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Moscow, Kyiv swap 230 prisoners of war on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Russia and Ukraine on Saturday announced that they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The prisoner exchange came on Ukraine's Independence Day, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video address, said Russia wanted to…

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Food aid heads for Sudan’s Darfur region after six-month closure, says UN and US

Talks in Switzerland to secure a ceasefire deal between Sudan’s two warring parties failed this week after the Sudanese military did not send a delegation. But international negotiators succeeded in getting access for humanitarian aid to the country’s conflict and famine-stricken Darfur region, enabling food trucks to make their way…

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Israeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking 'humanitarian zone' where food is scarce

The Israeli military is issuing evacuation orders for southern Gaza at an unprecedented pace

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UN chief rebukes New Zealand's fossil fuel plans

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has continued his advocacy for climate action while on a two-day visit to New Zealand.

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UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan

A group of countries and the United Nations say food aid is on the way to an area of Sudan that is facing famine

The Independent UK

UN Fears Repeat Of 2017 Atrocities Against Rohingyas

The United Nations said Friday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.

International Business Times

UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit

António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch

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UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

The U.N.’s human rights chief has joined a chorus of concern for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group

The Independent UK

Children are too young for Facebook, so schools stop sharing their pictures

'Schools post pictures of children in dance outfits and on camps.'

Newcastle Herald

Scottish Government instructed to take action on anti-Irish racism by UN committee

A UN committee has instructed the Scottish Government to take action on anti-Irish racism in the country ...

The National (Scotland)

Sudan Talks Close With Progress On Two Safe Aid Routes

Talks on the devastating war in Sudan ended Friday without a ceasefire but with progress on securing aid access on two key routes into a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

International Business Times

Baby in Gaza partly paralysed from polio in territory’s first case for 25 years

WHO says infant in stable condition as it prepares to vaccinate more than 640,000 children amid war

The Guardian - UK

UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says

Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda: Paul Kagame’s fourth term as president – what his agenda will need to cover

Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda’s president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has been the country’s de facto head since his rebel forces ended the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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The Independent UK

UN report blames politicians, public figures and media for fuelling hate speech in UK

The new Labour government is being urged to implement “comprehensive measures” to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric.

International Business Times

Israelis In Cairo For Gaza Talks But Disputes Linger

Israeli negotiators were in Cairo Friday for talks on a Gaza truce, a spokesman said, but a dispute over the presence of Israeli troops on Gaza's southern border remained among sticking points.

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Israeli Evacuation Orders Displace 90% Of Gaza Residents

Learn about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, including mass displacement, dire humanitarian conditions, and international mediation efforts to address the crisis.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Gaza war: Israeli forces claim to have killed prominent Hezbollah member in attack on Lebanon’s Ayta al-Jabal – as it happened

IDF says it has killed Muhammad Mahmoud Najam in attack in southern Lebanon

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The Guardian - UK

Five children a week killed or injured in Haiti’s gang warfare

Analysis of UN data shows rising toll on children who are being caught in the crossfire, as well as recruited to kidnap, loot and murder, say aid groups

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

The top United Nations humanitarian official for Gaza says that successive Israeli evacuation orders, including 12 just in August, have displaced 90% of the Palestinian territory's 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October

International Business Times

Pacific Leaders Confront 'Polycrisis' Of Rising Seas And Climbing Tensions

Pacific island leaders gather for a key summit in the Kingdom of Tonga on Monday, aiming to navigate rapidly rising seas, damaging great power rivalries and violent unrest in New Caledonia.

The Guardian - UK

Fears grow for women’s rights activists jailed in Iran after 87 executions in one month

Prisoners including Nobel prize winner Narges Mohammadi were reportedly beaten for protesting against a recent execution

AAP

UN head Guterres talks tough on climate in Pacific

Antonio Guterres has finished the first leg of his Pacific visit, the first time the United Nations Secretary General has been through the region in five years.

The Guardian - UK

‘No one has any money’: Israel’s restrictions stifle West Bank economy

Soaring unemployment and poverty are fuelling unrest as Palestinian firms and workers face ‘economic siege’

Al Jazeera

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats

Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.

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