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UNICEF warns 1 million Afghan children at risk of death from malnutrition

One million children subject to severe acute malnutrition in Afghanistan are at risk of dying if they do not receive immediate treatment, the UNICEF warned on Tuesday. Nearly 40 percent of those admitted to hospitals comprise babies under six months old.

France 24

One million Afghan children suffering 'life-threatening' malnutrition, UNICEF says

Afghanistan has endured repeated periods of widespread hunger in recent decades as it has struggled through civil war and other crises.

Euronews

UN: One million Afghan children face ‘life-threatening’ malnutrition

GENEVA - One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening new crisis hitting the country, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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Children make up half of suspected mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads

West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetected

The Guardian - UK

Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026

The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people.

The Conversation

A 10-Year-Old Was Trafficked From Peru to Ecuador as a Bride. Her Case Exposes a Regional Pattern

Ecuador rescued a trafficked 10-year-old bride; her captor was freed, then a prosecutor faced review. See what the data says.

Latin Times

This school teaches Senegal's brightest girls to push back against patriarchal norms

Senegal's first elite boarding school for girls shows how the largely Muslim West African nation has made progress in girls' education, but challenges remain

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Unprotected minors and alleged illegal returns: NGOs warn of Ceuta humanitarian crisis

Thousands of minors remain unprotected in overwhelmed Ceuta as Spain weighs moving them to the mainland or sending them back to Morocco. Five organisations tell Euronews about the limits of humanitarian aid and warn of possible human rights violations.

Euronews

Ebola deaths surge past 2,000 – as outbreak spread for months undetected

The fastest growing Ebola outbreak in history – and the second deadliest – began in February, months before it was declared, the World Health Organisation has said

The Independent UK

After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan

Even in the face of appalling repression, girls yearn to fulfil their educational potential. We must set up a global fund to help them, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Under Taliban, barring Afghan girls from school takes an emotional toll — and a community one, too

The education ban on girls in Afghanistan has a personal cost, as evidenced by one young woman's suicide when she was taken out of school

The Independent UK

The homelessness scourge in cities like London, Ont., exposes the evils of wealth inequality

Ask any resident of the southern Ontario city of London, and they’ll likely to tell you that the downtown core of the community, especially Dundas Street, is a “no-go zone” or “zombieland.” What they’re referring to is the daily unfolding of the human tragedies of homelessness and rampant drug addiction…

The Conversation

Pregnant Kentucky woman finds out Texas Roadhouse sells something for $4.99. She’s furious she didn’t know sooner: ‘There are good sides of life’

Picked up a gift for herself.

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Messi Memes: The Funniest Lionel Messi Memes That Took Over the Internet

Lionel Messi has become the subject of countless internet memes throughout his career, but some have stood out far more than others.

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The Independent UK

Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge

Health workers in northern Nigeria say more children are relapsing into malnutrition and cite knock-on effects from the war in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

God’s will? Destiny? Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, that photo and the World Cup final

The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too

Evening Standard

Why did Messi meet Lamine Yamal as a baby? Amazing viral photos explained before World Cup final

World Cup final protagonists first met on set at a UNICEF photoshoot 19 years ago

International Business Times UK

Why Did Lionel Messi Bathe Lamine Yamal? Explaining The Viral 2007 UNICEF Charity Baby Photo

A 2007 charity photo of Lionel Messi bathing baby Lamine Yamal resurfaces, highlighting their current football prominence and sparking renewed interest in this unique moment of football history.

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Euronews

When Messi met Yamal: The master and apprentice story behind the World Cup final

In 2007, at a UNICEF charity event, Messi bathed five‑month‑old Lamine Yamal in the Camp Nou dressing room. Nineteen years later they meet in the 2026 World Cup final: Spain v Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The Independent UK

The remarkable photos of Lionel Messi and baby Lamine Yamal as pair prepare to clash in World Cup final

An infant Yamal was photographed alongside the man he succeeded as Barcelona’s star in 2007

Sports Illustrated

Playing Lamine Yamal Is the Fairytale Ending to Lionel Messi’s World Cup Career

Argentina and Spain will lock horns in the 2026 World Cup final on July 19.

The Independent UK

13.5 million children miss out on all vaccines as UN warns progress ‘too slow’ to meet immunisation targets

More than half of these ‘zero-dose’ children are in sub-Saharan Africa – with experts saying recent gains towards global immunisation could unravel as aid cuts hit

Bangkok Post

The cost of being invisible

One morning in mid-May, Lek Thongsuk unfolded the plastic bag where she keeps all the family's money and counted 524 baht. She knew, without much calculation, that it would last a day, maybe two. Her son was out driving a city garbage truck, the family's primary source of income.

The Independent UK

Revealed: How Trump’s views have forced UN agencies to change how they address the climate crisis

SPECIAL REPORT: UN agencies are softening language on climate change, irrespective of soaring climate impacts the world over, Nick Ferris reports

The Economic Times

More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in 6 months, UNICEF says

Sudan's brutal conflict has claimed over 300 young lives or left them injured in just six months, primarily due to drone attacks, UNICEF reports. The war, raging since April 2023, has devastated regions like Kordofan and Darfur, with civilian infrastructure increasingly targeted. International bodies are voicing grave concerns over escalating…

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