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Doctors in Gaza Strip are ‘running out of options’

Starving patients begging for food in shattered hospitals, doctors pushed to the brink, surviving on one meal a day, trying to treat injuries without medicines — this was the testimony of two doctors returned from Gaza.

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Death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens

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NPR

Israel-Iran conflict poses risk for global economy

The conflict between Israel and Iran could plunge the entire global economy into recession. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and has threatened to close one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes.

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Iran‘s leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause ’irreparable damage’

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Yahoo! News

Israeli bomb shelters excluding Palestinians

When Iranian missiles began raining down on Israel, residents scrambled for cover. Sirens wailed across the country as people rushed into bomb shelters. But for some Palestinian citizens of Israel, doors were slammed shut

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Al Jazeera

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Tehran gridlocked as thousands try to flee Israeli strikes

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Ukrainian visa schemes leave refugees in limbo

Although nearly 70% of Ukrainians in Britain want to stay, without legal status, many say they will have no choice but to head elsewhere or return to their war-ravaged homeland.

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Stranded Israelis find shelter, food in Cyprus

Cyprus has become a transit point for those being evacuated from Israel or Israelis wishing to return home after being stranded abroad, with thousands now trying to reach Israel.

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Associated Press

Indonesia may ban LGBTQ+ content online

Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill to ban LGBTQ+ content online that, if passed, could lead to job losses in the media and social media industries, and restrict the community’s access to specialized services such as health.

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Taxi boats pick up migrants in waist-deep water

As the weather in the Channel clears, the French police are struggling to halt a potentially record-breaking surge of people from reaching the U.K. in small boats organized by a network of smuggling gangs.

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BBC

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Israelis face unprecedented missile barrages

As Iran and Israel exchange deadly attacks, many Israelis take shelter as they contend with a shattered sense of security.

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Al Jazeera

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Israel-Iran conflict rages with ongoing aerial strikes amid war of words

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Al Jazeera

Colombia approves bill for more overtime pay

Colombia’s Senate approved a labor bill that is expected to grant workers more overtime pay while making it harder for companies to hire employees on short-term contracts.

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Associated Press

28 killed in worst attack by Russia in months

Ukrainian emergency services have continued to recover bodies from under rubble in Kyiv after Russia hit the city with a huge missile and drone attack. At least 28 people have been killed and more than 100 injured.

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Photos of a combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Experts say AI puts real child sex victims at risk

An increase in sophisticated AI-generated images of child abuse could result in police and other agencies chasing “fake” rather than genuine abuse, a charity has said.

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BBC

Powerful concrete — turning walls into batteries

Researchers at MIT are developing concrete that can store energy. Used in walls, it could heat a room or charge a phone.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made inexpensively

A drug with the potential to “end the HIV pandemic” will launch in the U.S. this week — as a new study reveals it could be sold for 1,000 times less than its possible price tag.

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Guardian

Argentines reeling from healthcare cutbacks

Since taking office in December 2023, President Javier Milei has slashed Argentina’s health care budget by 48% in real terms. His administration fired more than 2,000 Health Ministry employees.

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GOOD NEWS

Afghan seamstresses sewing a brighter future

In Delhi, refugee Afghan women transform fabric waste from textile factories into artistic handicrafts. It’s a step toward independence and a new future.

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Ghanaian artists are tackling waste pollution

Ghana is battling to keep mountains of waste under control. A group of artists has launched a campaign to turn trash into treasure.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid

Last week’s air drop was the latest in a controversial development: private contracting firms led by former U.S. intelligence officers and military veterans delivering aid to some of the world’s deadliest conflict zones.

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Associated Press

Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for aid

Israeli forces have killed more than 51 Palestinians and wounded many more after opening fire near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza, witnesses and rescuers say.

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BBC

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Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia,’ says expert

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Bitcoin is introduced into Africa’s largest slum

Typical stands selling vegetables dot the roadside in what is widely regarded as Africa’s largest urban slum. What isn’t typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of payment.

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Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Discarded clothes dumped in Ghana wetlands

Clothes discarded by U.K. consumers and shipped to Ghana have been found in a huge rubbish dump in protected wetlands, an investigation has found.

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Guardian

After years of war, drought ravages Syria farms

After years of war and sanctions, drought is pushing Syrian farmers to the edge, threatening food security as harvests fail.

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An Indonesian girl sets a fire to cook rice in the morning using anglo, a clay pot filled with coal. (Photo by Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo) Photo used under CC BY

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