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Deputy U.N. chief urges countries to send armed force to Haiti

Deputy U.N. chief Amina Mohammed on Wednesday urged countries to urgently consider Haiti's request for an international specialized armed force to help restore security in the Caribbean state and alleviate a humanitarian crisis.

Reuters

Russia readies for another U.N. fight over Syria aid deliveries

Russia laid the groundwork on Wednesday for another fight over whether the U.N. Security Council should renew approval of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to about 4 million people in northwestern Syria, which is due to expire on Jan. 10.

Reuters

Children ‘Trapped’ in Syria Camps at Risk, Warns Aid Group

About 7,000 children of suspected foreign extremists housed in overcrowded detention camps in northeast Syria are at risk of attack and must be repatriated, an aid organization warned Wednesday. Since the ISIS group's 2019 territorial defeat in Syria, around 56,000 relatives of defeated extremists have been detained in the Kurdish-controlled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Somalia repatriates troops from Eritrea after protests over recruitment

Somalia has begun repatriating troops it said it sent for training in neighbouring Eritrea, after protests in several Somali cities over accusations that they had been recruited under false pretences and held captive.

Reuters

Dozens of Merchant Ships Stuck off Iran as Payment Snags Bite

Dozens of merchant ships with grains and sugar are stuck outside Iranian ports after weeks of delays as payments snags disrupt flows of goods into the country, according to trade sources and shipping data. Food is exempt from the West's sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, but the impact…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pembridge Hotel: Police seek 1978 residents of Westminster refuge as they investigate historic child abuse

Detectives are looking for more information on a man called ‘Sato’

Evening Standard

Over 100 Rohingya stranded off India’s coast, many feared dead

As many as 16-20 refugees may have died of thirst and hunger or have drowned, according to relatives and activists.

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Long-cut phones ring again in Ethiopia's Tigray, bring grief

For a year and a half, phone calls to people trying to survive one of the world’s worst conflicts didn’t go through

The Independent UK

Irish soldier injured in Lebanon attack returns home

Private Shane Kearney was hurt in the attack that killed Private Sean Rooney.

The Independent UK

Saudi Govt Stresses Kingdom’s Support to Security, Stability of Sudan

The Saudi government praised on Tuesday the Sudanese parties for signing a deal to relaunch a transition towards democratic elections. Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The government stressed the Kingdom’s support for everything that would help achieve…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Some 100 Rohingya stranded in boat off India's coast, many dead

MUMBAI: At least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India's Andaman Islands and as many as 16 to 20 may have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.

Bangkok Post

At least 100 Rohingya stranded in boat, many dead, activists say

Up to 20 people have died of hunger or thirst on a boat carrying ethnic Rohingya that has been stranded at sea for two weeks off India's coast, two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups said.

Reuters

'This winter will be a bleak one for struggling families in Greater Manchester, here's how you can help'

"We are expecting an enormous influx of requests for support when those credit card bills start to land on people's doorsteps."

Manchester Evening News

Sudan's Bashir admits role in 1989 coup during trial

Former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir said on Tuesday that he took full responsibility for the events in 1989 that brought him to power, speaking at a trial in which he stands charged with leading a military coup.

Reuters

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Lives saved by aid exemption to deal with Taliban - UN aid chief

An exemption to allow the United Nations and aid groups to deal with sanctioned Taliban leaders to meet the humanitarian and basic human needs of the Afghan people has helped save lives, the U.N. aid chief told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Britain ‘has not stepped up’ to help record numbers needing aid worldwide, says David Miliband

Lack of aid spending is ‘a massive problem’ says former foreign secretary amid Labour comeback rumours

Liverpool Echo

Thousands of children eligible for free food vouchers this Christmas

Knowsley Council's message is "you are not alone" this Christmas

Dublin Live

Saint Vincent de Paul reports spike in calls as Christmas approaches this year

The charity says that parents are under huge strain this festive season to provide their children with a happy Christmas, as food and living costs continue to mount

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Nicholas Goldberg: The hijab is rallying protesters in Iran, but the unrest is about so much more

I once spent a week in a region of southern Sudan where almost none of the women covered their breasts, and then just two weeks later I flew to Iran, where women are required by law to cover their hair with hijabs as a sign of modesty.

Al Jazeera

Call to save Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without water, food

Governments asked to launch search and rescue mission amid reports of refugee deaths on vessel drifting for weeks.

Bangkok Post

Kids bear brunt of climate change

Rise in temperature and weather shifts due to climate change have a gruesome effect on human life and health globally. It is less known, however, that children are disproportionally affected due to climate change. Around 2.2 billion children are at extremely high risk of being affected by climate change, according…

Al Jazeera

Sudanese security forces tear-gas pro-democracy protesters

Thousands of demonstrator in Khartoum demand an end to military rule and justice for those killed since last year’s coup

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Forces Fire Tear Gas at Rally against Post-coup Deal

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Monday at protesters in Khartoum who rallied against a tentative deal aimed at ending the crisis provoked by last year's military coup, AFP correspondents said. Thousands of pro-democracy activists took to the streets in Sudan's capital to reject the agreement signed by military and…

Reuters

Sudan protesters face tear gas, stun grenades on uprising anniversary

Sudanese security forces used stun grenades and tear gas on Monday to disperse crowds of protesters rallying in Khartoum on the fourth anniversary of the uprising that toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir, a Reuters reporter said.

The Independent UK

Body of Irish peacekeeper killed by gunfire in Lebanon repatriated to Ireland

The remains of Private Sean Rooney were flown back to Baldonnel aerodrome in Dublin

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