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Women in South Sudan. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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Women held as sex slaves in Sudan’s South Kordofan

Women from Sudan’s South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, Human Rights Watch said in a report.

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Reuters

Sudan at the top of the humanitarian crisis list

Sudan - for the second year in a row - topped a 2025 watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee, followed by Gaza and the West Bank, Myanmar, Syria and South Sudan.

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Reuters

Mass grave found near Syria’s capital Damascus

A mass grave that could contain the remains of thousands of people has been found outside Syria’s capital Damascus. Burial sites are emerging across Syria after the ousting of al-Assad, accused of widespread killings.

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Al Jazeera

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Syria: the war in numbers

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Context

Taliban block Afghan student nurses from jobs

When the Taliban suddenly shut nursing and midwifery schools across Afghanistan this month, a handful of students removed their white coats and set them alight in protest.

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UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education

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Kenyan single moms ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia

Kenyan women formerly employed as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia appear to be “trapped” in the country after being denied birth certificates for their children or visas in order to leave and return home.

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Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela frees 533 election protest detainees

Venezuela’s attorney general said in a statement that 533 people arrested for taking part in protests over a contested July election have been freed.

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Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained

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’Invisible migrants’ go to Europe via Croatia

Over 26,000 migrants have entered Croatia since January, but only 3.6% of them have applied for asylum there. Most just stop there briefly on their way north to other EU states.

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Palestinians launch crackdown on militants

Palestinian security forces have launched a rare crackdown against local militant groups in the northern West Bank, sending in armored cars and engaging in fierce gunbattles.

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Associated Press

Gaza ceasefire talks in final stage after months

After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.

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BBC

End to Syria sanctions would address needs

Concrete movement on an inclusive political transition in Syria will be key in ensuring the country gets the economic support it needs, United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told the Security Council.

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Reuters

Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Russia launched its latest massive aerial attack against Ukraine, using cruise missiles to target energy infrastructure across the country.

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Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The oldest human DNA was found in Europe

Scientists said last week, they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe.

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CNN

AI companies exploit data workers in Kenya

Millions of data workers painstakingly tag the data needed to power the artificial intelligence systems we all use. Many of them are based in the Global South, earning a fraction of their counterparts in developed countries.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

New HIV drug could reach poorest by 2025

A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters.

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Is injectable HIV medication really a ‘silver bullet’?

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This new drug could end the HIV epidemic

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GOOD NEWS

Exuberance shone through worldwide in 2024

Life rushes by, leaving its marks. Moments of joy and wonder, it seems, sometimes must be extracted and pointed out before they disappear. This collection of images by AP photojournalists does exactly that.

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Associated Press

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Child transplant recipient helps Make-A-Wish

At only 9, Prince Wise has refined food tastes. When Make-A-Wish needed a past recipient to make a signature meal as a fundraiser, the organization turned to Prince.

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Today

Aid to Gaza mostly blocked for last 2 months

Humanitarian aid to north Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said.

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Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Debt fears increase with new climate finance

The growing costs of the climate crisis are forcing developing nations to make painful choices, compelling them to pay off debts rather than spend money on crucial services like health and education.

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Context

Iran’s rial hits record low amid regional war

The Iranian rial fell to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of value and signaling new challenges for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East.

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The Hill

ENVIRONMENT

Kenya’s devastating drought worst in 40 years

Drought in Kenya has reached dramatic levels, with millions of people affected by the lack of water and food.

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Al Jazeera

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Which southern African countries are battling drought disasters

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India tightens curbs as pollution turns ‘severe’

India has tightened restrictions aimed at helping the public cope with pollution twice in 24 hours for New Delhi and its surrounding regions after a deterioration in air quality.

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Reuters

Cyclone Chido deaths increasing in SE Africa

The death toll from Cyclone Chido has continued to rise, with authorities confirming that 45 people were killed in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi.

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Guardian

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Mayotte cyclone: Health services in ruins as rescuers race to reach survivors

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In the arid and dry region of Isiolo in Kenya, livestock vaccination has been introduced as part of emergency response and resilience building with the communities. (Photo by EU/ECHO/Martin Karimi) Photo used under CC BY

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