According to the proposal, GHF would initially set up four distribution sites, each serving 300,000 people. That would cover about half of Gaza’s population. The system would be scaled up to meet the needs of 2 million people. But the proposal does not give a timeframe. Aid workers warn that food is rapidly running out in Gaza under Israel’s blockade.
A duck stained blue swims in the Tulipas stream that turned blue after an environmental accident in which a truck spilled chemical dye into the water in Jundiai, Brazil, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)A duck stained blue swims in the Tulipas stream that turned blue after an environmental accident in which a truck spilled chemical dye into the water in Jundiai, Brazil, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editorsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals, as Moscow accused Ukrainianof threatening the safety of dignitaries attending Victory Day celebrations after he dismissed
Zelenskyy instead renewed calls for a more substantialas the U.S. had initially proposed. He said the proposed ceasefire could start anytime as a meaningful step toward ending the three-year war. “Let’s be honest — you can’t agree on anything serious in three, five, or seven days,” he said.
Zelenskyy said that Moscow’s announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II is merely an attempt to create a “soft atmosphere” ahead of Russia’s annual celebrations. “It looks unserious,” he said, “so that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s guests on Red Square feel comfortable and safe.”
He said that Ukraine cannot provide security assurances to foreign officials planning to visit Russia around May 9, warning that Moscow could stage provocations and later attempt to blame Ukraine.“It’s very clear that their intention with this statement is not to actually address their worker concerns, but rather to make a PR stunt to whitewash their image that has been tarnished by their relationship with the Israeli military,” said Hossam Nasr, a former Microsoft worker
after he helped organize an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza.Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, applauded Microsoft Friday for taking a step toward transparency. But she said the statement raised many unanswered questions, including details about how Microsoft’s services and AI models were being used by the Israeli military on its own government servers.
“I’m glad there’s a little bit of transparency here,” said Cohn, who has long called on U.S. tech giants to be more open about their military contracts. “But it is hard to square that with what’s actually happening on the ground.”Burke reported from San Francisco and Mednick from Jerusalem.