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Student housing used to be affordable. Why has it become an ‘asset class’ to enrich the already wealthy?

We need action to curb this exploitation of young people, says Leilani Farha, global director of the housing initiative The Shift

The Guardian - UK

Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN

Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations

The Guardian - UK

176 global leaders and Nobel laureates urge Bangladesh to halt cases against Peace Prize winner

More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates are urging Bangladesh to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people

The Independent UK

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Buying second-hand clothes ‘could prevent carbon emissions equivalent to 260,000 flights to Greece’

Oxfam found in new research that only 10 per cent of the average wardrobe contents are second-hand

The Independent UK

Gallant Meets With Biden Admin Officials In NYC

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Biden administration officials in New York City

Zenger

Is my Baba lost in the midst of Syria’s thousands of disappeared?

‘Sometimes, in spite of myself, hope bubbles up… Will I see Baba again? This time I feel I have to tell my own story.’

Al Jazeera

Military officers in Gabon say they have seized power

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential election and remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has long held power.

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Race equality leader hits out at UK’s denial of institutional racism

Outgoing Runnymede Trust head Dr Halima Begum says government has major ‘credibility issue’

The Guardian - UK

Sudan's army chief Burhan makes first trip to Egypt since conflict

In tonight's edition: Sudan's military ruler General Abdel Fattah-al-Burhan visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since Sudan spiralled into war. Also, our reporters meet Sudanese escaping war by fleeing into Tunisia. Many face desperate conditions in the Tunisian city of Zarzis. Plus the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for…

France 24

Vivek Ramaswamy accused of racist dog whistle over Nikki Haley’s ‘real’ name

‘This is a dog whistle. Crazy to see it coming from a fellow Indian American,’ Alyssa Farah Griffin writes

The Independent UK

Death typical of Libyan camps say former detainees after video emerges

Former detainees now in Tunisia say death of woman in Libya camp is not unexpected considering conditions there.

Al Jazeera

Ikea’s Space10: a decade of ground-breaking design ideas

Ikea’s Space10 has announced it will close on 31 August 2023 after ten years of groundbreaking innovations in food, design and more: see our Space10 top ten

Wallpaper

Vladimir Putin ‘too busy’ to face world leaders at G20

Russia will instead be represented by the country’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov

The Independent UK

The U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia over Amhara region unrest since July

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them

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The Guardian - UK

The remarkable story of how Yemen’s oil tanker disaster was averted by crowdfunding

When civil war broke out in 2015, a leaky oil tanker in the Red Sea became a crisis point – triggering a nail-biting series of events that saw special negotiations between the Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government, and the UN begging the public for help – and getting it from…

The Independent UK

UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams

The U.N. human rights office is reporting that criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches, and illegal gambling schemes

Al Jazeera

Iraq executes three for 2016 ISIL blast that killed hundreds

One of the deadliest attacks to ever hit Iraq killed 323 people who were in a shopping area in 2016.

The Independent UK

Uganda charges man with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death in first-known case

Suspect charged for ‘performing unlawful sexual intercourse’ with 41-year-old man

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Developed countries urged to ‘step up’ contributions to global nature fund

Canada and UK only donor countries to contribute so far, leaving scheme short of $40m to formally launch

The Independent UK

Sudan’s military leader travels to Egypt in his first trip abroad since the war

Sudan’s top miliary officer is traveling to Egypt on his first trip abroad since the country plunged into a largescale conflict this year

The Guardian - UK

Refugee wins last-minute extradition reprieve after trying to return from holiday

The Russian man, who claimed asylum in the UK, was arrested at Palermo airport and was told he would be sent back to his country of origin

France 24

Guatemala body certifies Arévalo's presidential victory but his party is suspended

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party.

The Guardian - UK

Video shows woman lying dead on floor of migration detention centre in Libya

Footage provides latest shocking glimpse of conditions endured by refugees in north African country

The Guardian - UK

Beaten, suffocated, forced into an abortion: the fate of one Venezuelan woman under Maduro

Latest Amnesty International report documents ongoing state detention and torture in the South American country – all while its president seeks renewed links with the west

France 24

Sudan’s Burhan heads to Egypt following refusal to ‘make deals’ with RSF

Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed to Egypt on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to a military statement. The visit comes a day after Burhan refused to make a deal with the head of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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