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Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.
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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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Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said…
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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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Spain will send troops to Ceuta to help with border security
Authorities in the Spanish city of Ceuta asked Madrid to declare a national emergency and send military assistance. Crowds of people breached the border of the territory next to Morocco as police lost control.
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Epstein files: How victims remain exposed to identification
US officials vowed to revise redactions after files exposed information that identified survivors of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. A DW investigation found that sensitive information remains online.
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Human trafficking in Mexico: the dark side of tourism
By May, a record-breaking 20 million tourists had visited Mexico so far in 2026. But with increased tourism comes a heightened risk of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Women and children are most vulnerable.
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How crypto miners are stealing power in Southeast Asia
Across Southeast Asia, illegal cryptocurrency miners are stealing vast amounts of electricity, straining national grids and exposing links to organized crime.
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Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says
The wildfires burning across Europe and North America highlight the urgent need for action now – as climate change, land-use pressures and human activity make severe fires more likely in the future.
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Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities
Aid workers and first responders raced to help people across Ukraine after a wave of deadly Russian missile and drone strikes overnight as concerns mounted over military activity near nuclear power plants on Thursday.
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Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
Afghans returning from neighbouring countries are facing growing risks of human trafficking and exploitation as overlapping humanitarian and economic crises leave many struggling to survive, the UN warned on Thursday.
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World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic
Independent UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after reports indicated two boats carrying more than 500 passengers may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in mid-July.
Ecuador: Guerreras por la Amazonía demand the elimination of gas flares five years after landmark ruling
Amnesty International joins the call from the Guerreras por la Amazonía (GxA, Women Warriors for the Amazon), who, five years after securing a landmark ruling requiring Ecuador to eliminate oil industry gas flares located near populated areas and provide reparations to affected communities, continue to demand its full implementation. “Over the past five years, the […]
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Global: Extreme heat exposes deadly collision of climate change, corporate greed and political failure as rights burn
Responding to extreme heat related weather events around the globe, including widespread wildfires, drought and floods, Marta Schaaf, Programme Director for Climate, ESJ and Corporate Accountability at Amnesty International said: “Extreme heat is not just a weather event. This heat is political. It is where climate change driven by corporate greed and political failure collides […]