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Ethiopia seeing ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage amid worst drought in decades

Catherine Russell, Unicef’s executive director, says spike was ‘quite dramatic’

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Pelosi, other Democrats visit Kyiv as Ukraine’s east comes under heavy new fire

LVIV, Ukraine — Denouncing Russia’s “diabolic invasion” of its smaller neighbor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, both officials said Sunday, as fierce new fighting flared in the country’s east.

Los Angeles Times · May 1, 2022

Ukraine latest: 100 civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant in Mariupol through safe passage operation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that 100 civilians have been evacuated from a steel plant in the city of Mariupol.

ABC News · May 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion 'will spill beyond battlefield to divide the West'

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues well into its third month as Putin's forces continue to refocus their efforts on the east of the country having failed to seize Kyiv

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2022

Policymakers need data about us despite privacy fears

Governments need accurate and detailed information about citizens to tackle anything from Covid to climate change

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Ukraine says Mariupol evacuation possible on Sunday

An evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's mostly Russian-controlled southeastern port city of Mariupol could be possible on Sunday, local officials said.

Reuters · May 1, 2022

Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Ukraine Visit, Meets Children

Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022

AP News Digest 5:45 a.m.

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The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Japan, Vietnam affirm respect for sovereignty amid Ukraine war

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday affirmed respect for the sovereignty of states and warned against the use of weapons of mass destruction as the war in Ukraine continues.

Bangkok Post · May 1, 2022

US Condemns Tadamon Massacre In Syria, Demands Accountability

The US State Department condemned on Saturday the atrocities depicted in a recently released video, showing blindfolded, unarmed civilians being shot point-blank by an Assad regime official before falling into a mass grave. The 2013 massacre in the area of Tadamon, Syria, reportedly killed hundreds of Syrian civilians. Department spokesman Ned…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022