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Palestinian children gather around a plate of food in the tent they are temporarily calling home amid the ongoing war. (Photo by UNICEF) Photo used under CC BY

Gaza faces war’s quiet executioner — starvation

The U.N. has warned of catastrophic levels of food insecurity in Gaza. Take a look at how hunger in conflict zones can kill more people than bombs or bullets ever do and how history will judge this period.

The Independent

More than 4M refugees have fled Sudan civil war

The number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war has surpassed 4 million, U.N. refugee agency officials said, with thousands more expected to flee if the conflict continues.

Yahoo! News

Why are humanitarian crises in Africa so ignored?

Al Jazeera

Street debate: Is Africa too dependent on aid?

Deutsche Welle

The dangers of pregnancy, childbirth in Gaza

With acute shortages of food in Gaza, the U.N. says one in 10 new babies is underweight or premature. There has also been an increase in miscarriages, stillbirths and abnormalities.

BBC

Gaza aid centers temporarily close

Deutsche Welle

HUMAN RIGHTS

Dozens of bodies discovered in Libyan capital

The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns about the discovery of dozens of bodies, some charred and buried and others in hospital refrigerators, in an area of Libya’s capital controlled by an armed militia.

Associated Press

Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC killed civilians

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo executed at least 21 civilians over two days in February in the eastern city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said in a report.

U.S. News & World Report

Christians among 113 killed in Nigeria attacks

Around 113 people, including some Christians, have been killed in another spate of horrific attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria, with thousands more displaced.

Open Doors

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Over 200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail

More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in Pakistan after a series of earthquakes shook the southern port city of Karachi and set off panic, local authorities said.

NBCNews.com

Ukraine hits the Crimea bridge with explosives

Ukraine said it had hit the bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula with explosives planted underwater, in its third attack on the vital supply line for Moscow’s forces since the full-scale war began in 2022.

CNN

Iran prepares for possible Israeli or US strike

Iran is rapidly strengthening its air defenses in anticipation of potential U.S. or Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities, as nuclear negotiations with Washington remain fragile.

Roya News

Iran’s supreme leader criticizes US proposal in nuclear talks but doesn’t reject the idea of a deal

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AI finds Dead Sea Scrolls older than thought

An AI program suggests many of the Dead Sea Scrolls might be older than previously thought. The proposed redating could reshape our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, the authors say.

Deutsche Welle

New evidence of ancient slave labor in Iraq

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor. Now there is new evidence to support the theory.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

‘Corpses rotting’ as cholera rates rise in Sudan

The waterborne disease has rapidly spread throughout Sudan due to the ongoing civil war, with many returning migrants overcrowding into the cities.

Al Jazeera

Midlife caffeine intake linked to healthy aging

A long-term study following nearly 50,000 women over 30 years found that drinking caffeinated coffee in midlife is linked to healthier aging.

Neuro Science News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Tafi Mhaka):

Why ‘Kill the Boer’ still echoes: It’s not hate, it’s hunger for justice

Al Jazeera

Column (Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza):

The Rwanda-DRC peace deal must include the voices of the voiceless

Al Jazeera

Column (Khaled Abu Toameh):

Why a nuclear agreement with Iran is not enough

Jewish News Syndicate

Site edited by: Rachel Barrus, Sanaz Ariya, Ashley Nawn and Catherine Lux.

GOOD NEWS

A Senegal artist is reviving indigenous cotton

It requires very little water and actually benefits the soil — this indigenous cotton has it all. Senegalese artist Fatim Soumaré is bringing it back to life.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US aid cuts hit schools and clinics in Africa

In Kenya, patients struggle to access vital medication. In Nigeria, over 95% of healthcare workers are out of work, and school programs have been halted. Can these countries build independent support systems?

Deutsche Welle

Nigeria: Who will fill the gap left by USAID?

Deutsche Welle

Aid cuts mean no pads, school in Kenya camp

Girls in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food rations shrink and teachers are fired.

Context

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Cuba’s energy crisis forces creative solutions

For countless families in Cuba, the question is no longer if the power will go out, but when. Constant power outages, coupled with gas shortages, are forcing many to implement ingenious alternatives to sustain daily life.

Associated Press

Nigeria’s sit-at-home protests hurt its economy

The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra movement regularly calls for stay-at-home protests to demand the release of its leader. Locals comply due to the fear of armed groups known to attack those who defy the measure.

MSN

The Damascus stock exchange opens again

Trading resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange after a six-month closure, as Syria‘s new leaders attempt to shore up the country’s battered economy and begin rebuilding after nearly 14 years of civil war.

NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Death toll rises to 200 from Nigeria flooding

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200, a local official said.

NBCNews.com

‘I watched helplessly as water washed my family away’ in Nigeria floods

BBC

Ingenuity helps Zimbabwe’s weather drought

Last year, Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park fed villagers who were starved by drought with elephants they had culled. This year, the nearby community of Mabale is banking on rain-harvesting.

Context

Industrial fishing threatens Philippine sea life

Impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines are caught in a fight with industrial fishing companies after the country’s top court loosened restrictions on commercial operations in protected coastal waters.

Context

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A Yemeni man prays to Allah. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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