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Gaza rubble likely to conceal untold horrors to swell 40,000 death toll

The figure given by the strip’s health officials does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses, excluding those missing or buried in rubble

The Guardian - UK

‘My family held a funeral for me’: Bangladesh’s ‘disappeared’ emerge from secret prisons

Exclusive: Indigenous rights activist Michael Chakma is among the first to be released after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, but hundreds are still unaccounted for

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian drone attack damages 2 hangars, satellite images show, as fighting in Russia grinds on

Satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian air bases has damaged at least two hangars

The Independent UK

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Hundreds of cases of femicide recorded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover are ‘tip of the iceberg’

Analysis on third anniversary of seizure of power finds regime officials implicated in more than half of reported incidents of gender-based violence

The Guardian - UK

Taliban Bans Afghan Girls From Education, UN Reports

Discover how Taliban's bans on female education in Afghanistan have left 1.4 million girls without schooling, posing risks to an entire generation.

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Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

The Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans

The Independent UK

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year

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Venezuelan Electoral Council Says UN Report On Vote 'Rife With Lies'

Venezuela's CNE electoral council, under fire after declaring a widely rejected election victory for President Nicolas Maduro, on Wednesday described a UN report disputing the outcome as "rife with lies."

International Business Times

First day of Sudan peace talks concludes with army absent, RSF presence unclear

Over a year into a conflict that has caused the world's worst displacement crisis, US-led peace talks for the war in Sudan showed little promise, with the Sudanese army failing to send representatives and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces refusing to confirm its own delegates' attendance.

France 24

Ukraine war briefing: Russian airfields hit with wave of Ukrainian strikes

Ukraine promises humanitarian corridors and access for international aid to Kursk; two medics die in Russian attack in Kharkiv region. What we know on day 904

The Guardian - AU

1.4 Mn Girls Banned From Afghan Schools Since Taliban Return: UNESCO

At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.

International Business Times

Sudan army absent as 1st day of peace talks conclude in Switzerland

The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan’s brutal conflict concluded in Geneva with the country’s military absent and the other warring party’s participation unclear

The Independent UK

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

‘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.

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The Guardian - UK

‘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

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 - AU

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

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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...

International Business Times

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.

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