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Rescue teams and families search for survivors among the rubble from the earthquakes in Venezuela. (Photo by World Central Kitchen) Photo used under CC BY

Venezuelan families refuse to give up after quakes

Weeks after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, relatives of victims are still searching for bodies of loved ones who disappeared beneath the rubble. The official death toll has risen to more than 5,000.

Al Jazeera

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1K people

More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread.

Associated Press

DRC neighbors boost preparedness as Ebola spreads

Deutsche Welle

Africa CDC seeks $1.4B to contain Ebola outbreak

Ghana News Agency

Sri Lanka deploys drones to fight mosquitoes

Sri Lanka has deployed military drones in its war against mosquitoes to tackle the country’s worst dengue outbreak in almost a decade, which has already claimed 56 lives and reported 77,000 infections since January.

The Independent

Sri Lanka reports 20K dengue cases in 19 days

YouTube

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN: 150 migrants dead, missing off West Africa

The U.N. refugee agency said it is “extremely saddened” after nearly 150 people died or went missing from boats off Mauritania last week while trying to make their way to Europe.

ABC News

What’s holding up Gaza stabilization mission?

A multinational stabilization mission is supposed to ensure the reconstruction of Gaza. Without political consensus among Israel, Hamas and the Arab states, its implementation remains uncertain.

Deutsche Welle

Life goes on in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood

Kyiv’s historic Lukianivka neighborhood has become one of the Ukrainian capital’s most frequently targeted areas during Russia’s war, yet residents continue to live and work there despite the constant threat.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

India’s Cockroach movement vows to continue

Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement said they will continue their protest in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of them.

NPR

Indian police criticized for brutal crackdown on ‘Cockroach’ protests

The Independent

A protest movement is challenging India’s establishment. What to know about the ‘Cockroaches’

Associated Press

New threat by Houthis could widen Iran war

A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade.

Associated Press

Analyzing the Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia

Deutsche Welle

Why are political tensions rising in DR Congo?

Political tensions are reaching a boiling point in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President Felix Tshisekedi’s proposed constitutional reforms are being criticized as a pathway to a third term in office.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sperm whales change sounds when near boats

Sperm whales produce a specific pattern of clicking noises when they hear the noise of boats. The pattern is so distinct that the scientists who identified it said they can now use it to predict when ships are nearby.

AOL News

Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace

Touching, embracing and kissing before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, according to scientists studying the behavior of our closest ape relatives.

Yahoo! News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria leave kids at risk

Life-saving drugs used to treat common childhood infections are increasingly failing, and the resistance of bacteria to these medicines will only worsen over the next decade.

Guardian

Healthy diet too expensive for 1 in 3 people

Global hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025, but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as a report shows that 2.69 billion people can’t afford to eat well.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Editorial:

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s challenges, inside and out: Tensions at home arise from the struggle against Russia

Guardian

Column (Uday Chandra):

India’s cockroach politics is no joke

Al Jazeera

Column (Martin Griffiths):

Syrian people must not be failed again

Al Jazeera

Site edited by: Rachel Barrus, Ashley Nawn, Catherine Lux and Jameson O'Neal.

GOOD NEWS

How chess gives hope to Kibera, Kenya, kids

In Kibera, one of Kenya’s largest informal settlements, a local NGO is turning recycled plastic into chess sets that are transforming young lives.

Deutsche Welle

Female baristas shake up Somalia’s cafe scene

As fear and fighting ease in Mogadishu, coffee shops have become catalysts for change, bringing jobs for women and creating much-needed social spaces.

Guardian

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US HIV funding cuts having ‘severe’ impact

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved 26 million lives globally, but slashing of funds and dismantling of USAID have forced clinics to shut in dozens of countries around the world.

Guardian

Nine African countries see aid slashed by 80%

Nine African countries are set to see their U.K. aid cut by more than 80%, after the government laid out the breakdown of its plan to reduce the aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3%.

The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Why Gulf states are investing billions in Africa

Wealthy Gulf states are investing billions in African countries. But the nations involved all have different objectives. What’s behind the investments and what’s in it for Africa?

Deutsche Welle

Cuba plunged into nationwide blackout again

Cuba suffered another blackout of the National Electric System, leaving the entire country without power, officials said. It was the third such incident in two weeks as a U.S. oil embargo stresses the island’s grid.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Flash floods devastate Afghanistan province

At least 20 people have been killed after monsoon-driven flash floods struck Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province. The casualties were reported in Parun and other areas of Nuristan, which borders Pakistan.

Al Jazeera

Dorset puffin colony sees first chick in years

Conservationists are celebrating a rare and hopeful discovery in Dorset, where a young puffin has been sighted emerging from its nest for the first time in 30 years, offering a boost to the region’s dwindling population.

The Independent

Brazil’s Amazon sees decline in area burned

The area burned in Brazil’s Amazon in 2025 was far smaller in size than the previous year, according to the deforestation monitoring group MapBiomas.

AOL News

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Young monks in India play games. (Photo by Sukanto Debnath) Photo used under CC BY

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