Adam said she doesn’t have enough aid or money to eat regularly, which complicated breastfeeding her already malnourished daughter, Salma Issa, 35. She gave birth during the war’s initial days, delivering alone in West Darfur. It was too dangerous for a midwife to reach her. Adam clutched the baby as she fled through villages, begging for food. More than a year later, she sat on a hospital bed holding a bag of fluid above her daughter, who was fed through a tube in her nose. “I have confidence in the doctors ... I believe she’ll improve, I don’t think she’ll die,” she said. The MSF-run clinic in the Aboutengue camp admitted more than 340 cases of severely malnourished children in August and September. Staff fear that number could rise. The arid climate in Chad south of the Sahara Desert means it’s hard to farm, and there’s little food variety, health workers said.
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Mumbai: Kandivali Activist Serves Legal Notice To CM, BMC Chief, And Civic Officials Over Growels 101 Mall's Failure To Hand Over DPRG LandAlleman forced 17 turnovers and held Moline to just 25 percent shooting from the field to cruise to a 53-23 home victory on Saturday afternoon. “We came out ready to play, and we played organized and well together,” Alleman head coach Steve Ford said. “We played a lot smarter with the basketball against the (Moline) pressure compared to the pressure on Thursday night.” Alleman, ranked No. 7 in the latest Class 2A poll, fell to the 7-1 Sterling Golden Warriors 59-30 on Thursday, but turned around and had a complete performance against Moline on Saturday, sending the Maroons to their third straight defeat. “It was a great win. We knew Moline was going to be a rough game, but we came out and got the win right away,” junior Adalynn Voss said. Voss led all scorers with 21 points, while senior Carson Wendt had a career-high 15 points. People are also reading... The Pioneers were going after every 50-50 ball relentlessly, perfectly defined with one-third quarter possession. With under two minutes left in the quarter, Wendt got fouled while making a layup. She missed the ensuing free throw, but sophomore Alysa Brinkman and junior Megan Hulke grabbed and missed sequential putback attempts. Wendt again found herself under the rim and was fouled for a second consecutive and-1 on the same possession. That five-point swing turned a 46-19 Moline deficit into a 51-19 rout. “I was so proud of our team,” Voss said about that possession. "It was just an amazing moment for Carson.” The Alleman defense was in full show in the opening quarter. Their three-quarter press caused the Maroons’ offense to be sped up, and Moline turned the ball over six times and only made two baskets in the first quarter. “Our focus has been defense and rebounding lately,” Ford said. "To come in with that great focus and aggressiveness and intensity and forcing turnovers versus not turning the ball over was good to see.” On the other end of the court, Alleman was able to orchestrate its offense enough to hold a double-digit lead in the first quarter, shooting 44 percent from the field and only coughing up the ball once. “The girls moved the ball well and got some really good looks,” Ford said. “It always looks great when they make shots. They were shooting with a little more confidence there in that first quarter and it was a really good start.” The Pioneers were able to widen the lead to to much as 20 points in the first half, thanks to the continued pressure and rushing the Moline offense to quick shots and double teams at midcourt. The Maroons committed 10 first half turnovers and were only 5 of 20 from the field, trailing 35-13 after two quarters of play. Voss led all scorers with 13 points at halftime, with Wendt adding another 10 and Hulke five points. For Moline, senior Tahlea Tirrell had a team-high six points, with sophomore starting point guard Aniya Dixon contributing another four points at the half. The Pioneers (6-2, 2-1) continue WB6 conference play with their second straight home game against Rock Island (5-2, 1-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Maroons (4-4, 1-2) play at United Township (0-7, 0-2) next, also on Thursday at 7 p.m. Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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Alleman forced 17 turnovers and held Moline to just 25 percent shooting from the field to cruise to a 53-23 home victory on Saturday afternoon. “We came out ready to play, and we played organized and well together,” Alleman head coach Steve Ford said. “We played a lot smarter with the basketball against the (Moline) pressure compared to the pressure on Thursday night.” Alleman, ranked No. 7 in the latest Class 2A poll, fell to the 7-1 Sterling Golden Warriors 59-30 on Thursday, but turned around and had a complete performance against Moline on Saturday, sending the Maroons to their third straight defeat. “It was a great win. We knew Moline was going to be a rough game, but we came out and got the win right away,” junior Adalynn Voss said. Voss led all scorers with 21 points, while senior Carson Wendt had a career-high 15 points. The Pioneers were going after every 50-50 ball relentlessly, perfectly defined with one-third quarter possession. With under two minutes left in the quarter, Wendt got fouled while making a layup. She missed the ensuing free throw, but sophomore Alysa Brinkman and junior Megan Hulke grabbed and missed sequential putback attempts. Wendt again found herself under the rim and was fouled for a second consecutive and-1 on the same