State of the World from NPR : NPR

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Hidaya, a 31-year-old Palestinian mother, carries her sick 18-month-old son Mohammed al-Mutawaq, who is also displaying signs of malnutrition, inside their tent at the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on July 24, 2025.

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A deepening starvation disaster is gripping Gaza, with greater than 120 deaths from hunger reported — most of them youngsters. As Gaza’s humanitarian disaster deepens and ceasefire talks stall, French President Emmanuel Macron says his nation will formally acknowledge a Palestinian state— turning into the primary G7 nation to take action.