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Legal protection of abortion rights in England and Wales is fragile. Abortion has popular support and is readily available on the NHS, but has also generated a series of criminal investigations. Nicola Packer is one of the most recent abortion-seekers facing criminalisation rather than care. She was found innocent in…

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order

Israel’s large-scale attack against Iran on June 13, which it conducted without UN security council approval, has prompted retaliation from Tehran. Both sides have traded strikes over the past few days, with over 200 Iranians and 14 Israelis killed so far.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

UN Refugee Agency Says Will Shed 3,500 Jobs Due To Funding Cuts

The UN refugee agency said Monday it will cut 3,500 staff jobs -- slashing nearly a third of its workforce costs -- due to a funding shortfall, and reduce the scale of its help worldwide.

International Business Times · Jun 16, 2025

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The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

'Brutal' funding cuts push UN to slash humanitarian operations

Millions of vulnerable people face heightened risk after the UN announced it would scale back aid programmes amid unprecedented global funding cuts. OCHA chief Tom Fletcher called for more solidarity to prevent needless suffering.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2025

The maps and numbers you need to know after US intervene in Iran-Israel conflict

The IDF launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ on Friday with the largest attack on Iran since the 1980s Iraq war

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Kenya’s peacebuilding efforts hold valuable lessons for the rest of the world, but gaps remain

Kenya has been praised as a “model for the world” when it comes to peacebuilding efforts to manage outbreaks of violence within its borders. The country has systematically put in place a peacebuilding architecture rooted in a history of local peace initiatives. These date back to the early 1990s.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

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Frozen, thawed: how Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change

As a glaciologist who thinks about ice a lot, rewatching the movie Frozen umpteen times with my six-year-old daughter provides ample opportunity for my imagination to run wild. The movie is set in the fictional kingdom of Arendelle, which is modelled on a fjord landscape, complete with a large glacier…

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025

Tanzanian opposition leader to represent himself in court over treason charges

Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu told a court on Monday that he had been denied his basic legal rights and that he would defend himself against a treason charge that carries the death penalty.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2025

How US amusement parks are battling the costs of Trump’s tariffs this summer

Tariffs loom over the summer tourism industry just as leisure travel is expected to finally get back to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Midway along the Appalachian Trail, weary thru-hikers find refuge and an ice cream challenge

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

UN rights chief decries 'horrifying' suffering in Gaza and urges leaders to pressure Israel, Hamas

The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on Palestinians and has urged government leaders to exert pressure on Israel’s government and Hamas to end it

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

India and Cyprus to step up defense, maritime and cybersecurity cooperation, Indian PM says

India’s prime minister says his country will step up its defense ties with Cyprus through collaboration between the two countries’ respective defense industries

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

International Business Times · Jun 16, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Nuclear agency head warns of radiological and chemical contamination inside Iran’s main nuclear site

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says there is a possibility of both radiological and chemical contamination within Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

Israel issues Tehran evacuation order as Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty

Euronews · Jun 16, 2025

Europe's Green parties are looking for a new lease of life

After a string of disappointing election results, European Green parties appear to be in decline. More than 40 of their leaders recently met in Brussels in an attempt to revive their fortunes.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2025

Israel kills 56 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them desperately seeking aid

UN rights chief says Israel’s warfare methods are ‘inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians’.

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Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2025

UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets

‘Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,’ says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance

IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

Starmer urged to attend UN summit and back plans to tackle global debt crisis

Charity leaders want PM to attend FfD4 conference amid claims UK and US among countries blocking reforms

The Fashion Central · Jun 16, 2025

Lorraine Kelly Absolutely Destroys This Year's Love Island Cast On Live TV

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan

Euronews · Jun 16, 2025

Over 100,000 people attend 'red line' protests for Gaza in Brussels and The Hague

At least 75,000 people marched in Brussels and another 100,000 in The Hague in some of the largest rallies held in Europe to draw attention to Israel's actions in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

At least eight killed near Gaza food sites as Palestinians fear global attention switching to Iran

People say situation in territory has worsened since outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran last week

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