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Grief and anger after Johannesburg blaze that killed at least 74

Mourners gather outside 80 Albert Street amid criticisms of government response and lack of support for victims and families

The Guardian - UK

One of the Last Free Places For Women in Afghanistan Has Disappeared

Marie Claire traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, to speak with salon owners and customers as they braced for the devastating shutdown.

Marie Claire

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie audiobook review – women driven apart

The close friendship between two women from Karachi who are high flyers in London is put to the test when a figure from their past reappears

The Guardian - UK

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Assad normalisation leaves Syrians in Rukban camp fearing future

Camp near Jordanian border has come under increased attack, with little aid coming in.

Al Jazeera

Sudan: thousands flee Khartoum as civilian casualties escalate

Lack of supplies and rising prices add to perilous journey by road to Egyptian border and Port Sudan

The Guardian - UK

'We wish Raffi could talk and tell us his story' - cat missing for SIX years reunited with owners who had held a 'burial' ceremony for him

He was found injured five miles away

Manchester Evening News

TV tonight: what really happens at a convicted murderer’s parole meeting?

A new documentary shows all sides of the story in the parole process. Plus: Joel and Ellie find a momentary respite in The Last of Us. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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Fireworks and 'Death to the dictator': Iranians assess the Revolution, 44 years on

Following protests and crackdowns over the past five months, authorities held events to mark the 1979 Revolution this week. They show Iranians have mixed feelings about their nation.

WEKU

Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, rehearsed in Chechnya

Moscow’s invasion has echoes of the tactics it employed in conflicts in the North Caucasus, experts and survivors say.

Al Jazeera

Afghans braving severe cold face stark choice: Food or warmth

Many provinces have seen an exceptionally cold winter, with temperatures dropping to as low as -21 degrees Celcius.

Al Jazeera

Blood, tears and sweat: inside the making of ITV’s new drama Maternal

The cast and crew discuss what went into the making of the show

Evening Standard

Afghan hospital wards fill with children suffering from pneumonia

In a bitterly cold bedroom at the start of winter in Kabul, 22-year Maryam sat with her baby son bundled up in a red jumper as he coughed days after being discharged for the third time from a hospital ward for suspected pneumonia.

Reuters

‘My heart is bleeding’: Afghan women devastated by university ban

The Taliban’s decision to suspend women from accessing higher education has extinguished a rare source of hope for many.

Al Jazeera

US, Iran fans mingle in Qatar ahead World Cup clash

Smiling U.S. and Iranian fans are mingling and posing for photos outside a stadium in Doha ahead of a politically charged World Cup match

The Independent UK

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Desperate search for missing mum and daughter, 7, who vanished from their home

Maryam, 46, and her seven-year-old daughter Aizah were last seen on Friday morning before they disappeared from their home in Sparkhill, Birmingham, as concerns grow

The Canberra Times

'Embarrassing': Iranian-Australians slam PM's response to crisis

Iranian-Australians are calling for the Australian government to take stronger action of human right abuses and protests in Iran

The Guardian - UK

The ferries of Istanbul: a day at the crossroads of Europe and Asia

Photojournalist Frankie Mills captured some of the thousands of daily journeys across the divided city, from those fleeing turmoil in Iran and Russia to locals feeling the strain of the global economic crisis

Daily Mirror

Nadiya Hussain: 'I was afraid to speak up when my skin got lightened on shoots'

Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain talks about diversity in beauty and finding confidence from within

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Evening Standard

Calls grow to give free school meals to all children in poverty

Special investigation: David Cohen talks to increasingly desperate parents queueing with empty shopping bags outside a school near Battersea Power Station

The Independent UK

‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank

Feed the Future: Demand for help putting food on the table continues to grow – hence The Independent’s call for free school meals to urgently be extended to all those in need

The Conversation

Kamila Shamsie's Best of Friends is an affecting novel of friendship, power and ethics

Best of Friends, the latest novel from Women’s Prize-winner Kamila Shamsie, explores complexities of power and ethics within an enduring female friendship. Focused on two central characters, Zahra and Maryam, the novel considers questions of integrity, loyalty, and platonic love.

Radio France Internationale

Chilling documentary reveals women's struggle for survival in Afghanistan

British-Iranian correspondent Ramita Navai was in Bayeux, Normandy on Thursday to present the première of her documentary "Afghanistan: No Country for Women", a harrowing look at life under the Taliban. Often using a hidden camera, she witnessed the daily struggle women face to stay alive.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Best Of Friends by Kamila Shamsie and A Sliver Of Darkness by C. J. Tudor.

The Independent UK

Kamila Shamsie: ‘The government’s anti-migrant position is outflanking that of the public’

A pivotal moment from her own past forms the engine for Kamila Shamsie’s first novel since winning the Women’s Prize in 2017. She talks to Claire Allfree about ‘Best of Friends’, the dangers faced by young women, and her fears about applying for British citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie review – anatomy of a friendship

Shamsie’s latest novel deftly follows a friendship forged in a Pakistan school over 30 years, but where is the tension?

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