Tal Idan, speaking of her niece, Abigail, 3, whose parents were killed in the Oct.

Everyone keeps asking about her, how her night was, if there is anyone holding her.

She comes into every conversation we’re having here. Hersh was last seen in a Hamas video climbing into a pickup truck that day with his arm blown off. 7 attack still in captivity as Israel bombards Gaza. She was describing the experience of walking around in the world in a sort of limbo, with family members kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. Rachel Goldberg, mother of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, speaking to the U.N. When really, we are other beings frozen in our acutely agonizing desolation.” Singh was speaking in New Delhi on Aug 23. The successful landing showcasing India’s rising standing as a technology and space powerhouse sparked celebrations across India. Shrini Singh as she watched the live broadcast of Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landing on the lunar surface, making India only the fourth country to achieve this milestone. “I’m feeling the goosebumps, and it’s a very happy moment … You can see the energy. Dmytro Riznychenko, a 41-year-old psychologist, walking through Kyiv's Independence Square in November as he considered an uprising that unleashed a decade of momentous change for Ukraine, eventually leading to the current war with Russia. And it seems like the blood has only just begun to flow, truly. The World Health Organization says anxiety and depression increased by 25% globally since the outbreak the COVID-19 global crisis. that was dramatically worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in an interview with The Associated Press in May after his office reported that loneliness is an epidemic in the U.S. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing.” Perhaps, they'll make you feel less alone as this year of war, chaos and beauty comes to a close. In many instances, the sharing itself was an act of courage at a time when people are increasingly isolated. Some are universal and insightful, others intimate and specific and a few cases - looking at you, Elon Musk - may require a double take. To help tell the story, The Associated Press presents quotes from people around the world who shared their experiences, thoughts and insights. To feel 2023 is to listen closely and think on the words of awe, dread, anger, disconnect, loss - and yes, love - that flowed from people directly involved in the world's most recent turns of history.

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