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Maternal hospital offers hope to Rohingya refugees

As aid cuts slash medical resources, a maternal hospital has opened in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in southeast Bangladesh, providing a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously faced frightening and risky birthing conditions.

Guardian

Struggle to save mothers, babies in Mozambique

The Independent

Rise in C-sections in Gaza brings danger, risks

Al Jazeera

UN calls Sudan civil war a genocide in plain sight

Experts estimate that Sudan’s RSF militia may have massacred around 70,000 people in the city of el-Fasher in Darfur last October. A U.N. investigator said the atrocities bear the hallmarks of genocide.

Deutsche Welle

Iran war hampering aid as supply costs soar

Reuters

Hero surgeon lifts lid on battle to save lives in Sudan war hospital

The Independent

UN warns of imminent famine in South Sudan

South Sudan is heading for famine, U.N. agencies have warned, as conflict seals off communities and the aid system runs short of money. The warning places 56% of the country at high levels of hunger.

The Independent

Aid agencies say conflict in South Sudan hinders relief efforts

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HUMAN RIGHTS

The cost of cracking down on press freedom

As governments in places like Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger and Tanzania fight terrorism and dissent, press freedom is becoming collateral damage. Journalists are warning of consequences that could deepen insecurity.

Deutsche Welle

Iran war expands press crackdown, leaving information vacuum

Deutsche Welle

Gaza water shortage persists after ceasefire

Palestinians say water shortages have persisted more than six months after the ceasefire. Nearly 90% of the enclave’s water infrastructure was destroyed, according to the United Nations.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Deadly strikes hit Lebanon despite ceasefire

Seventeen people, including two children, were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the health ministry said, as violence continues despite a ceasefire now in its second week.

AOL News

Afghan refugees stranded at Pakistan border

Afghans have been waiting for days for Pakistani officials to let them through the border amid ‌fresh fighting between the two countries.

Yahoo! News

Migrants in hiding as pushbacks cut arrivals

Following an EU deal, Mauritanian authorities have rounded up and deported thousands of people to Mali and Senegal.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Iran’s internet shutdown crushing businesses

Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest national shutdowns. That is devastating an online economy.

Associated Press

Fossil reveals sea monster that survived injury

Scientists have discovered the remains of a giant marine reptile that terrorized the seas over 180 million years ago, based on the fossil of an animal that appears to have lived with multiple injuries.

The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

Nigeria races to contain meningitis outbreak

As Nigeria’s dry season peaks, health authorities have placed 11 states on high alert. Despite years of vaccination campaigns, meningitis continues to claim lives.

Deutsche Welle

Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children

Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza’s tent camps for displaced Palestinians, biting children’s fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people’s few remaining treasured possessions, and spreading disease.

Yahoo! News

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GOOD NEWS

Poland provides refrigerators for those in need

A project in Poland is offering free groceries in about 1,600 street-side public refrigerators. The idea: People with the means can leave food for those in need. The fridges are usually well stocked.

Deutsche Welle

Rains revive Iraq’s wetlands after long drought

Much-needed rain is bringing life back to the ancient ecosystem of the Huwaizah Marshes, after years of devastation.

Al Jazeera

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla near Crete

Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid say Israeli forces intercepted them.

NPR

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Billions of meals a week at risk due to Iran war

The interruption to supplies of fertilizer and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest.

Yahoo! News

Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa

Guardian

It’s not just oil: Iran war also threatens Asia’s food security

AOL News

Gaza’s workers find whatever income they can

Gaza’s economic collapse leaves workers in perilous jobs, with unemployment soaring amid ongoing devastation.

Al Jazeera

Cuba’s crisis is hitting the elderly the hardest

Cuba continues to slide deeper into crisis: A tightened embargo and economic weakness are hitting older people the hardest.

Deutsche Welle

What is driving Cuba’s economic crisis?

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ENVIRONMENT

Garbage is piling up in Bali amid restrictions

Bali is grappling with a waste crisis as landfill restrictions have disrupted garbage collection, leaving rubbish accumulating in the streets of the Indonesian tourist hotspot.

The Independent

Soaring energy costs are threatening wildlife

Rising demand for biomass fuels also degrades watersheds and wildlife habitats as people go deeper into previously undisturbed areas.

The Independent

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A young member of South Sudan’s Mundari tribe drinks milk from a cow. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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