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Afghanistan aid donors struggle with crackdown on women, less money

The Afghan people are in for a "very difficult year ahead," warned the top U.S. aid official, as donors grapple with challenging a Taliban administration crackdown on women and girls, more crises around the world and overall less funding.

Reuters

US intelligence chief sees ‘protracted’ fighting in Sudan

National intelligence head Avril Haines says fighting will likely not stop as neither side has incentive to seek peace.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Met Police: tolerance for Coronation disruption will be low

The right to protest lies at the heart of British democracy... I think. It is set out in Magna Carta, or the European Convention of Human Rights, or the Hunan Rights Act – one of those places, I’m sure. To be honest, I only thought about it after a somewhat…

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Will a UN resolution to commemorate the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands change the narrative? — Listen

The UN’s recent resolution to recognize Nakba Day on May 15, to mark the anniversary of the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in 1948, helps to acknowledge past traumas but does the resolution have other implications?

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UN admits diplomatic 'failure' as fighting continues in Sudan

Gunfire and explosions could be heard in Khartoum for a 20th straight day on Thursday after the latest ceasefire expired on Wednesday. Earlier, UN chief Antonio Guterres acknowledged the international community had "failed" Sudan. The UN refugee agency also reiterated calls for donors to help support the thousands of civilians…

Radio France Internationale

Chernobyl survivors describe horror symptoms they are STILL suffering 37 years later

Mykhaylo Khrushchenko was 34 and working as the director of the food processing manufacture that served Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986 when his life changed forever

Daily Mirror

‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods

‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes and emergency refuges

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Cleverly: UK’s 30 evacuation flights helped 2,450 people flee Sudan violence

The UK’s final flight departed Port Sudan on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts

Residents say heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum is disrupting efforts to deliver badly needed aid to trapped civilians as yet another fragile and frequently violated truce ran out

The Independent UK

Middle East round-up: Palestinian hunger striker dies

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray

The United States Agency for International Development has suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies

The Independent UK

Bahsani: Yemen’s Presidential Council will Seek to Achieve Stability in North, South

Major General Faraj Salmin al-Bahsani, member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, confirmed that the council will lead the stage in the North and the South towards stability, calling for placing the national project above any other considerations. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Bahsani noted that a draft roadmap…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brit gran, 88, forced to pay £45,000 to cross Sudan border after sleeping on cardboard

The family of seven, including an 88-year-old Kent-born grandma and her three grandchildren under 10, managed to escape the fighting in the capital Khartoum and reached the Sudan-Egypt border town of Wadi Halfa

Daily Mirror

The campaign against the UN’s human rights official on Palestine

Francesca Albanese has faced calls for her dismissal from multiple fronts, including Israel and the US.

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Warning Sudan could become ‘tragedy of global significance’ as last UK evacuation flight leaves

The war in Sudan could become a “tragedy of global significance”, the United Nation’s aid chief has warned, as the last British evacuation flights left the country.

The Independent UK

WHO fires scientist who led COVID search over sex misconduct

The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing sexual misconduct

Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 20th day: A list of key events

Fierce fighting heard in central Khartoum while heavy bombardment rings out in Omdurman and Bahri.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Conference Seeks Final Funds for Yemen Safer Oil Tanker Operation

The United Nations on Thursday aims to raise the final $29 million needed to start salvaging 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off war-torn Yemen's coast and avert an environmental disaster. UN officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen's coastline was…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Warns of ‘Deeply Concerning’ Situation in Sudan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the current situation in Sudan as "deeply concerning," reiterating his warnings of the conflict spreading to neighboring countries. Guterres spoke at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, and addressed the developments in Sudan and the clashes that began on April 15 between the Sudanese…

The Week

The surprising and rapid rise in ocean temperatures

Ocean temperatures were warmer in April than scientists have ever observed at this time of year, with experts struggling to account for the rapid recent rise.

Al Jazeera

Khartoum fighting continues despite new ceasefire in Sudan

UN warns fighting between army and RSF risks causing a humanitarian catastrophe that could spill into other countries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Meets Alimi in Aden After 'Constructive Discussions' with Houthis

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, outlined the Yemeni agreement he sought to conclude after holding "frank, detailed, and constructive" discussions with the Houthis in Sanaa. The UN envoy arrived in Sanaa Monday within the international efforts to support the Saudi and Omani mediation to achieve lasting peace in…

Reuters

UN fails to raise enough money for Yemen oil tanker operation

The United Nations on Thursday fell far short of raising the money it needs for an operation to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off Yemen's coast and avert an environmental disaster.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heavy Fighting in Khartoum as Power Struggle Rages

Fierce fighting could be heard in central Khartoum on Thursday as the army tried to push back the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from areas around the presidential palace and army headquarters, with a lasting ceasefire appearing elusive. Each side appears to be battling for control of territory in the…

Reuters

Heavy fighting in Khartoum; Sudan's children caught in conflict, UN says

Fierce fighting persisted in Sudan on Thursday despite a truce agreement as U.S. intelligence said rival forces were trying to gain the upper hand ahead of possible negotiations and the U.N. warned of the violence's devastating toll on children.

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