possession. That five-point swing turned a 46-19 Moline deficit into a 51-19 rout. “I was so proud of our team,” Voss said about that possession. "It was just an amazing moment for Carson.” The Alleman defense was in full show in the opening quarter. Their three-quarter press caused the Maroons’ offense to be sped up, and Moline turned the ball over six times and only made two baskets in the first quarter. “Our focus has been defense and rebounding lately,” Ford said. "To come in with that great focus and aggressiveness and intensity and forcing turnovers versus not turning the ball over was good to see.” On the other end of the court, Alleman was able to orchestrate its offense enough to hold a double-digit lead in the first quarter, shooting 44 percent from the field and only coughing up the ball once. “The girls moved the ball well and got some really good looks,” Ford said. “It always looks great when they make shots. They were shooting with a little more confidence there in that first quarter and it was a really good start.” The Pioneers were able to widen the lead to to much as 20 points in the first half, thanks to the continued pressure and rushing the Moline offense to quick shots and double teams at midcourt. The Maroons committed 10 first half turnovers and were only 5 of 20 from the field, trailing 35-13 after two quarters of play. Voss led all scorers with 13 points at halftime, with Wendt adding another 10 and Hulke five points. For Moline, senior Tahlea Tirrell had a team-high six points, with sophomore starting point guard Aniya Dixon contributing another four points at the half. The Pioneers (6-2, 2-1) continue WB6 conference play with their second straight home game against Rock Island (5-2, 1-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Maroons (4-4, 1-2) play at United Township (0-7, 0-2) next, also on Thursday at 7 p.m. Sent weekly directly to your inbox! {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.Premier League managers slam the PGMOL amid David Coote scandal as Russell Martin demands ‘honesty’SHAREHOLDER INVESTIGATION: Halper Sadeh LLC Investigates AE, ENLC, SKGR, EVGR on Behalf of Shareholders
Ruling on Monday after an emergency hearing at Belfast High Court, judge Mr Justice McAlinden rejected loyalist activist Jamie Bryson’s application for leave for a full judicial review hearing against Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. The judge said Mr Bryson, who represented himself as a personal litigant, had “very ably argued” his case with “perseverance and cogency”, and had raised some issues of law that caused him “some concern”. However, he found against him on the three grounds of challenge against Mr Benn. Mr Bryson had initially asked the court to grant interim relief in his challenge to prevent Tuesday’s democratic consent motion being heard in the Assembly, pending the hearing of a full judicial review. However, he abandoned that element of his leave application during proceedings on Monday, after the judge made clear he would be “very reluctant” to do anything that would be “trespassing into the realms” of a democratically elected Assembly. Mr Bryson had challenged Mr Benn’s move to initiate the democratic consent process that is required under the UK and EU’s Windsor Framework deal to extend the trading arrangements that apply to Northern Ireland. The previously stated voting intentions of the main parties suggest that Stormont MLAs will vote to continue the measures for another four years when they convene to debate the motion on Tuesday. After the ruling, Mr Bryson told the court he intended to appeal to the Court of Appeal. Any hearing was not expected to come later on Monday. In applying for leave, the activist’s argument was founded on three key grounds. The first was the assertion that Mr Benn failed to make sufficient efforts to ensure Stormont’s leaders undertook a public consultation exercise in Northern Ireland before the consent vote. The second was that the Secretary of State allegedly failed to demonstrate he had paid special regard to protecting Northern Ireland’s place in the UK customs territory in triggering the vote. The third ground centred on law changes introduced by the previous UK government earlier this year, as part of its Safeguarding the Union deal to restore powersharing at Stormont. He claimed that if the amendments achieved their purpose, namely, to safeguard Northern Ireland’s place within the United Kingdom, then it would be unlawful to renew and extend post-Brexit trading arrangements that have created economic barriers between the region and the rest of the UK. In 2023, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the trading arrangements for Northern Ireland are lawful. The appellants in the case argued that legislation passed at Westminster to give effect to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement conflicted with the 1800 Acts of Union that formed the United Kingdom, particularly article six of that statute guaranteeing unfettered trade within the UK. The Supreme Court found that while article six of the Acts of Union has been “modified” by the arrangements, that was done with the express will of a sovereign parliament, and so therefore was lawful. Mr Bryson contended that amendments made to the Withdrawal Agreement earlier this year, as part of the Safeguarding the Union measures proposed by the Government to convince the DUP to return to powersharing, purport to reassert and reinforce Northern Ireland’s constitutional status in light of the Supreme Court judgment. He told the court that it was “quite