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Women in Chad line up to receive humanitarian aid. (Photo by Julien Prebel/MYOP for the EU) Photo used under CC BY

Extreme poverty, conflict leaving 1B to go hungry

Extreme poverty is accelerating in 39 countries affected by war and conflict, leaving more than a billion people to go hungry. In its first assessment since 2020, the World Bank has urged other countries to step up support.

Guardian

Ending poverty will cost trillions - how to pay?

Context

Pregnant Haitian women fear deportation from DR

Following a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, pregnant women in the Dominican Republic are afraid to go to the hospital after seeing images of new mothers being rounded up by immigration agents.

Guardian

Haitian migrants share stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

NPR

Gunfire, chaos are routine in Gaza’s aid system

In the four weeks since the launch of a controversial U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid system in Gaza, there have been repeated incidents of killings and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid.

BBC

Israeli strike kills 18 Palestinians in central Gaza as turmoil mounts over food distribution

Associated Press

Food scarcity affects civilians’ lives in Gaza

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hungary’s LGBTQ+ people defy ban on march

Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community is preparing for a face-off with the country’s autocratic government, and plans to push ahead with a march in the capital despite a government ban and threats of legal repercussions.

Associated Press

Afghans returning to a land they hardly know

Outsiders in their own country, many Afghan men struggle to support their family while women face severe restrictions on their daily life under the ruling Taliban.

Context

Child kidnappings on the rise in Mozambique

Child kidnappings in northern Mozambique are on the rise. The perpetrators? A violent insurgency with ties to the so-called Islamic State. DW examines the motives behind it and the urgent need for global attention.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

DRC, Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo.

Associated Press

DRC-Rwanda peace deal: What you need to know

Deutsche Welle

African governments unite to silence dissent

Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression. Critics fear it is sliding down the path of its neighbors Uganda and Tanzania, both of which are notorious for cracking down on dissent.

BBC

Iran’s leader warns against future US attacks

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” by striking a U.S. air base in Qatar and warned against further attacks.

Yahoo! News

What we know about the damage done to Iran’s nuclear program

Associated Press

What’s next for Iran’s nuclear program?

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Kenya’s digital crackdown now affecting rights

One year after Kenya’s Gen Z protests against a tax-heavy finance bill, digital rights activists say authorities are increasingly cracking down on online criticism, with one prominent blogger recently killed in police custody.

Context

Can AI speak the language Japan tried to kill?

More than a century after colonization, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old recordings and learning to give it a new voice.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Inside one of the last hospitals in Haiti’s capital

Tabarre Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, does not look as you expect. It is a collection of shipping containers and single-story modular units, connected by gravel pathways, surrounded by barbed-wire fencing.

Al Jazeera

Inside Southeast Asia’s surging meth trade

Methamphetamine and synthetic drug trafficking are exploding across Southeast Asia, with record-breaking seizures exposing the scale of the crisis.

Deutsch Welle

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GOOD NEWS

Young female Pakistan pilot breaks barriers

Minelle Faruqi from Karachi is Pakistan’s youngest commercial pilot. She was just 18 years old when she earned her wings.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid agencies fear for Gaza amid Iran-Israel war

With the world’s attention fixed on the war between Israel and Iran, Israel’s other war — in Gaza — rages on in its shadow, leaving Palestinians facing hunger and IDF gunfire.

Deutsche Welle

US to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation despite violence concerns

MSN

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Vietnam braces for the end of US tariff pause

A pause on Washington’s 46% tariffs on Vietnamese imports is set to expire next month. In Hanoi, businesses have been working to diversify and cushion the impact of the U.S. measures.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Indonesia’s nickel mining hurting environment

Indonesia leads global nickel production, used in electric vehicle batteries, but locals face pollution and ecological harm.

Context

Flash floods in Pakistan kill at least 8 people

Flash floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains swept away dozens of tourists in northwest Pakistan, killing at least eight people. The nationwide death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 18 over the past 24 hours.

Associated Press

Pakistan flood sweeps away children and relatives trying to save them

Guardian

The Caspian Sea’s levels are visibly shrinking

Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.

Al Jazeera

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Pakistani school girls celebrate independence day. (Photo by Kashif Mardani) Photo used under CC BY

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