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Mozambique insurgents have abducted 120 children

At least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days, Human Rights Watch said, warning of a rise in abductions in the country’s troubled Cabo Delgado province.

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Associated Press

Kids killed in ‘appalling’ Sudan hospital attack

“Another appalling attack” on a hospital in Sudan has seen more than 40 people killed, many of them children and medics, the head of the World Health Organization has said.

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BBC

U.N. condemns killings of Gazans seeking food

The United Nations condemned what it said was Israel’s “weaponization of food” in Gaza and called it a war crime, urging its military to “stop shooting at people trying to get food.”

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France 24

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Gaza hospitals filled with people injured trying to get food

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Iranians remain skeptical ceasefire will hold

In the Iranian capital, Tehran, after a night of heavy bombardment and then the beginning of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, confusion, uncertainty and distrust have gripped households.

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Al Jazeera

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What is the NPT, and why has Iran threatened to pull out of the treaty?

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What we know about Iran’s attack on the US base in Qatar

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Iran-Israel war: What tools are used to censor reporting?

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HUMAN RIGHTS

LGBTQ+ discrimination persists in Sri Lanka

LGBTQ+ Sri Lankans face violence, while promises by the government to repeal colonial-era laws remain unmet.

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Villagers remember when India sterilized 8M

The imposition of a state of national emergency on June 25, 1975, was India’s closest brush with dictatorship. In Uttawar village, the scars remain from being forced into ill-managed sterilization camps.

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Al Jazeera

What church attack means for Syrian Christians

An attacker entered Mar Elias Church in Damascus, opening fire on the estimated 350 worshippers inside. The assailant then detonated an explosive vest, killing in total at least 25 people and injuring more than 60.

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The Pillar

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

8 dead as Kenyans protest police, government

At least eight Kenyans died and more than 80 others were receiving specialized treatment, with some sustaining gunshot wounds, during countrywide protests against police brutality and poor governance.

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Associated Press

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Demonstrators in Kenya clash with police

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Thailand closes Cambodia border crossings

Thailand’s military has closed border crossings into Cambodia to almost all travelers as tensions escalate over a longstanding territorial dispute between the two neighbors.

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Guardian

Russian attacks kill dozens, including children

Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A 5-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims.

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Trump meets with Zelenskyy and says higher NATO defense spending may deter future Russian aggression

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Using AI in agriculture to fight global hunger

The way we feed ourselves is changing. AI will also impact agriculture. How can AI provide opportunities for better food security?

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Largest camera ever grabs first universe shots

The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky, covering hidden corners.

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Associated Press

Small dog-sized dinosaur was just discovered

A labrador-sized dinosaur was wrongly categorized when it was found and is actually a new species, scientists have discovered. Its new name is Enigmacursor. It lived about 150 million years ago.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Millions of kids at risk as vaccine uptake stalls

Progress in vaccinating children against a variety of life-threatening diseases has stalled in the past two decades — and even gone backwards in some countries — a new global study suggests.

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BBC

Newly approved drug nearly stops HIV spread

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among people given an injection every six months.

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NBCNews.com

What are the symptoms of heat stroke to know?

As temperatures increase, so does the risk of heat-related dangers and injuries, which occur when the body is exposed to extreme heat or high humidity over an extended period. Either way, the consequences can be deadly.

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GOOD NEWS

The woman raising 98 children with disabilities

At her “Home of Hope” in Uganda, Edith Lukabwe cares for 98 disabled children abandoned by their families.

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Al Jazeera

India sends first astronaut to space in 41 years

Jubilant Indians have been celebrating the successful launch of the Axiom-4 mission. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who’s piloting the mission, has become only the second Indian to travel to space.

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BBC

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid agencies fear for Gaza amid Iran-Israel war

With the world’s attention fixed on the war between Israel and Iran, Israel’s other war — in Gaza — rages on in its shadow, leaving Palestinians facing hunger and IDF gunfire.

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US to give $30 million to Gaza aid operation despite violence concerns

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Egypt’s female workers face dire conditions

The working conditions of 5 million female farm workers in Egypt are dire: They have no contracts, earn half the wages of men and face scorching temperatures.

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France 24

ENVIRONMENT

Indigenous women fighting Bolivia’s wildfires

In the tiny farming villages of eastern Bolivia, Indigenous women turned firefighters are preparing for a wildfire season they fear will destroy the region’s dry forests and fields as it has in previous years.

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Context

Is brick-making environmentally friendly?

South Asia’s construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year.

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A young man works at a refugee-driven community radio station in the Kalobeyei refugee settlement, northern Kenya. (Photo by Peter Biro/European Union) Photo used under CC BY

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