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In DR Congo, Macron pledges aid, warns of sanctions if peace efforts are derailed

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday pledged 34 million euros ($36 million) as part of an EU aid package to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On the final stop in Kinshasa of his four-nation African tour, Macron said any party seeking to derail peace efforts should face sanctions.

France 24

New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week

The legislation is expected to make asylum claims inadmissible from those who travel to the UK on small boats.

The Independent UK

UN: Most Relief Restrictions are Concentrated in Houthi Areas

A recent report by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) showed that most of the restrictions that hinder aid organizations in Yemen are concentrated in areas controlled by the Houthi militia. The Program confirmed that its ability to monitor and evaluate relief aid was reduced by up to 81…

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Hundreds of Fearful Sub-Saharan Migrants Flee Tunisia

Around 300 nationals of Ivory Coast and Mali were to be flown home from Tunisia on Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence against sub-Saharan migrants since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade against them last month. In his February 21 speech, Saied ordered officials to take "urgent measures"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rwanda says Congo soldier killed after crossing border and opening fire

Rwandan soldiers shot dead a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and shot at security forces on Friday, triggering a brief exchange of fire between the two sides, Rwanda's defence ministry said.

Reuters

Spain issues summer holiday warning to Edinburgh tourists as dengue fever cases spike

The island of Ibiza has seen a rapid spike in cases of the painful condition, so much so that the Government has felt the need to issue a warning across the country.

Edinburgh Live

Some Congolese protest and question motives of Macron visit

Shouting through megaphones, a dozen Congolese anti-French protesters waylaid commuters on a busy road in the capital Kinshasa and passed out leaflets to boost opposition to a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday.

Reuters

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Hunger strikers back in hospital

Two activists who have been on a hunger strike for 44 days to press for the release of political prisoners were rushed back to hospital in critical condition on Friday evening after spending a week protesting outside the Supreme Court.

Bangkok Post

'Simply burning out': teachers demand help to address shortages in Upper Hunter

Teachers took action at the school gate this week over ongoing shortages in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Frenchman remains in Iran prison despite acquittal, lawyer says

French citizen Benjamin Briere is still in an Iranian jail despite his recent acquittal by an appeals court, his lawyer has said.

Radio France Internationale

DWP benefit cap 'fallacy' impacting 350 Bristol families, new figures reveal

"It doesn’t incentivise work, it leaves children hungry"

Bristol Post

Is North Korea fighting a food crisis?

North Korea has called for agricultural improvements as concerns grow of a worsening food crisis.

Al Jazeera

Thinking of having a baby as the planet collapses? First, ask yourself five big ethical questions

Do you want to have a baby? But, on a planet rocked by the climate crisis is having one just adding to the problem?

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Thinking of having a baby as the planet collapses? First, ask yourself 5 big ethical questions

Do you want to have a baby? But, on a planet rocked by the climate crisis, ecosystem collapse, famine and poverty, is having one just adding to the problem – and therefore unethical?

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The Lake Chad Basin is a security nightmare. 5 guidelines for finding solutions

It is now 14 years since Boko Haram and other armed groups began to operate in the Lake Chad Basin. The region, which includes Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, has become unstable and the people who live there are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

Daily Record

West Lothian church leader urges locals to help stricken people of Malawi

Dr Frank Stewart, an elder at Boghall Parish Church is urging people to support EMMS International, Scotland’s international healthcare charity

Al Jazeera

Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

Foreign Affairs

Crime and No Punishment

How impunity fosters instability.

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Bangkok Post

Crisis in need of regional accord

The military coup of Feb 1, 2021 plunged Myanmar into a political crisis. Two years on, this has become a humanitarian crisis. Half of our population does not have enough food, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). At least 1.6 million are internally displaced, due to military operations, including…

Reuters

Top U.N. official tours east Congo as peacekeeping mission struggles

((This March 1 story has been corrected to change the reference from ceasefire deal to ceasefire process in paragraph 6))

Bangkok Post

Hunger strikers in 42nd day

About 200 people rallied outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening in support of two young activists now on the 42nd day of a hunger strike to press for freedom for political prisoners.

Bangkok Post

Hunger pangs

Netflix is serving up a tasty hors d'oeuvre with the first set of images from “Hunger”, Netflix’s first Thai film of the year.

Evening Standard

Expand free school meals across country, say most Londoners

Eight out of ten Londoners in almost every parliamentary constituency in the capital want free school meals to be given to children in households receiving Universal Credit

Evening Standard

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles in a year to 4 million

Parents are worried about the physical and mental impact on children

Al Jazeera

A year into Ukraine war, food prices rise and aid drops in Niger

Effects of the war are still being felt in one of the world’s poorest countries as inflated prices eat into budgets.

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