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Sudanese refugee women carry their infants and sacks of flour at a camp. (Photo by Nicolas Rost/UNHCR) Photo used under CC BY

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Sudanese refugee mothers caught between two wars

Sudanese mothers who fled one war now face another, struggling to rebuild their lives — and those of their families — after displacement yet again in Lebanon.

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Al Jazeera

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Amid cuts to food aid, 11K displaced families arrive in el-Obeid

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Two-thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger

Despite improvements in malnutrition levels, more than two-thirds of Gazans could face acute hunger by the year-end as humanitarian agencies cut aid flows due to funding shortages, a global hunger ‌monitor said.

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Yahoo! News

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Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worse

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Yahoo! News

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Gaza children paying ‘highest price’ in hunger crisis

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The National

US sends aid to Cuba, but keeps up pressure

A Cuba-bound cargo plane carrying food and hygiene kits left Miami under U.S. efforts to give direct assistance to the island’s residents while continuing to pressure their government and a continued energy blockade.

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CBS News

HUMAN RIGHTS

19 convicted of trafficking Indonesian babies

An Indonesian court convicted 19 people for baby trafficking, wrapping up a high-profile case — but leaving a key question unanswered. What will happen to the babies now?

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Yahoo! News

Why do Nigerian boat deaths keep happening?

A pattern has now become wearily familiar in Nigeria. Many die in a boat accident; officials say the regulations should be followed; their calls are ignored; campaigners say resources are not available; another tragedy happens.

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Yahoo! News

UN: 150 migrants dead, missing off West Africa

The U.N. refugee agency said it is “extremely saddened” after nearly 150 people died or went missing from boats off Mauritania last week while trying to make their way to Europe.

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ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Nicaragua announces plan to stop elections

Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has announced a “work plan” to implement the authoritarian leader’s order that the country should no longer hold elections.

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Guardian

India’s Cockroach movement vows to continue

Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement said they will continue their protest in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of them.

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NPR

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Indian police criticized for brutal crackdown on ‘Cockroach’ protests

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The Independent

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A protest movement is challenging India’s establishment. What to know about the ‘Cockroaches’

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Associated Press

New threat by Houthis could widen Iran war

A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade.

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Associated Press

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Analyzing the Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Somalia tries to save Radio Mogadishu archive

A small team is racing to digitize decades of Somali history from its main public radio station before the tapes deteriorate.

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Al Jazeera

AI could raise Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy

The International Monetary Fund has said artificial intelligence (AI) could increase Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output by about 4% in the next decade.

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The Guardian Nigeria

GLOBAL HEALTH

India approves dengue vaccine as cases surge

India has approved its first dengue vaccine as cases of the mosquito-borne disease surge in South Asia. The approval comes as hospitals across South Asia grapple with a surge in dengue infections.

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Africa significantly improves health defenses

Africa is significantly better prepared for a pandemic than it was five years ago, a major review has found. Investment in health by African governments grew rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Mohamad Bazzi):

Has Trump dragged the US into a forever war in Iran?

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Guardian

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Israel’s illegal settlements are Europe’s credibility test

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Al Jazeera

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India’s cockroach politics is no joke

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Germany vows support for Nigeria on security

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to supporting Nigeria on security as it battles militant groups, and said violence in the Sahel ‌threatened all coastal states in the region.

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Reuters

How chess gives hope to Kibera, Kenya, kids

In Kibera, one of Kenya’s largest informal settlements, a local NGO is turning recycled plastic into chess sets that are transforming young lives.

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AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US HIV funding cuts having ‘severe’ impact

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved 26 million lives globally, but slashing of funds and dismantling of USAID have forced clinics to shut in dozens of countries around the world.

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Extreme heat saps India’s poorest workers

Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into poverty, with income losses of up to 9% for outdoor workers, new research has found.

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Guardian

South Africa gets $1.5B loan for infrastructure

South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion World Bank loan to support reforms aimed at easing infrastructure bottlenecks, ‌boosting economic growth and creating jobs.

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Reuters

Morocco gets $114M for battery gigafactory

The African Development Bank said it had approved a $114 ‌million loan to help finance Africa’s first gigafactory in Morocco.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Giraffes given new home to escape oil drilling

Rangers at Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda began to translocate 12 endangered Nubian giraffes, Earth’s tallest land mammal, 65 miles to Ajai Wildlife Reserve to escape oil drilling in the park.

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Associated Press

Flash floods devastate Afghanistan province

At least 20 people have been killed after monsoon-driven flash floods struck Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province. The casualties were reported in Parun and other areas of Nuristan, which borders Pakistan.

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Al Jazeera

Brazil’s Amazon sees decline in area burned

The area burned in Brazil’s Amazon in 2025 was far smaller in size than the previous year, according to the deforestation monitoring group MapBiomas.

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AOL News

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The head of Radio Mogadishu‘s archives, Abshir Hashi Ali, shows some of the station’s most important historical recordings in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Photo by Tobin Jones/AU UN IST) Photo used under CC BY

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