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Global Crises: Gaza Bombed, Congo Mine Collapses, Putin Eyes Donetsk

Multiple Global Crises Unfold: Gaza Strikes, DRC Mine Collapse, and US Policy Shifts

A series of significant events unfolded across the globe this week, ranging from escalating violence in Gaza to a devastating mining accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo and potential shifts in US economic and immigration policies.

In Gaza, Israeli air strikes resulted in the deaths of at least 32 Palestinians on Saturday, according to local authorities. The civil defence agency, operated by Hamas, reported that children and women were among the casualties. One attack involved helicopter gunships striking a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, as reported by Anadolu via Getty Images. Palestinians described the strikes as the heaviest since the second phase of a ceasefire, brokered by US President Trump last October, came into effect earlier this month. The Israeli military confirmed conducting air strikes in the region.

Meanwhile, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a coltan mine collapse in Rubaya, North Kivu, claimed the lives of more than 200 people this week, officials said. The Rubaya mine produces approximately 15% of the world's coltan, a mineral processed into tantalum and used in mobile phones, according to The Guardian.

In the United States, potential changes in leadership at the Federal Reserve and immigration enforcement were also making headlines. President Donald Trump selected Kevin Warsh to lead the US Federal Reserve when current chairman Jerome Powell's four-year term ends in May, BBC Business reported. Warsh, a former Fed governor and outspoken critic, is expected to support lower interest rates in the near term. The appointment comes amid concerns about the Fed's independence, following Trump's increasing attacks on Powell in recent months. Powell had reportedly angered Trump by not cutting interest rates quickly enough, and federal prosecutors recently opened a criminal investigation over testimony he gave to the Senate about renovations to F.

In immigration news, the impact of "Operation Midway Blitz" in Chicago was becoming clearer, according to BBC World. The Trump administration launched the operation in September, aiming to target "criminal illegal aliens." While President Trump pledged to "de-escalate" the situation and Tom Homan, the new man in charge, said there would eventually be a "drawdown" in numbers, the crackdown had already altered the landscape of neighborhoods like Little Village.

Separately, negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials were reportedly ongoing in Abu Dhabi, with the fate of the Donetsk region remaining a key point of contention, according to The New York Times. Russian officials have indicated that Moscow will continue fighting until Ukraine cedes control of the 2,082 square miles of the Donetsk region still held by Kyiv. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the Donetsk region was the one remaining item in the peace negotiations requiring attention, noting, "Its still a bridge we havent crossed." However, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov disputed that, saying other issues must still be addressed, including security guarantees.

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