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Kashmiri women at Shah-e-Hamdan mosque. (Photo by Mike Prince) Photo used under CC BY

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Kashmiris struggle to make their voices heard

As India and Pakistan mount diplomatic offensives across the world following their recent military confrontation, Kashmiris on both sides of the border tell DW it’s time for their voices to be heard.

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Why young Kashmiris are removing tattoos of guns, ‘freedom’

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Al Jazeera

‘Our children are dying slowly,’ says Gaza father

Israel denies that Gaza is facing a hunger crisis. It has said its blockade is aimed in part at preventing Hamas militants from diverting and seizing aid supplies. Hamas accuses Israel of using starvation as a military tactic.

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Reuters

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Israel allows food into Gaza following 2-month blockade

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The first few aid trucks enter Gaza

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UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza due to insecure access

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Gaza health system is ‘beyond breaking point’

Intensified Israeli ground operations and new evacuation orders are stretching Gaza’s health system beyond the breaking point, the head of the World Health Organization has warned.

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BBC

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Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Why Iran ‘cannot turn back time’ on hijab rule

Iranian women increasingly resist the public headscarf rule. Despite ongoing repression, Iran’s regime seems powerless to stop change.

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US is accused of sending migrants to S. Sudan

The U.S. is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam to a chaotic country that’s once again in danger of collapsing into civil war.

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Associated Press

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Judge rules Trump administration violated court order by attempting to deport migrants to South Sudan

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Guardian

Colombian model’s murder next act of femicide

The murder of a 22-year-old model and influencer in Colombia has sent shockwaves throughout the country and drawn parallels to the killing of a Mexican influencer, underscoring the high rates of femicide in Latin America.

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Yahoo! News

Africans lost $70M to denied European visas

African countries lost $67.5 million in rejected visa fees in 2024, seeking permission to travel to the 29 European countries that make up the Schengen Area.

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CNN

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

UK, Canada, France threaten Israel over Gaza

The leaders of Britain, Canada and France threatened “concrete actions” against Israel if it does not stop its renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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Reuters

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Israel launches major offensive across Gaza

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Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as pressure mounts on aid

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Reuters

Iran rejects US stance on uranium enrichment

Iran’s supreme leader pushed back against U.S. criticism of the country’s nuclear program, saying that Tehran won’t seek permission from anyone to enrich uranium and calling American statements “nonsense.”

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Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Could AI help refugees reconstruct their pasts?

A team in Spain launched the Synthetic Memories project to use AI to generate photographic representations of memories that were lost, due to missing photos, for instance, or never recorded in the first place.

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Al Jazeera

Ecuador group uses AI to save a hummingbird

Ecuador’s blue-throated hillstar is on the brink of extinction. Only some 100 adults of the hummingbird still survive, high up in the southwestern Andes. A conservation NGO is using AI to help save them.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

How climate change is affecting your gut health

A warming world leads to a number of health problems. Increasingly, however, climate change is being implicated in a range of illnesses of the gut, such as diarrheal diseases, irritable bowel syndrome and more.

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GOOD NEWS

Uganda program turning kids into eco-leaders

The Green Master is a program for Ugandan school kids that teaches them about environmental issues and encourages them to engage creatively with climate action.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US funding cuts hit language learning in Mali

USAID’s involvement in Mali had made it the primary development partner of the government. The abrupt end of its assistance hit not only the literacy programs, but also others designed to increase adult education.

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Associated Press

China to give $500M to WHO in next 5 years

China will give an additional $500 million to the World Health Organization over five years, an official told the World Health Assembly, as the U.N. agency seeks extra funding to offset the expected loss of its top donor, the U.S.

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Reuters

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

EU to review economic agreement with Israel

The European Union will review a pact governing its political and economic ties with Israel due to the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers.

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Reuters

How women in Ghana resolved a land conflict

When the men in the Doba and Kandiga communities in Ghana’s Upper East region went to war over land ownership, their women did not sit aloof. They were peace brokers.

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UK, Europe target Russia with major sanctions

The UK and Europe have announced major sanctions against Russia as it became clear that a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had failed to deliver any meaningful concessions from Moscow.

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Guardian

EU agrees to lift economic sanctions on Syria

The EU has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria in an effort to help the war-torn country recover after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

How indoor heat makes life unbearable in India

As the mercury soars, people in India’s sweltering cities have been told to shelter inside. But for those in poor housing in places like Bengalaru, there is no respite.

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Guardian

Are Africa’s critical minerals a boom or curse?

Allegations of violations in the critical mining sector are on the rise in Africa as global demand grows for clean energy tech.

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Context

Malaysia’s fish hunters target invasive species

Invasive species are an issue the world over, and waterways in mega-biodiverse Malaysia are threatened by imported fish.

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Al Jazeera

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With EU funding, UNRWA teams constantly work to improve water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in shelters by installing emergency toilet units and handwashing stations, repairing sewage systems, and providing safe water. (Photo by UNRWA) Photo used under CC BY

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