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Children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, UNICEF says

UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns

The Independent UK

WHO Declares Mpox A Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on Sudan’s vicious war: civilians suffer as outsiders jostle for advantage

Editorial: To say the conflict has been forgotten is too kind: the world is largely indifferent – apart from those who hope to profit there

The Guardian - UK

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Sudan army absent as talks aimed at ending civil war begin in Switzerland

Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s about-face on joining talks dampens hopes they will lead to end of 16-month war.

Al Jazeera

At least 68 people killed in flooding as rains worsen Sudan’s plight

About 27,000 people displaced by heaviest rainfall since 2019 in country already hit by civil war and famine

The Guardian - UK

‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23

Self-defence militias called the Wazalendo are taking up arms against the M23 group that’s launching attacks in DRC.

Al Jazeera

‘The wells are salty’: how the invading ocean is contaminating Vanuatu’s water

As the climate crisis causes the Pacific to rise, the archipelago’s water is increasingly unsafe to drink

The Guardian - UK

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Sudan at 'cataclysmic breaking point' amid multiple crises, UN warns

Sudan is at a "catastrophic breaking point" with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations migration agency has warned.

Radio France Internationale

Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year

Exclusive: In 2024, 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian says

The Guardian - UK

Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike as father registered births

Mohamed Abuel-Qomasan’s wife and mother-in-law also killed in strike that hit home where they were sheltering

The Guardian - UK

Israel-Gaza war: Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer – as it happened

Far-right minister says move partly in response to the recognition of a Palestinian state by other countries

The Guardian - AU

UN Experts Criticize Venezuela's Presidential Election Transparency

U.N. experts criticize lack of transparency in Venezuela's recent elections, leading to protests and arrests. Opposition calls for political transition ami...

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Disappeared Bangladeshi Lawyer Recounts Hasina's Secret Jail

Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and listened for the sound of a cocked pistol.

International Business Times

Baby twins killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza as father registered births

Mother of the twins described their birth as a ‘miracle’ in a Facebook post four days ago

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

Sudan Ceasefire Talks Set To Start Despite Army No-show

US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan ceasefire talks start in Geneva despite army no-show

US-sponsored talks on agreeing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away.

International Business Times

Argentine Lithium A Boon For Some, Doom For Others

Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Belgorod declares emergency, Kursk ‘real dilemma’ for Putin says Biden

Everything going to plan, Ukrainian commander Syrskyi tells Volodymyr Zelenskiy; soldiers recount how Russians failed to protect border. What we know on day 903

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The Guardian - UK

Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s

Unicef analysis also finds children in eight countries spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35C

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says he’ll flee to Venezuela if he loses the election

Ex-president repeated unsubstantiated claim that Venezuela was sending all of its criminals to the US

The Guardian - US

UN envoy calls Canada’s use of migrant workers ‘breeding ground for slavery’

Tomoya Obokata’s report finds power imbalances and discriminatory practice exploits workers from global south

The Guardian - US

‘Fierce repression’ of Venezuela election protests must end, UN rights team says

Human rights investigators say ‘escalating’ crackdown has seen 23 deaths and over 100 children and teens detained

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese factions using starvation as weapon is ‘cowardice’, US envoy says

Tom Perriello condemns tactics of Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese military before peace talks in Geneva

International Business Times

Venezuela Prepares NGO Crackdown As UN Warns Over Mass Arrests

The UN voiced concern Tuesday over what it said was a climate of fear in Venezuela, as the country's parliament considered laws that critics say will be used to crack down on NGOs and political opponents of strongman leader Nicolas Maduro.

The Independent UK

UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown

The United Nations’ top human rights official has expressed concern over arbitrary detentions and “disproportionate use of force” in Venezuela as security forces crack down after the country’s disputed presidential election

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