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Sexual violence is used as weapon in Sudan war

Sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan’s fierce conflict between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, aid group Doctors Without Borders said.

Associated Press

International law experts allege violations in Iran

More than 100 experts on international law have signed an open letter expressing “profound concern” about what they see as serious violations of international law by the U.S., Israel and Iran in the Middle East war.

AOL News

Some Iranians fleeing war, some heading home

Guardian

Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure

Deutsche Welle

Nigerian victims of sexual violence speak out

There are calls for justice and accountability in Nigeria after young women were sexually assaulted during a traditional fertility festival in Ozoro.

Deutsche Welle

The truth behind Nigeria’s sexual assault numbers

YouTube

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iranian human rights lawyer detained in Tehran

Leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was detained by Iranian intelligence agents at her house in Tehran overnight, her daughter said.

The Independent

Over 1M Lebanese displaced by Israeli invasion

The Israeli invasion of Lebanon — aimed at ousting Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants — has triggered one of the biggest and fastest displacements in Lebanon’s history, affecting more than a million people.

NPR

Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut’s streets, upending city life

Associated Press

Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks

Yahoo! News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Kenya’s Gen Z makes voter registration fun

In 2024, a wave of protests led by Kenya’s Gen Z had swept the country. Now, ahead next year’s general election, Gen Z is mobilizing again. This time with an initiative aiming to get young people registered to vote.

Deutsche Welle

Myanmar’s coup leader elected president

Myanmar’s coup leader has won a parliamentary vote to become the ⁠country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.

Al Jazeera

Leader: Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ democracy

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a coup three years ago, suggested most Africans do not want the system of democracy and that Burkina Faso had its own, alternative approach, without giving details.

Yahoo! News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime law

Cambodia’s parliament passed a cybercrime law targeting online scams, with penalties including up to five years in prison and fines up to $125,000.

Reuters

The deep cave bacteria resistant to medicine

Ancient bacteria, trapped in caves for millions of years, live in a miniature world of terror. Their only food source is each other. The survival tactics they develop make them resistant to almost all antibiotics.

BBC

New artificial wombs raise ethical questions

Artificial wombs technologies could save extremely premature babies. But as human trials near, the implications go beyond medicine — it’s also about control, equality and what motherhood will mean in the future.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

Dozens dead in Bangladesh measles outbreak

A measles outbreak in Bangladesh due to low vaccination rates has prompted authorities to launch an emergency nationwide immunization campaign to contain the spread of the disease.

The Independent

How Israel is destroying healthcare in Lebanon

Israel’s attacks on hospitals, medical centers and healthcare workers are fueling displacement and a health crisis in Lebanon.

Al Jazeera

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: Capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so

Guardian

Column (Philippe Bolopion):

War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you

Al Jazeera

Column (Nafja Sabbah Al-Kuwari):

Three scenarios for the Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Tehran children’s hospital keeps hopes alive

Staff at the Children’s Medical Center in Tehran organize activities to offer a joyful experience to children in the hospital amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Al Jazeera

Making history with the Artemis II moon flight

After its launch, NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission is preparing for the next stage of its journey. The crew is now on track to fly around the Moon, venturing further out into space than any humans before.

Deutsche Welle

Artemis II astronauts speak from space

BBC

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Are US deals ‘exploiting’ African countries?

In November, the U.S. approached Zimbabwean authorities, promising more than $300 million in funding in return for sensitive health data in negotiations that were “lopsided” and promptly pulled out of.

Al Jazeera

Aid slashed for desperate Rohingya refugees

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed, raising alarm throughout the increasingly desperate community.

NPR

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis amid war

From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia.

Guardian

Migrant workers debate if jobs worth the risk

As wealthy Gulf states turned into targets of Iranian strikes because of the U.S. military bases they host, expats left in large numbers, while tourists have stayed away. It has been especially hard for the millions of migrants.

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

What you need to know about desalination

As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water.

Associated Press

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants

Associated Press

The fruit giving Indian farmers a cash boost

Dragon fruit is from Central America. Vietnam has become the world’s leading producer, but India has plans to catch up. Compared to traditional crops, dragon fruit promises higher returns and relatively stable prices.

AOL News

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Children in Tigray, Ethiopia, collect cactus fruit. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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