Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns Loss of funding could undo progress in reducing deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, especially in war zones, says UN The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Mayor Sadiq Khan Accused of Echoing Hamas Propaganda by Israeli Embassy After Eid Video London’s Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has found himself at the centre of controversy after the Israeli embassy accused him of echoing “Hamas propaganda” in a video message marking Eid. The Fashion Central · Apr 6, 2025
Israeli military changes account of Gaza paramedics’ killing after video of attack Phone footage contradicts IDF claims vehicles were not using emergency lights when troops opened fire The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Trump administration revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row State department accuses east African country of ‘taking advantage of the United States’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Israel Targets Hezbollah In South Lebanon As US Envoy Visits A strike Sunday that Israel said targeted Hezbollah killed two people in south Lebanon, according to authorities, as a US envoy was visiting for talks on the militant group and economic reforms. International Business Times · Apr 6, 2025
Palestinian journalist among women and children killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza A female Palestinian journalist is one of at least 24 people, including more than a dozen women and children, killed in Gaza by Israel overnight ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2025
With Trump in power, the world must fight the new culture of intimidation The world is in the midst of one of the most serious political crises since the end of the Second World War. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2025
Israel’s military admits it made ‘mistake’ over killing of Gaza medics The UN and Palestinian Red Crescent have demanded an independent inquiry into the killing of the paramedics and emergency workers The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025
Israel deploys troops to new security corridor across southern Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the new "Morag Corridor" on Wednesday, and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel had ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza. Euronews · Apr 6, 2025
Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 UN says ‘traumatised and fearful’ survivors in Myanmar are in need of food, water and shelter. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2025
US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders The decision comes as political tensions mount in South Sudan, causing fears of a renewed civil war. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2025
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese amid row over repatriations Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, the US State Department said, accusing the African nation of not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States. Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2025
Dying for a glass of wine? South African farm workers fight EU’s ‘toxic trade’ in pesticides Pesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough. Euronews · Apr 6, 2025
‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams Exploitation fears as people in extreme poverty perform stunts and beg for virtual gifts The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
International Business Times · Apr 6, 2025 Rain Complicates Recovery In Quake-hit Myanmar As Death Toll Rises Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025 A note of thanks to Simon Tisdall In his last Observer column, he outlined an interesting proposition for the UK – a unified Europe rejuvenated by the new world era of Donald Trump
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025 Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are still held by Russia with uncertain hope of release In its 3-year-old war, Russia has detained what human rights activists say are thousands of Ukrainian civilians and has charged them with various crimes
International Business Times · Apr 6, 2025 Czech Beer Culture Eyes UNESCO Listing As Pubs Take Hit Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech beer culture -- which is taking a hit as bar visits dip -- will be internationally recognised.
International Business Times · Apr 6, 2025 Artificial Glaciers Boost Water Supply In Northern Pakistan At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers.
Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2025 Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least 30 as ground assault expands Medical sources say six killed in an Israeli air strike on Khan Younis and six others in a raid on Beit Hanoon.
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll crosses 3,000 The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 Video footage appears to contradict Israel’s account of Gaza medic killings The Israeli military has previously said soldiers fired on ‘terrorists’ in ‘suspicious vehicles’
International Business Times · Apr 5, 2025 Video Shows Last Minutes Before Gaza Aid Workers' Deaths, Red Crescent Says A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 Phone footage appears to contradict Israel's account in troops' killing of 15 Palestinian medics A video on the phone of one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces in Gaza shows that their emergency vehicles had their lights and sirens flashing and their logos clearly visible when they came under a barrage of gunfire from troops lasting more than five minutes
Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2025 UN says 100 children killed or injured in Gaza every day since war resumed Palestinian and UN bodies mark Palestine Children’s Day with ‘harrowing’ accounts of toll of Israel’s war on children.