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Russia Becomes First Country To Recognise Taliban Govt

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a "brave decision".

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2025

UN Says Gangs Now Have 'Near-Total Control' Of Haitian Capital: 'Closer To The Brink'

Haitian gangs now control 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the latest UN update on the embattled country

Latin Times · Jul 3, 2025

UN Expert Says Firms 'Profiting' From 'Genocide' Of Palestinians

UN rights expert Francesca Albanese on Thursday denounced companies she said "profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide", in a report that provoked a furious response from Israel.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2025

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How the global trade in donkey skins threatens the lives of women and girls

Letter: This cruel, largely unregulated industry in the global south undermines UN goals of gender equality and poverty reduction, writes Marianne Steele of The Donkey Sanctuary

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza (but not much)

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The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025

Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks

Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meeting

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it?

Somalia is struggling with hunger, security and the impact of the climate crisis, despite decades of aid money worth billions of dollars, writes Nick Ferris. As aid money gets cut, is this the time for countries to wean themselves off aid dependency – and can they do it?

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

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US contractors claim colleagues fired live rounds at Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza

Two contractors employed by UG Solutions spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity as they were revealing their employers’ internal operations.

Euronews · Jul 3, 2025

Military force may have delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions – but history shows that diplomacy is the more effective nonproliferation strategy

While the U.S. military’s strikes on Iran on June 21, 2025, are believed to have damaged the country’s critical nuclear infrastructure, no evidence has yet emerged showing the program to have been completely destroyed. In fact, an early U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment surmised that the attack merely delayed Iran’s…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025

Fossils reveal why earth was extremely hot for millions of years

Almost all life on Earth was wiped out in the mass extinction event

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

UN expert calls on world to end trade with Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’

UN Special Rapporteur Albanese says dozens of companies play a role in ‘sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project’.

Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2025

Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur

Report by Francesca Albanese singles out companies such as Palantir and calls for prosecutions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq to hand over weapons in first step toward disarmament

A Kurdish militant group has announced plans to start disarming as part of a peace process with Turkey

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Three young children die in hot cars in four days after being left alone

Youngsters aged nine, four and just three months old perish in overheated vehicles in Texas over the course of four days amid sweltering heat

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

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Euronews · Jul 3, 2025

US airstrikes set back Iran's nuclear programme by 'one or two years', Pentagon says

US and Israel's joint strikes on Iran's main nuclear sites have delayed its program by up to two years, according to the Pentagon's latest assessment. Meanwhile, Iran has suspended cooperation with the IAEA.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2025

EU confirms 90 percent emissions cut by 2040, with some concessions

The European Union has unveiled its 2040 climate target, combining bold emissions cuts with controversial concessions to win over divided member states.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Bangladesh tribunal sentences Hasina to jail for contempt over a claim she had a license to kill

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital as violence escalates, UN says

Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation

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The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Contractors say ‘unqualified’ colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

American analysts and Israeli soldiers work side by side, contractors say

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Rival leaders in Cyprus will meet informally with UN chief this month

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again following a “constructive atmosphere” during an earlier meeting aimed at reviving stalled peace talks

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Takeaways from AP’s report into claims of excessive force by American contractors at Gaza aid sites

American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2025

‘Death or food’: The Palestinians killed by Israel at Gaza’s aid centres

Palestinians still flock to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, even after hundreds are killed by Israeli forces.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025

UK MPs vote to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group

Minister argues move will not impinge on people’s right to protest but critics call it ‘grave abuse of state power’

Euronews · Jul 2, 2025

Young Cypriots envision a future beyond the island's decades-long division

Informal discussions were held this spring under the auspices of the UN, in hopes of reigniting reunification talks between the Greek-Cypriot-led Republic of Cyprus in the south, and the Turkish Cypriot breakaway entity in the north. More talks are due in July.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

An American tourist went on vacation to Turks and Caicos to celebrate his anniversary. Eight days ago he left his Airbnb and hasn’t been seen since

Brian Tarrence, 51, from New York, has been missing in the Bahamas since June 25

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