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Women and a child in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photo by Marius Arnesen) Photo used under CC BY

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UN: Taliban create fear, intimidation in Afghanistan

Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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UK urged to restore Afghan presence for women

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Pakistan starts deporting Afghans back home

Islamabad said tens of thousands of Afghan migrants approved for relocation to Western nations have yet to leave. The country has started deporting Afghans back home.

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Pakistan extends Afghan refugees’ signup cards

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Burkina Faso violence exacerbates aid crisis

About 10% of the population of Burkina Faso is displaced, and 40 of the West African country’s cities are cut off from aid – but agencies say they have only 17% of the funding needed to help.

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Guardian

Burkina Faso junta will outlaw homosexuality

Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality. The code is part of a broader clampdown on LGBTQ rights in Africa over the past 14 months.

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UN expert slams migrant laborer exploitation

Lacking protections, migrant laborers risk a “cycle of exploitation,” from unpaid wages to lack of protective equipment, in Western countries, a modern slavery expert warns.

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Context

Attacks on Sudan hospitals put millions at risk

According to UNICEF, at least 77 hospitals across Sudan have come under attack since the war began. Aid groups say that with the extreme fighting, that’s resulted in the displacement of more than 7 million people.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

UN ‘concerned’ by Gaza City evacuation orders

The U.N. says it is “deeply concerned” about a new evacuation order issued by Israel. For the second time since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas, all residents of Gaza City have been told to leave.

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Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City as Doha truce talks continue

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Israeli strike hits Gaza school-turned-shelter

The attack in the town of Abbasan, east of Khan Younis, hit the entrance of al-Awdah school, wounding at least 53 people. Palestinian medics said most of the victims were women and children.

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Airstrike near Gaza school kills dozens

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Uganda activists appeal anti-LGBTQ law ruling

Ugandan human rights advocates filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a ruling by a lower court that upheld a draconian anti-homosexuality law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts.

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Reuters

Kenyan president sacks cabinet after protests

Kenya’s under-fire President William Ruto has dismissed with “immediate effect” all his ministers and the attorney-general, following the recent deadly protests that led to the withdrawal of an unpopular tax bill.

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No-show kicks off Sudanese ceasefire talks

Sudan’s warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to facilitate aid and protect civilians, but only one side showed up for the start of discussions, the United Nations said.

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Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How IS uses AI to spread extremist propaganda

Groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda are urging followers to use the latest digital tools to spread their extremist message, avoid censorship and recruit.

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Sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’ revealed by AI

Researchers studying sperm whale communication say they’ve uncovered sophisticated structures similar to those found in human language.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Zimbabweans travel to Zambia for healthcare

With essential drugs and specialized care expensive or unavailable, poor Zimbabweans opt to travel long distances to seek treatment.

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In a dangerous world, NATO must restore deterrence

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WWF chief: Firms can cut value chain emissions and use the market

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Investing in nutrition is investing in a more resilient world

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Obsession with growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights

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The spotlight should be on Palestine at the Paris Olympics

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Mining for the energy transition needs to respect human rights

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GOOD NEWS

South Sudan basketball team goes to Olympics

South Sudan struggles with widespread poverty, corruption and conflict. But recently, the young state experienced a sensation: its national basketball team qualified for the Olympic Games.

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All-women team protects Sumatra’s rainforest

The Leuser ecosystem is the only place in the world where tigers, elephants, orangutans and rhinos coexist in the wild, and female rangers are at the heart of its protection.

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Guardian

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

UN envoy for Sudan hosts talks on issue of aid

The United Nations was hosting closed-door talks in Geneva involving Sudan’s warring sides about how to protect civilians and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Associated Press

US says Gaza’s aid pier to be shut down soon

The U.S. says the floating pier designed to increase the amount of aid getting into the Gaza Strip will “soon cease operations,” less than two months after it was installed.

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BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Chileans confronting a homelessness crisis

Over the past four years, the rate of homelessness in Chile, one of South America’s richest economies, has jumped more than 30%, transforming the streets of a country that prides itself on its prosperity.

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ENVIRONMENT

Beryl-hit Caribbean says more funds needed

The leaders of small Caribbean island nations said that financial damages wrought by the passage of Hurricane Beryl would run beyond their capacities.

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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

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Heat records being broken around the world

This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere.

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Luis Ramírez lost the house where he had lived for 15 years in a fire in the Chilean city of Valparaíso. (Photo by Rafaela Ely) Photo used under CC BY

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