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Gaza has been blockaded for 16 years – here's what a 'complete siege' and invasion could mean for vital supplies

After 56 years of occupation and a 16-year blockade, the Gaza Strip (Gaza) is now subjected to what Israel’s defence minister described as a “complete siege”. Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as further retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.

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UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

The United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan's war between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history."

The Independent UK

Dasara Food Mela inaugurated with a message against wastage of food

At Dasara Food Mela in Mysuru, Minister K.H. Muniyappa urges people to prevent food wastage. He calls on media to spread the message of not wasting food, even at home. He also promises to provide 10 kgs of rice per head under Anna Bhagya scheme. He urges people to visit…

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Six months into war, Sudanese seek refuge outside chaotic capital

Six months after tensions between rival Sudanese generals ignited a devastating war, thousands lie dead, millions are displaced, and the once-thriving capital, Khartoum, is a shadow of its past glory.

Radio France Internationale

Will intensify stir if Maratha quota is not announced by October 24, says activist Jarange Patil

Manoj Jarange Patil warns of intensifying agitation if Maharashtra govt fails to provide Maratha quota in jobs and education by Oct 24. He urges PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to have a discussion with CM Fadnavis to sensitise him to the issue. He also accuses State Minister Bhujbal…

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Zimbabwe imposes restrictions to curb surge in cholera cases

Zimbabwean authorities have banned large gatherings in parts of the country to fight a resurgence of cholera-related deaths.

Radio France Internationale

South Sudan buckles from stream of refugees fleeing Sudanese war

South Sudan is struggling to cope with the increasing flow of refugees pouring from neighbouring Sudan, where a six-month conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Visiting the country this week to assess the situation, three French MPs met with President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

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World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

At the SDG Summit, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to end poverty and hunger. Despite this, progress on SDGs has been slow and investment gap is estimated to be greater than $4 trillion. To bridge this gap, synergistic approaches must be taken to identify and develop reporting frameworks on the…

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Letters to The Editor — October 14, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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Senegalese opposition leader wins legal fight to rejoin electoral list

A court in Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's stronghold of Ziguinchor has ordered his reinstatement to electoral lists. The decision paves the way for Sonko to be a presidential candidate.

Radio France Internationale

Morning Digest | Air India flight from Israel arrives in Delhi; India reiterates call for ‘sovereign, independent, viable state of Palestine’, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Over 2 million Nigerians are displaced by farmer-herder conflict in Benue State: there are 4 support systems they turn to

For the past decade many residents in north and central Nigeria have lived in a perpetual state of fear. Conflicts between pastoralists and farmers, land disputes, cattle rustling and mass violence have driven millions of people from their homes.

The Conversation

UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation

A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation

The Independent UK

Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts

The emptying of supermarket shelves during the COVID pandemic demonstrated the chaos that disruption to the UK’s food supply can provoke. Could this type of disruption have a different cause in the future? And what might the impact on society be?

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UN peacekeepers detained over sex abuse claims in DRC

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) says it has taken measures against eight peacekeepers suspected of "serious misconduct", adding that it "strongly condemns such behaviour".

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe bans large gatherings as threat of cholera outbreak grows

Cases are rising in many parts of the country and critics are blaming chronic water shortages and poor sanitation systems

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: allegations of abuse and captivity without pay at UAE’s lucrative recruitment agencies

Domestic make claims of being locked up without salary until work is found, denied proper food and beaten for leaving abusive employers

The Independent UK

UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict

The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to establish a face-finding mission to probe allegations of abuses in Sudan’s monthslong war

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EU law could stop UK sending migrants to Rwanda despite Brexit, lawyers tell Supreme Court

The argument was described as a potential ‘knockout blow’ for the government’s Rwanda deal if it is accepted

Radio France Internationale

UN's World Food Programme resumes food aid delivery in Ethiopia

The World Food Programme said Tuesday it had partially resumed distributing food aid in Ethiopia, after halting assistance four months ago over the diversion of supplies.

The Independent UK

Promises over treatment of asylum seekers in Rwanda ‘aspirational’, court told

Lawyers for the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, made their legal arguments on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Home Office accused of accepting Rwanda’s promises on UK asylum plan without scrutiny

The government is challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that Rwanda deportation plans are illegal

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Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention

More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time, more than 7,000 people have been killed and nearly 4 million others displaced. The conflict is still ongoing, with…

Radio France Internationale

Rights group accuses Rwanda of threatening, killing critics abroad

Rwanda's government has murdered, attacked and disappeared critics beyond its borders in a campaign of "extraterritorial repression" that must be challenged by the international community, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday.

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What to know about Liberia’s presidential election

Liberia goes to the polls on Tuesday amid growing anger over corruption and the cost of living.

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