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Conflict in eastern Congo is escalating with use of heavy weapons and drones, UN warns

The United Nations’ acting top envoy for Congo has warned the U.N. Security Council that the conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo is escalating and expanding

The Independent UK

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned from Olympics, speaks at United Nations

Vladyslav Heraskevych was shunned by the Olympics, then invited to the United Nations

The Independent UK

Better Home & Finance, Coinbase to offer mortgage backed by cryptocurrencies

Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering

The Independent UK

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Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility

The Guardian - US

Countries deploying growing number of nuclear weapons, international monitors warn

Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states have started increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so, according to authors of the annual Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report.

Euronews

Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime

Iran is cementing its hold over the Strait of Hormuz, demanding vessels give up detailed information and detour into Iranian waters before being vetted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

The Independent UK

Sex assault victim dies by euthanasia after lengthy court battle with parents

Noelia Castillo, 25, was left a paraplegic after an earlier suicide attempt

The Independent UK

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European country ‘confirms foreign influence’ in recent election

While the statement did not name the agency in question, the allegations have cast a shadow over an election that concluded with no clear winner

The Independent UK

Swedish prosecutors seek prison for oil executives over alleged Sudan war crimes

Prosecutors said the accused men were complicit because Lundin Oil had entered into agreements with Sudan's government to make the military responsible for security.

Euronews

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being widely welcomed across Africa

The Independent UK

‘Tehran’s tollbooth’: a visual guide to how a trickle of ships still passes through strait of Hormuz

Many of the vessels willing to make the crossing are taking an alternative route through Iranian waters

The Guardian - UK

World Water Day: Three steps towards gender equity in water governance

Every March, the United Nations marks World Water Day to raise awareness about water scarcity and inequality. This year’s theme — water and gender — focuses on how women and girls often face the brunt of water inequities.

The Conversation

US, UK, EU push back on UN slavery reparations, despite acknowledging historical injustice

The UN General Assembly recognized the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” aiming to confront historical injustice and advance reparatory justice. The resolution passed with 123 votes in favor. The US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it, while the UK and EU member states abstained over legal…

The Times of India

The Sudanese revolution seven years on: undone but not defeated

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Europe has been hit with €1.2 trillion of damages thanks to decades of US emissions, study finds

A new analysis found that US emissions since 1990 have cost more than $10 trillion (€8.65 trillion) in global economic damages.

The Independent UK

Afghans hold second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug treatment center

Dozens of people have been buried in a Kabul cemetery in the second mass funeral of victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital earlier this month

The Independent UK

Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health

The Guardian - UK

Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan

Market in North Darfur and truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan hit as civil war approaches fourth year

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The Independent UK

Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south

Israel is trading fire with Hezbollah, calling for mass evacuations and sending ground troops deeper into Lebanon

The Independent UK

‘I killed hundreds of people’: Meet the children forced to wage endless war in the DRC

IN FOCUS: For decades, children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been recruited to serve as cannon fodder in the protracted and bloody conflicts riddling the east of the country. As rights groups warn of one of the world’s most severe recruitment crises, The Independent speaks to children…

Radio France Internationale

UN backs resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to designate the transatlantic African slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity" – despite opposition from the United States and abstentions from the United Kingdom and all 27 European Union member states.

The Guardian - UK

Resistance movement: how a play about penicillin brought the arts, science and politics together

Championed by a former chief medical officer, Lifeline is both a musical following Alexander Fleming’s discovery of the first antibiotic and a warning about the threat of superbugs in the present day

The Guardian - UK

WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East

Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has said

The Independent UK

Iran threatens to seize control of another key strait in Red Sea if Trump launches ground invasion

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have so far not entered the war despite ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

The Independent UK

House of Lords backs UK social media ban for under-16s for second time

Nash said social media companies have taken a ‘cavalier approach’ to content damaging to children

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