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A Central American migrant voluntarily works a shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, during his stay in the country. Seeking to escape violence and poverty in their home countries, Central American migrants — men, women and children — have defied threats by U.S. President Donald Trump that he will close the U.S.-Mexico border if they advanced. (Photo by Peter Haden) Photo used under CC BY

Piqued by migrant caravan, Trump threatens to cut aid

President Donald Trump has told U.S. military and border authorities that a migrant caravan heading toward the United States from Central America represented a national emergency, as he vowed to cut aid to the region.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Who is responsible for the violence in Nicaragua?

Al Jazeera

Modern slavery linked to climate change

A new report suggests that the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and modern slavery needs to be better understood in order for the interconnected crisis to be tackled.

Phys.org

Humanitarian access worsens in Yemen

While the United Nations is warning that Yemen faces a serious famine risk, restricted humanitarian access means it is difficult to get an accurate assessment of the situation, according to international humanitarian groups operating in the region.

Devex

US planning to erase transgender definition

Rights groups and activists are mobilizing against a reported Trump administration plan to narrowly define gender, a move that could dramatically reduce federal protections for and recognition of transgender people.

TIME

Migrants scale Spanish enclave fence

One man died and several were injured as hundreds tried to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Despite the Spanish government’s promise to remove barbed wire on top of the fence, it has not yet done so.

Deutsche Welle

Border tensions boil over as France ‘dumps’ migrants to Italy

Al Jazeera

Asia’s insurance gap grows to $134B

Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India are among the countries with the lowest levels of insurance, yet they are the most exposed to risk from natural disasters.

Thailand Business News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rohingya woman recounts cleansing nightmare

The government militia assault women over and over again. Nobody hears their cries and screams as their husbands and brothers were either dead or running for their lives.

Qantara

Woman brought to UK as child describes ongoing distress after release from ‘inhumane’ Yarl’s Wood

The Independent

Catholic youth urge Vatican to include LGBTQ

Catholic bishops are debating issues facing young Catholics. Some of the youth delegates to the meeting have insisted that the Vatican express an inclusive message to make LGBTQ Catholics feel welcome in the church.

ABC News

Australian PM apologizes to survivors and victims of sexual abuse

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Increasing violence ignored in Cameroon

Violence is escalating in Cameroon, where an aspiring priest has been shot dead by soldiers and the archbishop is demanding an end to the violence. The government is ignoring the situation, claiming the region is under control.

Deutsche Welle

Imran Khan bucks Saudi boycotting trends, heads to Riyadh

The Independent

Far-right Brazilian candidate outrages foes

The far-right favorite to become Brazil’s next president has vowed to spearhead a historic purge of his left-wing political foes in a menacing address that delighted supporters and left opponents outraged and unnerved.

Guardian

Poland: Top court judges return from far-right subversion

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

British researchers brace for Brexit impact

Some of Britain’s leading research institutions are establishing alliances with counterparts in other European countries — a move that might allow them to keep drawing on the EU’s funds in the case of a bad EU-Britain divorce.

Nature

Africa heavily relies on backup generators

Even as African countries expand electricity output, electrical grids experience regular blackouts due to infrastructure failures. People then turn to costly back-up diesel generators to support daily life.

Quartz

GLOBAL HEALTH

UN’s global war on drugs deemed big failure

The report claims that efforts to eliminate the illegal drug market by 2019 through a “war on drugs” approach has had scant effect on global supply while having negative effects on health, human rights, security and development.

CNN

Congo rebels threaten Ebola containment

Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen kids in an attack at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak. The violence has threatened to force suspension of crucial virus contamination efforts.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Homemade Wi-Fi routers connect refugees

Refugees often find themselves disconnected from the online world. A group of activists under the banner Jāṅgala, make portable Wi-Fi systems distributing them to refugees in camps across Europe and Africa.

Wired

Political rivals stun voters with surprise duet

A highly competitive political race took a turn recently. Both candidates stood up from their tables at a recent politically heated debate and began moving the furniture, preparing for a musical performance.

CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

S. African girls taught to fight amid rape crisis

With official statistics recording 110 rapes South Africa every day, a local charity has been working with schools to educate girls in self-defense and rape avoidance tactics.

Daily Mail

Syrian refugee camp in desperate need of aid

The UN says the refugees in Al Rukban camp in southern Syria are in critical need of food, water, and medical supplies. The camp is home to more than 50,000 people from Homs and Deir Ezzor and other areas.

TRT World

ENVIRONMENT

Americans unaware of climate consensus

Research has shown that over 97 percent of climate experts agree that humans are the main cause of global warming. And yet surveys show only about 15 percent of Americans are aware of that fact.

Guardian

Many of the American Midwest will likely never believe in climate change

The Conversation

Historic water crisis threatens India

In India, half of the population lives in a water crisis. More than 20 cities will gulp their entire aquifers dry within the next two years. This translates into 100 million people living with zero groundwater.

National Geographic

Zambia to cull 2,000 hippos to control population

CGTN

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Global economic growth outlook for 2019 dims

The outlook for global growth in 2019 has dimmed for the first time, according to Reuters polls of economists who said the U.S.-China trade war and tightening financial conditions would trigger the next downturn.

Reuters

Indian Uber drivers strike, demand higher fares

Hundreds of drivers for ride-hailing giant Uber and its local rival Ola went on strike in the two biggest Indian cities, Delhi and Mumbai, demanding higher fares to meet rising fuel costs that are eating away at their incomes.

Reuters

Ryanair profits hit by strikes and fuel costs

Strikes by Ryanair workers have contributed to a slide in company profits. After many years of ignoring the worker pleas, Ryanair finally agreed to hear them out, but poor working conditions have led to waves of legal action.

BBC

Photo of the Day

Children watch as an aid convoy of Syrian Arab Red Crescent drives through the besieged town of Douma. (Photo by Bassam Khabieh) Photo used under CC BY

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