UNITED NATIONS -- Access to supplies for distribution to hungry Gazans and security risks for aid workers are putting relief operations under severe strain, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
Relief workers face significant security risks. Supply crossings remain unreliable and critical supplies are routinely delayed or blocked. The amount of aid that has been entering Gaza is a trickle compared to the immense needs, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). (UN-Gaza-Crisis)
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ISTANBUL -- Russian and Ukrainian delegations held a third round of peace talks here on Wednesday evening at the Ciragan Palace, during which the two sides agreed on another prisoner exchange but clashed on ceasefire terms and a potential presidential meeting.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov led the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, respectively. The closed-door talks were chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. (Russia-Ukraine-Ties)
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LOS ANGELES -- NASA launched a new mission Wednesday designed to study magnetic explosions in space that occur when the Sun's magnetic field interacts with the Earth's magnetic shield.
The mission, known as TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites), consists of two satellites about the size of washing machines and aims to "study space weather," said NASA. (US-NASA-Space)
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KIGALI -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame appointed Justin Nsengiyumva as the new prime minister on Wednesday, paving the way for the formation of a new cabinet.
Nsengiyumva, who served as deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, replaced Edouard Ngirente, who had been prime minister since 2017 and was sacked Wednesday, according to a statement released by the office of the government's spokesperson. (Rwanda-PM-Appointment) Enditem
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