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Aid cuts reverse progress on HIV, says UN report

Unprecedented aid cuts have caused the “biggest storm the HIV response has ever seen,” the United Nations has warned in one of the first major reports to quantify the impact of funding shortfalls.

The Independent

Children living with HIV ‘not getting treatment needed’

The Independent

Severe water shortages strike Puerto Ricans

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day.

Associated Press

US slaps sanctions on Cuban oil, gas company

The U.S. government announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the island’s crises and hit vulnerable Cubans the hardest.

Associated Press

Cuban minister: ‘Cubans are going to die because of this decision by America’

YouTube

Cuba’s energy crisis forces schools to shut early

TRT World

Cuba implements economic reforms amid new US sanctions

UPI

HUMAN RIGHTS

Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules

The Taliban arrested at least 30 women, accusing them of violating dress code requirements, the U.N. agency for women’s rights said.

Deutsche Welle

India ensuring no water flows into Pakistan

India is working to stop water from flowing into its neighbor Pakistan after suspending a major river-sharing treaty between the two Asian rivals last year, a senior minister has said.

The Independent

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

DRC bill intensifies constitutional standoff

Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo passed a referendum bill that could lead to constitutional reform ahead of the 2028 elections. The opposition has warned of a “constitutional coup.”

Deutsche Welle

Indonesian students protest state spending

Hundreds of students took to the streets of Indonesia’s capital to protest government policies they said could “bankrupt” the country.

Yahoo! News

Myanmar’s military forces men to fight in army

In Myanmar, the military’s forced conscription policy has shifted the junta’s fortunes in the civil war. In many parts of the country, the rebels are now on the back foot.

Yahoo! News

The rebels at the front line of Myanmar’s civil war

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

An ancient whale graveyard teems with life

Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life — including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars — thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard.

NBCNews.com

Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space

A spectacular Southern Lights display has been captured on camera from space. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir filmed the timelapse from onboard the SpaceX Dragon shuttle.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded DRC camp

The U.N. refugee agency confirmed the first Ebola-related deaths in a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as aid workers warned of a high risk the disease ‌could spread rapidly in overcrowded sites.

Yahoo! News

Sudan approves plan to combat malaria, HIV

Sudan’s Ministry of Health approved a national plan worth more than $139 million to combat malaria, tuberculosis and HIV over the next three years.

Sudan Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Blind Ukrainian veteran teaches others pottery

A Ukrainian war veteran who was blinded in combat is now teaching others pottery, a craft he learned during rehabilitation. Ivan Shostak, 37, lost his sight during one of Ukraine’s bloodiest and longest battles.

Associated Press

Mexico City dazzles as World Cup kicks off

Fireworks, a sweeping light show, and performances by Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin opened the 2026 World Cup before more than 80,000 fans at a revamped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

Al Jazeera

2026 World Cup: Mexico’s most creative soccer fields

Deutsche Welle

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Tablets needed to fight stillbirths hard to find

Data from the U.N. shows that the money spent on supplies of folic acid, which can help reduce the risk of anemia and then possible hemorrhage or stillbirth, is falling — at least in part thanks to aid cuts.

The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Thousands protest Kushner resort in Albania

Thousands of citizens gathered in Tirana, Albania, for a 12th consecutive day of protests against a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Associated Press

A look at the Albanian island where a Kushner-Trump resort plan has sparked protests

YouTube

Maasai women turning drought into income

As drought kills livestock, Maasai women are turning drought-resistant grass into animal feed and income.

Al Jazeera

Preventing loss to boost South Asian economy

Prevention of food loss or waste is one of the key measures that holds the key to the future of South Asia’s food economy beyond production alone.

The business standard

ENVIRONMENT

Brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels

Leading global brands are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence and torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Guardian

Farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh

The arid Barind region of Bangladesh was transformed by aquifer wells, but now the water system is collapsing under the pressure of the climate crisis and decades of extraction.

Guardian

Iran’s lakes vanishing amid deep water crisis

Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have pushed Iran into severe water stress, depleting reservoirs, rivers and groundwater reserves. The U.S.-Israel war has added further strain.

Al Jazeera

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