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Israel deliberately killed Palestinian kids, UN says

Israel has deliberately and intentionally targeted Palestinian children during its military campaign in Gaza, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, a U.N. commission of inquiry has said.

The Independent

India’s heatwaves forcing women out of work

Forced to stay home or switch jobs, working mothers in India are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as classes go online for weeks or months at a time.

Guardian

Lebanese in fear as Israel bars Shiite hosting

Israeli warnings against hosting Hezbollah fighters have effectively barred Lebanese from taking in displaced Shiites, driving a wedge between longtime neighbors and stoking political and sectarian tensions.

Associated Press

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Lebanon

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Nigeria’s deadly attacks for being LGBTQ+

Chief international correspondent Bel Trew investigates the world of “kito” attacks in Nigeria, where members of the LGBTQ+ community are catfished online, kidnapped, beaten and extorted by gangs.

The Independent

Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community marches for its rights after years of rollback

Reuters

UN blames Myanmar’s military for 700 deaths

Myanmar’s military was responsible for more than 700 civilian deaths during a six-month period covering the last election, the U.N. said, warning that civilians continued to bear the brunt of the country’s worsening conflict.

The Independent

Why more immigrants are leaving South Africa

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

How Africa’s youth wants to save democracy

Africa’s young population often finds itself facing aging, autocratic rulers. Unwilling to settle for democratic rituals alone, many are searching for new ways to shape their future.

Deutsche Welle

South Sudan to hold first election in December

Authorities in South Sudan set the date of Dec. 22 for the country’s first general election since independence in 2011. Elections have been repeatedly postponed amid armed conflict.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Indian workers told to film themselves for AI

First-person recordings of human movements and interactions are called egocentric data and are vital for training robots that might one day replace humans on the production line.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Lack of water and sanitation accelerate Ebola

Hundreds of thousands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province face critically limited access to clean water and sanitation, with aid cuts adding to the problem.

The Independent

Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC outbreak top 1K, with more than 250 deaths

NBCNews.com

Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a US-backed Ebola facility

Associated Press

India’s e-waste workers face toxic health risks

As India’s digital consumption grows and electronic waste mounts, the burden of managing that waste falls on workers with little protection against toxic substances.

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Mali artist turns buses into climate warnings

Climate messages roll through Bamako as artist Drissa Konaté transforms buses into moving canvases, using bold imagery to spark awareness and inspire collective action.

Deutsche Welle

Women steer youths away from gang violence

Women-led campaigns in northeastern Nigeria are helping curb gang violence by changing young people’s mindsets in the nation’s conflict-scarred communities.

Yahoo! News

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid cuts cripple Malawi’s biggest refugee camp

Conditions are worsening at Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp as food aid and key services are scaled back — and the situation could deteriorate further by the end of June.

Deutsche Welle

UNAIDS urges continued S. Africa AIDS funds

The head of UNAIDS urged the U.S. to reconsider plans to withdraw HIV/AIDS funding for South Africa, warning the move could cost ‌lives in the country with the largest number of people infected with the virus.

Reuters

4 Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Libya

Four pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in Libya for about a month have been released, the Global Sumud Flotilla group has said.

Yahoo! News

Gaza flotilla activists recount Israeli detention ordeal

Yahoo! News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

India’s home-based workers demand rights

Home-based workers are characterized by low wages, denial of workers’ rights, lack of social security or established hours of work, or paid leave. Also, nearly 57% are women.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Serbian ploggers take on the waste problem

Plogging originated in Scandinavia and combines jogging with picking up litter. Volunteers in Serbia are using the activity to help tackle years of accumulated waste caused by inadequate management.

Deutsche Welle

Super El Niño threatens global ag economy

The “super” El Niño weather event could see global agricultural output take a $342 billion hit, and it poses a critical threat to the world’s 500 million smallholder farmers.

The Independent

The looming Super El Niño

Al Jazeera

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