clear” there was “inconsistency” between the different legal provisions. “That inconsistency has to be resolved – there is an arguable case,” he told the judge. However, Dr Tony McGleenan KC, representing the Government, described Mr Bryson’s argument as “hopeless” and “not even arguable”. He said all three limbs of the case had “no prospect of success and serve no utility”. He added: “This is a political argument masquerading as a point of constitutional law and the court should see that for what it is.” After rising to consider the arguments, Justice McAlinden delivered his ruling shortly after 7pm. The judge dismissed the application on the first ground around the lack consultation, noting that such an exercise was not a “mandatory” obligation on Mr Benn. On the second ground, he said there were “very clear” indications that the Secretary of State had paid special regard to the customs territory issues. On the final ground, Justice McAlinden found there was no inconsistency with the recent legislative amendments and the position stated in the Supreme Court judgment. “I don’t think any such inconsistency exists,” he said. He said the amendments were simply a “restatement” of the position as set out by the Supreme Court judgment, and only served to confirm that replacing the Northern Ireland Protocol with the Windsor Framework had not changed the constitutional fact that Article Six of the Acts of Union had been lawfully “modified” by post-Brexit trading arrangements. “It does no more than that,” he said. The framework, and its predecessor the NI Protocol, require checks and customs paperwork on goods moving from Great Britain into Northern Ireland. Under the arrangements, which were designed to ensure no hardening of the Irish land border post-Brexit, Northern Ireland continues to follow many EU trade and customs rules. This has proved highly controversial, with unionists arguing the system threatens Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Advocates of the arrangements say they help insulate the region from negative economic consequences of Brexit. A dispute over the so-called Irish Sea border led to the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2022, when the DUP withdrew then-first minister Paul Givan from the coalition executive. The impasse lasted two years and ended in January when the Government published its Safeguarding the Union measures. Under the terms of the framework, a Stormont vote must be held on articles five to 10 of the Windsor Framework, which underpin the EU trade laws in force in Northern Ireland, before they expire. The vote must take place before December 17. Based on the numbers in the Assembly, MLAs are expected to back the continuation of the measures for another four years, even though unionists are likely to oppose the move. DUP leader Gavin Robinson has already made clear his party will be voting against continuing the operation of the Windsor Framework. Unlike other votes on contentious issues at Stormont, the motion does not require cross-community support to pass. If it is voted through with a simple majority, the arrangements are extended for four years. In that event, the Government is obliged to hold an independent review of how the framework is working. If it wins cross-community support, which is a majority of unionists and a majority of nationalists, then it is extended for eight years. The chances of it securing such cross-community backing are highly unlikely.Readers Write: Southern border, Trump’s victory, Hunter Biden pardon, arts coverage
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Malik Nabers said calling the New York Giants “soft” after Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a mistake, although the star rookie receiver still plans to speak out when he thinks it's necessary. After talking with coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen and watching video of the Giants' 30-7 defeat , Nabers said Tuesday that "soft” was a poor choice of words. “I don’t think it was really soft. I think it was just a lack of technique,” Nabers said. “We were playing our butts off, we just lacked technique.” The Giants (2-9) trailed 23-0 at halftime and had run only 19 plays on offense. Nabers was not targeted in first the half but still finished with a team-high six catches for 64 yards. The No. 6 overall pick in the draft, Nabers said his rant after the game — in which he said the Giants' quarterbacks weren't to blame for the team's poor performance — was just the competitor in him talking. “That’s just how I’m wired. That’s just who I am,” he said. “I just don’t like losing. If I feel like if I had an opportunity to help the team win, I’m going to express that.” Nabers said not being targeted in the opening half was tough because his body is prepared to play and not doing anything throws him off his game. “You’re not getting involved early, then you’re not getting the feel of the ball, you’re not getting hit,” Nabers said. “After football plays as an offense, after you get hit, you’re like, ‘All right, I’m ready to go.’” Nabers has a team-high 67 catches, the most by a player in his first nine NFL games. He said he sees himself as a resource, someone who can change the game for the Giants. “I’m not going to just sit back just because I’m a younger guy and not speak on how I feel,” Nabers said. “They want me to speak up. They feel like my energy helps the offense, in a way, to be explosive. So, of course, I’m going to speak up if something doesn’t go my way. That’s just how I am.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl