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Dozens killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo village attacks

‘We’re tired of it,’ say residents facing ongoing violence in the Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2023

NRA convention puts GOP's gun gamble on full display

Primary hopefuls are gambling that a spike in shootings doesn't push the broader American public to vote against them.

Axios · Apr 14, 2023

The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded

The Taliban has banned Afghan women working for the U.N. or other aid agencies. The repercussions could be devastating for programs in which women play a vital role.

WEKU · Apr 14, 2023

IMF calls for ‘another Gleneagles moment’ on debt relief and aid

Package similar to 2005 deal needed as struggling African countries suffer severe funding squeeze, says official

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

The Taliban is not playing straight with the west over easing of sanctions – and women and girls are paying much of the price

The economic and political isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 has worsened a humanitarian crisis in the country. The World Food Program has projected that between November 2022 and March 2023 the number of food-insecure Afghans would rise to 20 million – 3.2 million of them…

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2023

UN expects more than 400,000 migrants to cross perilous Darien Gap this year

More than 400,000 migrants could cross the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia this year, the United Nations said on Friday, well up from nearly 250,000 in 2022 as the number of people making the journey surged over recent months.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

Top 10 hedge funds made £1.5bn profit from Ukraine war food price spike

Analysis raises questions over role of speculators in inflating food prices amid global cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

The shunned Polish communist heroine who sailed solo around the world

New book charts life of Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, feted then cold-shouldered as first woman to make the voyage alone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

West still has time to solve grain deal issues - Russian diplomat

The West still has time to remove "obstacles" hindering the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal before a deadline on May 18, senior Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov said on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

Will Vladimir Putin be put on trial for Ukraine’s stolen children crisis?

As the war in Ukraine rages on, the International Criminal Court (ICC) last month issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

The Week · Apr 14, 2023