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Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive

Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Myanmar government said, amid concerns over the health of the 81-year-old.

Bangkok Post

Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity – and relatives in limbo

IN FOCUS: New data shows that at least 1,129 bodies have been recovered in Gaza but remain unidentified. Experts on the ground tell Maira Butt that the uncertainty is leaving families in agony

The Independent UK

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Hamas returns remains of Israeli hostage after Red Cross’s help in search

Exclusive: Red Cross acts as ‘neutral intermediary’ to recover hostages’ remains in areas under Israeli control

The Guardian - UK

Reports from Gaza, Sudan, DRC honoured at French photojournalism festival

Among the numerous prizes at the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, the prestigious Visa d'or News was awarded to Ivor Prickett of the New York Times for his work on the war in Sudan. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Humanitarian Visa d'Or went to Saher…

Radio France Internationale

Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say

The wounded were carried to the hospital on donkey carts by locals who desperately tried to save their lives

Evening Standard

Israeli army only finds ‘professional failures’ in Gaza aid worker killings

The Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced the Israeli report as ‘full of lies’.

Al Jazeera

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Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal

Widespread shooting and looting preceded arrival of M23 rebels, overwhelming city’s poorly resourced facilities

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: Hamas says Israel delaying prisoner release is ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire deal – as it happened

Hamas released Israeli hostages Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert

The Guardian - AU

Seven Hostages Released To Red Cross In Khan Younis

Recent release of seven hostages, including Israelis and Thai citizens, in Khan Younis, facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Red Cross Vehicles Arrive In Khan Younis For Hostage Release

Red Cross vehicles arrive in Gaza for hostage release, highlighting humanitarian efforts and hope for peace.

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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Unilaterally Release 153 War Detainees

Yemen's Houthi rebels release detainees in peace efforts amid criticism for detaining U.N. workers. Red Cross confirms the release of 153 war detainees, si...

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Freed Israeli hostages reunited with families in prisoner swap under Gaza ceasefire deal

Soldiers released by Hamas on Saturday in exchange for prisoners said to be in ‘stable’ condition

Evening Standard

Middle East latest: Ukraine pledges support for a new Syria

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned attacks on health-care workers, patients and facilities “must not become the norm”.

France 24

Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there

Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has invited the UN and…

The Guardian - UK

Russia says 10 settlements recaptured in Kursk counteroffensive

Ukrainian president says his country’s incursion still going to ‘plan’, as Russian forces make rapid advances

The Guardian - UK

10 things you didn’t know about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been supporting people through conflicts, disasters and emergencies for more than 150 years. Read on to discover 10 inspiring facts about one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations

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The Guardian - AU

At least 22 Palestinians killed in shelling near Gaza office of Red Cross, agency says

Territory’s health ministry says Israeli attack targeted tents of displaced people; Israeli military says report ‘under review’

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Thousands Of Ukrainians Desperately Seek Missing Loved Ones

Amid the conflict in Ukraine, thousands of families grapple with uncertainty as over 30,000 individuals go missing, seeking answers and hope.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes

Bodies also piling up in morgues across continent as countries accused of failing to meet human rights obligations

The Independent UK

Hamas scrambles to find hostages amid fears dozens of captives are lost in Gaza

12 hostages were released this evening from Gaza while 30 Palestinians were freed from Israeli prisons

France 24

Hamas frees 12 more hostages, Israel releases 30 prisoners in latest swap

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday freed 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals in exchange for the release of 30 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails under the terms of the two-day truce extension deal. The released hostages included nine Israeli women and a minor in addition to two Thai nationals.…

Chicago Sun-Times

Hamas frees 24 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of cease-fire swap

The freed hostages included 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, according to Qatar.

The Guardian - UK

Under bombardment, Gaza medics fight to save patients with no power, water or food

Just one hospital in the territory is still able to take patients as doctors and nurses try to keep those in their care alive

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