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Famine threatening more of Sudan’s Darfur region

Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said, as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country’s south killed 22 people.

Associated Press

Head of humanitarian group urges nations to step up Sudan aid to prevent ‘biblical’ famine

PBS NewsHour

Pakistan’s children forced out of school, into work

Salman Ali dreamed of staying in school. But when his family couldn’t make ends meet, he had to trade his school uniform for an apron. His story reveals a struggle that is affecting millions in Pakistan.

Deutsche Welle

Mass weddings rise in Pakistan as poverty soars

France 24

Islamic extremists massacre 162 Nigerians

Militants unleashed a brutal 10-hour massacre on two Nigerian villages, Woro and Nuku, killing 162, weeks after residents ignored a letter warning of their arrival to spread an extreme form of Islam.

The Independent

Chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror

Guardian

‘They sent a letter asking to preach. Then they massacred us’

AOL News

HUMAN RIGHTS

N. Korean teens executed for watching shows

Schoolchildren are being executed by North Korea for watching K-Pop dramas and TV shows including Netflix’s Squid Game, according to harrowing new testimony.

The Independent

Suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque kills 31

A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, officials said, a rare bombing in Pakistan’s capital.

NPR

Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist

People in this town east of Havana are plunged into darkness daily and forced to cook with coal and firewood, but not everyone can afford this new reality.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Iran, US hold indirect talks on nuclear program

Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Associated Press

Uganda’s young opposition demands change

Uganda’s recent election turned deadly. Young opposition voices, including Shamim Nambassa, speak out about fear, corruption and a political system stacked against new leaders.

Deutsche Welle

Ugandan opposition leader still in hiding

The Independent

What’s behind the Ugandan army’s persecution of opposition figures?

YouTube

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Indian women watch abusive content to train AI

Women in rural Indian communities describe the trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies.

Guardian

Freshwater reserve confirmed beneath ocean

An international expedition has for the first time extensively documented hidden reserves of freshwater beneath the ocean floor, offering fresh insights into what’s largely a poorly understood system.

The Independent

GLOBAL HEALTH

Yemen’s health care crumbling under toll of war

Outdated medical equipment, airport closures and funding cuts combine to jeopardize patient outcomes in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon: Israel sprayed herbicide on farms

Lebanon has accused Israel of spraying an herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a “health crime” that would threaten food security.

Guardian

Zambia lead poisoning victims sue mining giant

The city of Kabwe, in central Zambia, is considered one of the most lead-poisoned places in the world. Decades after a British colonial mine closed, toxic dust continues to contaminate homes, schools and playgrounds.

Deutsche Welle

Sudanese refugee dentists rebuild in Uganda

Sudanese doctors who fled the war are rebuilding their medical careers in Kampala, Uganda, offering free treatment to refugees and modern care for locals as they reconstruct a sense of purpose in exile.

Deutsche Welle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Rayhan Asat):

International law for some, but not for all

Newsweek

Column (Sarah Costa):

Aid cuts for women and girls lead to instability that reaches us all

Devex

Column (Mads Gilbert):

Israel’s war on Gaza’s healthcare continues in full force under ‘ceasefire’

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Ukrainian orchestra turns war noise into music

The sounds of air raid sirens, drones and air defense systems have become part of daily life in Ukraine. Recomposing the noises of war, young musicians in a small village outside Kyiv have created “The Shahed Overture.”

Deutsche Welle

Kites light up Lahore, Basant boosts economy

Thousands of people have visited the Mochi Gate market in Lahore, Pakistan, since Feb. 1 to buy kites and related paraphernalia to mark the Basant festival, which is being celebrated after an 18-year gap.

Al Jazeera

Photos of Basant kite-flying festival in Pakistan

Associated Press

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

$50B US aid package ignores climate crisis

The massive spending package that President Donald Trump quietly signed into law includes $51.4 billion in foreign aid spending — but funding for dedicated climate programs has been left out.

The Independent

US, UN launch $700M fund for war-torn Sudan

The United States and United Nations are rallying international support for humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Sudan, launching a new Sudan Humanitarian Fund with $700 million in contributions from the UAE and the U.S.

Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

21 hours underground after DRC mine collapse

In mineral-rich Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, source of most of the world’s coltan, artisanal miners suffer poverty and dangerous working conditions.

Al Jazeera

Congolese fear losing out amid minerals deals

Al Jazeera

In Kyiv, Ukrainians endure without heat, power

In Kyiv, hundreds of thousands of residents are facing subzero temperatures without any heat or electricity. Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said municipal services are “working around the clock” to restore heat to homes.

Deutsche Welle

Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defense

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

One family’s fight to save endangered plants

Ramon Pucha and his family on their farm preserve species and share seedlings with neighboring communities in an effort to protect biodiversity, in Alto Ila, in Ecuador’s Amazon region.

Associated Press

The women protecting India’s snow leopards

In one of India’s coldest and most remote regions, a group of women have taken on an unlikely role: protecting one of Asia’s most elusive predators, the snow leopard.

Yahoo! News

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