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Sudanese women living isolated in Chad camps

As the war in Sudan pushes more people across the border, malnutrition is on the rise in Chad’s remote settlements, where 86% of the refugees are women and children.

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Guardian

When drought means murder in South Sudan

In South Sudan, where the climate crisis is ravaging livelihoods, people want answers and, occasionally, someone to blame. In some farming villages, these tensions have put rainmakers at risk.

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Al Jazeera

Gazans reflect on the toll of two years of war

Social media platforms have been flooded with posts from Palestinians who have been reflecting on the toll on their lives since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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BBC

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Gaza war survivor on living through death and destruction

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HUMAN RIGHTS

S. African flotilla activists claim harsh treatment

Six South African activists who were detained while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said they were subjected to harsher treatment than other detainees because of South Africa’s role in a genocide case.

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Associated Press

Malaysian groups see repression in book bans

More books have been banned by Malaysia’s government so far in 2025 than in the past six years combined. Publishers and rights groups see the bans as a dangerous slide toward repression and conservative Islamic dogma.

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Bombing attack by Myanmar military kills 20

A Myanmar military operation that used a motorized paraglider to drop bombs on a village killed at least 20 people including children and injured dozens more, according to witnesses and local media.

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Guardian

A desperate search for fuel in Mali’s capital

Residents of Mali’s capital Bamako are starting to feel the impact of a blockade on fuel imports to the city by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida.

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Associated Press

Israel and Hamas address key sticking points

Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for indirect talks over an end to the Israel-Gaza war. It is the closest both sides have come to a deal since the war began two years ago.

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Key US and regional mediators join talks in push to end Gaza war

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Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes

A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than 20 years ago.

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BBC

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Social media content restricted in Afghanistan

Restrictions have been placed on content on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, Taliban government sources told BBC Afghan.

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BBC

Solar city emerges in S. Africa’s coal heartland

A coal mine turned solar project in South Africa is lauded as a green success story, but experts want more investment to boost jobs.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

80% of DR Congo clinics are out of medicine

More than 200 health facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are experiencing shortages of medicines as a result of fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding.

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Associated Press

14 children die from toxic cough syrup in India

Families in India are mourning the loss of at least 14 children who died after drinking contaminated cough syrup.

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Al Jazeera

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Mexican women step up to protect Aztec farms

In Mexico, traditionally women didn’t inherit chinampas, island farms first built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. Today, more women are buying them and doing sustainable farming to preserve this unique ecosystem.

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Syria holds its first elections since Assad

Syria held its first elections since the ousting of strongman President Bashar al-Assad in December, in what the people hope will lead the country toward economic stability, prosperity and peace.

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Euro News

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Fired USAID workers launched rescue project

After the Trump administration closed USAID down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programs, benefiting an estimated 40 million people.

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Zimbabwe’s disabled black market dealers

Economic uncertainty drives desperate people, including those with disabilities, into the illegal foreign currency trade.

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Al Jazeera

IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty

The global economy is holding up better than expected despite major shocks such as United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but that resilience may not last, the head of the International Monetary Fund says.

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Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

World’s driest desert transformed in rare show

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of wildflowers.

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Associated Press

UK plastic waste exports rose 84% in a year

Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries have soared by 84% in the first half of this year compared with last year, according to an analysis of trade data.

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Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mt. Everest

About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said.

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Snowstorm traps 1K hikers on Mount Everest

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Rains kill 47, wash out roads, bridges in Nepal

Heavy rains caused landslides and flash floods, closing roads, washing away bridges, and killing at least 47 people since Friday in Nepal, officials said.

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Dozens killed in flash flooding and landslides in Nepal and India

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