Olafimihan Oshin

Olafimihan Oshin

Cindy McCain says Gaza ‘on the brink of famine’

Cindy McCain, director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), said Sunday that Gaza, a strip controlled by the militant group Hamas, is “on the brink of famine” amid the militant group’s war with Israel.  During an appearance on CBS’s "Face the Nation," moderator Margaret Brennan mentioned recent information published by UNICEF, the U.N....

UN official says attacks in Gaza show ‘disregard of international humanitarian law’

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations (U.N.) Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, said Sunday that recent attacks in the Gaza Strip against U.N. relief locations have shown a “disregard of international humanitarian law.”  During an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Lazzarini about the recent killings of about...

WHO asks for information about spike in respiratory illnesses in China

The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested information from China about an increase in respiratory illnesses in children.  In a news release on Thursday, the health agency said that Chinese health officials reported earlier this month an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in kids.  Health officials attributed this increase to the...

3 civilians killed by Russian shelling, Ukraine says

Ukrainian authorities said three civilians were killed after shelling from Russian forces in a suburb of Kherson, Ukraine.  Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed the deaths Thursday, saying the city’s Chornobayivka suburb was a target of heavy shelling. Klymenko added that Russian forces used cluster munitions in their attack.  Cluster munitions are a type of...

Michigan state lawmakers urge Biden to ‘advance a lasting ceasefire’

More than 20 Michigan state lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden Wednesday, urging him to “advance a lasting ceasefire” between Israel and militant group Hamas.  In the letter, the state lawmakers noted that international organizations — including the United Nations, World Health Organization, and UNICEF —, faith leaders, elected officials, and community leaders have...

Charleston elects Republican mayor for first time since 1870s

The city of Charleston, South Carolina, has elected its first Republican mayor since the reconstruction era of the 1870s. According to the South Carolina Election Commission, state Rep. William Cogswell defeated incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg (D) by two percentage points in runoff election Tuesday. Five hundred and sixty-six votes separated the two candidates, according to...