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Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace…
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Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more than 100 times over the weekend despite ongoing ceasefire agreements, UN agencies and peacekeepers said on Monday.
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Amid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most.
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Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned.
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Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more than 100 times over the weekend despite ongoing ceasefire agreements, UN agencies and peacekeepers…
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Amid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most.
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Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned.
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New UN-backed centres will serve eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as confirmed Ebola cases continued to climb sharply over the weekend in the largest ever outbreak of the…
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The body of Scottish national Elisabeth-Jane Ross was discovered last month in a suitcase in a derelict building in Athens.
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Recovery in Ukraine, one life at a time
In classrooms, maternity wards, hospital corridors and local communities across Ukraine, people are rebuilding their lives despite the ongoing war.
UN chief warns climate crisis “in overdrive” as El Niño threatens to fuel the fire
The United Nations Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the UK, France and Spain have blamed the deadly wildfires engulfing Europe on climate change, using the disaster to renew calls for faster cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. António Guterres told journalists on Friday that the “climate crisis is in overdrive”, adding that global heat seen so […]
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Spain: Ensure human rights, dignity and humanity are central in response to exceptional arrival of people in Ceuta
Reacting to the crossing of tens of thousands of people, including children, from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and the reported deaths of 43 people, Esteban Beltrán, Director of Amnesty International Spain, said: “We are monitoring this situation very closely. Spanish and Moroccan authorities must put their human rights obligations at the centre of […]
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Sudan civil war: When drones strike the classroom
Children in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Obeid are afraid to go to school as drone attacks hit civilian infrastructure. Aid groups warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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Humanoid robots: Trump’s latest China trade battle?
The US has banned foreign-made humanoid robots, a market Chinese tech firms dominates. Although Washington cited national security risks, analysts think Donald Trump is buying time for US robot makers to catch up.
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Small insects, big damage: The global ant trade is booming
Legal or not, the trade in African ants bound for Europe is booming. What do hobbyists find appealing about these insects, and what risks does the trade pose to ecosystems, including power outages?
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ protesters face ongoing legal pressure
After forcing the resignation of India’s education minister, student activists say a crackdown continues despite government promises to drop criminal cases against protesters.
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Military flare-up between Houthis and Saudi Arabia challenges relative calm in Yemen
Riyadh and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the brink of renewed conflict. Could war-ravaged Yemen be drawn into a wider Middle East war?
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Middle East: Civilian death toll climbs in Gaza, Lebanon and West Bank as UN chief demands ‘the fighting must stop’
Violence and civilian casualties are rising across the Middle East – from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza to continued hostilities in Lebanon and the West Bank – UN agencies reported on Friday as the Secretary-General declared “the fighting must stop”.
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Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns
As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a powerful climate pattern shaping global weather, will intensify starting next month.