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A pregnant woman dying of malaria in northeastern Central African Republic. (Photo by hdptcar) Photo used under CC BY

Aid cuts to Africa create ‘perfect storm’ for malaria

Aside from the immediate effects, experts warn the U.S. funding cuts are likely to reverse progress and could lead to an upsurge in malaria and deaths across Africa and beyond.

Context

Africa is important to Trump, despite aid cuts, according to envoy

MSN

Sudanese eating leaves and charcoal to survive

Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.

BBC

Tensions skyrocket between Pakistan, India

India has suspended a critical water-sharing treaty amid saber-rattling with Pakistan. The move comes after a deadly attack in India-administered Kashmir, which India blames on militants it says are backed by Pakistan.

Deutsche Welle

Kashmir shooting rampage panics residents, tourists

Deutsche Welle

Can India stop water from flowing into Pakistan?

BBC

Here’s why a flare-up between India and Pakistan over Kashmir matters

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria

Algerian authorities rounded up more than 1,800 migrants and left them at the Nigerian border in a record expulsion earlier this month, a Niger-based migrant rights group said.

Associated Press

Immigrant family details ‘anguish’ of detention

The Biden administration suspended family detention in 2021 amid growing reports of sexual harassment and violence, medical neglect and inadequate food. The Trump administration has reinstated the practice.

Guardian

Venezuelans in ‘state of uncertainty’ over US temporary protected status

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

DRC, M23 agree to halt fighting, work on truce

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and a coalition of militias including the Rwanda-backed M23 have agreed to work toward a truce to end the fighting that has engulfed the eastern part of the country since January.

Guardian

Goma residents endure hardships under rebel control

Deutsche Welle

Israel ends mention of humanitarian zones

Israel has quietly stopped designating areas of Gaza as humanitarian zones since it resumed strikes on the Palestinian territory. The move has heightened fears among aid workers for the safety of civilians.

Guardian

Iran fortifying nuclear sites as talks continue

Iran is ringing two deeply buried tunnel complexes with a massive security perimeter linked to its main nuclear complex, a report said, amid U.S. and Israeli threats of attack.

Reuters

Special section:

The US, Iran and the bomb

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bolivians seeking abortions led astray online

Bolivian teens with unwanted pregnancies can be stymied by anti-abortion groups using online sites to spread misinformation.

Context

How Asia’s scam centers bypassing blackouts

Internet access, key to cyber-scam centers, is proving difficult to police as tools like Musk’s Starlink become more accessible.

Context

Why scientists are worried about de-extinction

The creation of three “dire wolf” pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some scientists have grave concerns.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

The risk of asbestos rises amid Gaza’s rubble

Israel’s destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral releases toxic fibers into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and - over decades - cause cancer.

BBC

Nigeria fights to contain meningitis outbreak

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain the meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the nation, mostly in remote parts of the region with children affected the most.

Associated Press

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Insiyah Vahanvaty):

India’s Waqf Amendment Act: Who needs bulldozers when you have bureaucrats?

Al Jazeera

Column (Ibrahim Harun):

Away from the global spotlight, Eritreans are trapped in a garrison state

Al Jazeera

Column (Emily Wilkinson and Ali Naseer Mohamed):

How to defuse the climate-debt time bomb for small island states

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GOOD NEWS

Vibrating vests allow deaf people to feel music

How can people who are deaf or hard of hearing experience music? Not Impossible Labs has created a vest with vibrating modules that reproduce individual sounds.

Deutsche Welle

Nobel prize contender fights for girls in Africa

At just 22 years old, American-Nigerian Zuriel Oduwole is a potential recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her true passion goes beyond fame: She wants to empower other girls to take charge of their own futures.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UN says its food stocks in Gaza have run out

The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.

Associated Press

Who funds aid, and how much do they spend?

International aid fell in 2024 for the first time in six years, and is set to plunge further this year after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on foreign aid, and many other key donors announced cuts.

Context

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

India-Pakistan tensions trap families in debt

Families on both sides of the border say their loved ones have been jailed for a crime they committed “unknowingly.”

Al Jazeera

Myanmar extends ceasefire for quake relief

Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a temporary ceasefire in its conflict with rebels to April 30, in a move to expedite relief and rebuilding efforts following a devastating earthquake last month.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey.

Associated Press

Indonesia mangroves battling climate change

A submerged village becomes one family’s battlefield against climate change with 15,000 mangroves planted annually.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka transforms wastelands into wetlands

Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, is transforming floating garbage patches into biodiverse wetlands that are teeming with life.

BBC

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A young Palestinian boy wanders among the rubble left by fighting in Gaza. (Photo by UNICEF) Photo used under CC BY

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