Mario Joseph, a renowned human rights attorney in Haiti, dies after a car accident Mario Joseph, a human rights attorney in Haiti known for his involvement in high-profile cases, has died The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
UN agency closes the rest of its Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade The United Nations food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Türkiye’s 20,000-year-old glaciers are disappearing. Scientists want to close them to visitors The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say. Euronews · Apr 1, 2025
The world is experiencing record heat – this is why it’s about to get worse IN FOCUS: The climate crisis is already displacing millions of people from their homes as they seek to escape extreme weather events, desertification and drought, writes Alicja Hagopian. With Donald Trump ordering billions of dollars of cuts to climate aid projects, the poorest and most vulnerable countries face even greater… The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
War criminal Lubanga launches new rebel group, threatens fresh chaos in eastern Congo The convicted war criminal, Thomas Lubanga, based in Uganda, has declared the formation of a new rebel movement - the Convention for the Popular Revolution - aimed at overthrowing the government in Ituri province, eastern Congo, posing yet another security threat in the conflict-ravaged region. Radio France Internationale · Apr 1, 2025
Middle East latest: Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza; Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills 4 The Israeli military has hit a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs in a airstrike The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
How did Israel kill the Red Crescent medics in Gaza? Israeli troops fired on several rescue vehicles, then buried the killed first responders and their vehicles. Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2025
Palestinian doctors ‘tortured into confessions’ in harrowing claims of abuse against Israel’s soldiers SPECIAL REPORT: Dr Khaled Al-Serr, a surgeon at Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, claims he was brutally beaten and other inmates told him they had been raped in Sde Teiman military detention centre, southern Israel. Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reports The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
UN chief demands 'answers' after emergency worker found in mass grave ISRAEL must provide “answers” after killing emergency workers and leaving their bodies in a mass grave, according to a UN chief. The National (Scotland) · Apr 1, 2025
Woman rescued from rubble in Myanmar as hope for earthquake survivors fades Emergency workers are warning of acute hunger and disease outbreaks as the confirmed death toll keeps on rising. Euronews · Apr 1, 2025
Israel strikes Lebanon’s Beirut testing fragile truce with Hezbollah Lebanese officials say the attack on Dahiyeh killed at least four people and wounded seven others. Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2025
Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid for earthquake victims as airstrikes continue Doctors helping with aftermath of disaster and UN special rapporteur say aid is disappearing or being blocked in some areas The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Myanmar death toll nears 3,000 as signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher. AAP · Apr 1, 2025
International Business Times · Apr 1, 2025 Myanmar To Hold Minute Of Silence For More Than 2,000 Quake Dead Myanmar will hold a minute of silence on Tuesday in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.
Euronews · Apr 1, 2025 Thousands flee Gaza's Rafah after Israel issues new evacuation orders UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said 140,000 people are impacted by the Israeli military's latest displacement orders, which indicate it could soon launch another major ground operation in Gaza's southernmost city.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025 Morning Mail: Labor nudges ahead in poll, Israel accused of killing medics, Prince Andrew accuser has ‘days to live’ Our latest Essential poll shows PM’s approval rating is down but his party is up; UN says 15 Palestinians were executed and then buried in a mass grave
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025 Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian medics and buried them in a mass grave, UN says Palestinians held funerals for 15 medics and emergency responders killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025 Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’ WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000
Radio France Internationale · Mar 31, 2025 Outcry in Guinea as ex-military leader Camara pardoned by junta chief Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, has been pardoned for "health reasons" by the West African country's junta head Mamadi Doumbouya. The decision has prompted angry reactions from victims, their families and human rights groups.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025 Myanmar earthquake: China and others step into aid gap left by Trump cuts US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing funding
Euronews · Mar 31, 2025 Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 2,000 amid worsening humanitarian crisis Myanmar, where an ongoing civil war began in 2021, was already one of the most challenging places in the world for aid organisations to operate in.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025 Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025 Rwanda and Belgium are at odds over the DRC: what’s led to the latest low point Rwanda’s foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended foreign aid to Rwanda. At the root of this diplomatic fallout is the resurgence of the rebel group, March 23 Movement (M23), which has…
Latin Times · Mar 31, 2025 More Missing Aid Workers Found Dead in Gaza 'Mass Grave' As Israel Claims Hamas Used Ambulances As Cover Over a dozen aid workers were recovered from what the UN has described as a "mass grave" following attacks by Israeli forces in Southern Gaza