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Severely malnourished children in a Kenyan hospital. (Photo by Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties) Photo used under CC BY

Children die as USAID cuts hit the most malnourished

This year, the Trump administration cut more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall assistance around the world. Programs serving children were hit especially hard.

Associated Press

US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering

Reuters

300M people at risk of death through starvation

Acute food insecurity continues to rise at an alarming rate, with almost 300 million people at risk of death through starvation, with an additional 13.7 million people forced into chronic food insecurity last year.

Guardian

Mexican influencer shot in latest act of femicide

Mexico has the fourth-highest rate of femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean. The latest victim, a 23-year-old Mexican influencer, was fatally shot while livestreaming on TikTok.

Al Jazeera

What is femicide and what’s behind the rise in incidents?

CNN

90% of Gaza’s population displaced by war

Around 90% of Gaza’s 2.4 million population has been forcibly displaced by Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said.

Ankara Agency

US ‘troubled’ by humanitarian situation in Gaza

BBC

Trump touts ‘freedom zone’ plan for Gaza

NPR

Africa’s struggle under new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

A wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is sweeping through several African nations, silencing voices and forcing queer communities deeper into the shadows. But human rights activists are still putting up a fight.

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rohingya allege Indians cast them into the sea

Indian authorities allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar after providing them with life jackets, a United Nations agency, family members and their lawyer said.

Associated Press

EU slow-moving against LGBTQ+ censorship

The European Union has come under fire for failing to act swiftly to combat the spread of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, including Hungary’s Pride ban, with activists warning inaction could lead to further quashing of rights.

Context

Trump ends Afghans’ deportation protection

Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S.

Context

Rwanda’s army, rebel ally have killed dozens

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country’s east.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Trump threatens Iran if the nuclear deal fails

President Trump stated that Tehran must choose between never acquiring a nuclear weapon or facing “violence like people haven’t seen before.”

WFIN

Inside Iran as Trump presses for nuclear deal

NBCNews.com

How violence returned to a shattered S. Sudan

Terrified civilians are watching a fragile peace crumble as politicians are arrested and deadly bombings increase in South Sudan.

Guardian

Tigray party says ban threatens Ethiopia peace

Ethiopia’s main opposition party has condemned a ban on its activities, saying it posed a “serious threat” to the 2022 peace deal that ended two years of conflict in the northern Tigray region.

BBC

How India, Pakistan share a dangerous border

To live along the Line of Control - the volatile de facto border that separates India and Pakistan - is to exist perpetually on the razor’s edge between fragile peace and open conflict.

BBC

Putin notably absent in Turkey for peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend the proposed direct peace talks in Turkey with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was waiting for him in the capital, Ankara.

France 24

Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap but peace talks fail to make progress

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship

Across the Americas, organizations that guide women seeking abortions in various countries are raising alarm, decrying what they see as a new wave of censorship on platforms owned by tech giant Meta.

Associated Press

Autonomous weapons decide life and death

Drones that attack on their own, robotic vehicles in combat—autonomous weapons are taking on more tasks. For now, humans have the final say. But for how much longer?

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO: Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an “immediate” vaccination campaign.

BBC

Can pandemic pact avert chaos in next crisis?

Five years after Covid-19 swept the world, killing millions and overwhelming health systems, countries are set to adopt a landmark treaty aimed at bolstering the world’s ability to fight future pandemics.

Context

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Helena Wright):

Agriculture is missing in climate action. NDCs can change that

Devex

Column (Ghada Ageel):

Seventy-seven years after the Nakba, we are naming our new ruin

Al Jazeera

Column (Nathalye Cotrino):

Haiti on the edge of collapse: The US must respond now or it will be too late

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Dakar’s award-winning all-electric bus system

Winner of the 2024 International Sustainable Transport Award, Dakar has a new electric bus rapid transit system that cuts journey times and reduces pollution.

Deutsche Welle

Former refugee hopes to win singing contest

As a child, Claude Kiambe fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his family. Now, he’s entered the Eurovision Song Contest. How did Kiambe make it to the big time?

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

HIV testing falls in S. Africa after US aid cuts

Testing and monitoring of HIV patients across South Africa has declined since the U.S. cut aid that funded health workers and clinics, with pregnant women and youth being the most affected.

Reuters

Myanmar refugees face crisis after US aid cuts

Thousands of people who fled Myanmar’s civil war to refugee camps in Thailand are struggling to find healthcare after Trump ordered a freeze on U.S. foreign aid spending.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Syria businesses dare to dream after sanctions

Syria’s small business owners stock up after Trump’s sanctions move, hoping for more customers and easier access to cash.

Context

Investors eye Syria after Trump sanctions move

Reuters

Bird flu in Brazil triggers trade bans from China

Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Silva: World is ‘at the limit’ of a livable climate

Since Marina Silva took office for a second run as Brazil’s environment and climate minister in 2023, the country has quickly and dramatically reversed deforestation trends with strict enforcement of environment rules.

Time

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A Myanmar refugee child at the Mae La refugee camp in Thailand. (Photo by Mikhail Esteves) Photo used under CC BY

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