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Sudan suffers ‘pure evil’ amid escalating violence

Violence against civilians in Sudan is “verging on pure evil,” a senior United Nations official warned, as ethnic violence escalates in the western region of Darfur and the humanitarian crisis in the country worsens.

Reuters

About 700 reported killed in West Darfur after clashes between Sudanese army, RSF

France 24

Plastic waste spirals out of control across Africa

Plastic waste is “spiraling out of control” across Africa, where it is growing faster than any other region, new analysis shows.

Guardian

Gazans with health issues struggling to receive care

There is little relief for Palestinians who make it out of war-torn Gaza City to the south, and a lack of electricity and medical supplies make the situation particularly challenging for those with existing medical conditions.

Deutsche Welle

Democracy threatened worldwide amid crises

Nearly half the countries across the world are seeing a decline in the robustness of their democracy, an international think tank said.

Deutsche Welle

India bans pro-Palestinian protests amid fears it could trigger unrest in Kashmir

The Independent

UN: 90K people displaced by Myanmar conflict

About 90,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar due to the intensifying conflict between the country’s military rulers and an alliance of ethnic armed groups, the UN said.

Al Jazeera

Kids arrested in Pakistan’s migrant crackdown

Pakistani police are arresting Afghan women and children as part of a government crackdown on migrants, activists said.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Devastating effects of war on Gaza’s children

Gaza‘s Hamas-run health ministry says 10,022 people, including 4,104 children, have been killed in the territory since Israel’s campaign began. The BBC reports on the impact the war is having on children and their families.

BBC

Hamas terrorist: We heard children inside and shot until we didn’t hear a sound

i24 News

Call to stop Indigenous evictions in Rift Valley

Human rights groups are calling for the Kenyan government to halt forced evictions of the Indigenous Ogiek community from their ancestral land in the Rift Valley.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Israel warned against occupying Gaza post-war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after the war with Hamas ends. Blinken also insisted Hamas could not continue to rule there as it risked a repetition of the 7 October attacks.

BBC

Israeli military says Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza

YouTube

Latvia’s parliament legalizes same-sex unions

Latvia’s parliament voted to allow same-sex couples to establish civil unions, providing them with legal recognition but fewer rights than married couples.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Influencers use AI clones to pump out content

Chinese influencers, or key opinion leaders (KOLs), particularly in the e-commerce industry, are increasingly turning to digital clones to pump out content 24/7.

Guardian

Abused African women log on for online lifeline

With real world support lacking, South Africa’s abused seek help online in a country where violence against women is endemic.

Context

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zimbabwe blocks nurses from overseas jobs

Zimbabwean nurses eager to escape deepening poverty say their government is barring them from pursuing opportunities overseas as it seeks to stem a brain drain of health workers.

Context

Hospitals in Israel forced to move underground

All across Israel, but especially in the north, hospitals are moving underground or into fortified areas, or are preparing to do so, amid tensions and fighting between Israel and Lebanese militants.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Jamie Rickman and Sumit Kothari):

Break investment bias to get climate finance to countries in need

Devex

Column (Anatol Lieven):

It looks inevitable that the war in Gaza will spread. Is it?

Guardian

Column (Espen Barth Eide):

One day, the war between Israel and Hamas will be over

Al Jazeera

Column (Ploy Achakulwisut):

Fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan

Context

Column (Grant Newsham):

How does US rank crises in Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine?

Asia Times Online

Column (Tatiana Kununnikova):

How anti-Semitism is a breeding ground for terrorism

Asia Times Online

Column (Jeremy Corbyn):

The ICC must investigate the crime of genocide in Gaza

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Female violinist to revolutionize Taraab music

Taraab, a vibrant, East African musical tradition weaves in cultural stories and enchanting melodies straight from the lively heart of Zanzibar. The island’s Neema Surrie is the first female violinist ever to play it.

Deutsche Welle

Angola project educates underprivileged kids

A new literacy project in Luanda, Angola’s capital, has taken to the streets. The project aims to combat illiteracy and promote educational opportunities.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Cease-fire in Gaza to let aid in, hostages out

International mediators were closing in on a possible deal for a cease-fire in exchange for the release of around a dozen hostages held by Hamas. The deal would also allow a small amount of fuel to enter the territory.

CBS News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Will Israel-Hamas war affect India’s economy?

India’s economy has been a recent success story, but the growing conflict in the Middle East has raised geopolitical concerns about stable prices and oil supply.

Deutsche Welle

India bars protests that support the Palestinians

Associated Press

Thai farmhands in Israel facing tough choices

Militants killed some 1,400 people in Israel that day and took 240 hostages into Gaza, according to Israeli authorities. Among those killed were more than 50 citizens of Thailand.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Thieves target Mediterranean century-old trees

Surging olive oil prices, driven in part by years of drought in Spain, has meant opportunity for criminals across the Mediterranean.

ABC News

Ghana outrage after 300-year-old tree felled

BBC

Filipino typhoon survivors join the climate fight

A decade on, survivors of Haiyan in the Philippines are fighting to make big polluters pay for losses caused by climate disasters.

Context

Photo of the Day

A farmer harvests rattan from forest near Anduna Village, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Photo by Khairul Abdi/CIFOR-ICRAF) Photo used under CC BY

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