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UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza

A team of human rights experts is faulting the world’s nations for not doing more to ensure minimum protections of people with disabilities in Gaza, whose numbers are growing since the onset of Israel’s war in the territory nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

Israeli attacks disabled 21,000 Palestinian children in Gaza war, UN says

Estimated 132,000 children below the age of five are projected to be at risk of death from acute malnutrition by June.

Al Jazeera

Israeli drones dropped grenades near peacekeepers in south Lebanon, UN says

Unifil condemns ‘serious attack’ on Tuesday morning as it was clearing a road and adds that no one was hurt

The Guardian - UK

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Flour and cooking oil turned into ‘lures of death’ for thousands of Palestinians

Thousands of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food aid in Gaza.

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Sudan's latest tragedy counts a village wiped out by a landslide

The Darfur landslide adds to Sudan’s woes

The Independent UK

Fears over divided opposition and instability, as Cameroon heads to the polls

Ahead of Cameroon's 12 October presidential election, the opposition remains divided, despite agreement on the need to unite behind a candidate to face off against President Paul Biya, who is seeking an eighth term. Meanwhile, the United Nations has sounded the alarm over whether tensions in the country will make…

Radio France Internationale

With Israel's offensive drawing close, Palestinians in Gaza City fear permanent displacement

With Israel promising a punishing new offensive, Palestinians in Gaza's largest city are paralyzed with fear

The Independent UK

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Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur

A landslide that wiped out an entire village in Sudan's Darfur region has killed an estimated 1,000 people, a rebel group controlling the area has said

The Independent UK

Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in what UNIFIL calls a serious attack

The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli drones have dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks

The Independent UK

UNIFIL says Israeli drones drop grenades near peacekeepers in Lebanon

‘This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets’ since November ceasefire, UN force says.

Al Jazeera

Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

More than 40,000 have suffered ‘new war-related injuries’ with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Guardian - UK

Why did genocide scholars association say Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide?

The world’s leading genocide scholars have declared that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide.

Al Jazeera

Some 400 Indonesian school children fall ill after eating free school meals

Indonesia President Prabowo’s free meals programme hit by more mass illness as protests against government rock country.

Al Jazeera

UN ups number of staff detained by Yemen's Houthis to 19

The United Nations says at least 19 U.N. employees were detained by Iranian-backed Houthis during weekend raids on U.N. offices in Yemen’s capital

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UN Mobilises Response After Sudan Landslide Kills Hundreds

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.

Newslaundry

Even the largest group of genocide scholars says Gaza is a genocide. Why can’t the media?

The International Association of Genocide Scholars, the world’s largest body of genocide scholars with 500 academics including Holocaust experts, has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide.

The Conversation

The US has deployed warships near Venezuela in a cartel crackdown – but direct military action is unlikely

The US is ramping up its fight against Latin America’s drug cartels. Washington has deployed several naval warships into southern Caribbean waters, alongside over 2,000 marines. A guided missile cruiser, the USS Erie, and a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, the USS Newport News, are also reportedly due to arrive in…

Evening Standard

Death toll in Afghanistan earthquake rises to more than 1,100 as rescue efforts continue

The UN coordinator in Afghanistan has warned that the final toll is likely to rise further

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Radio France Internationale

Flotilla bound for Gaza finally sets sail amid escalating Israeli strikes

After a weather-related delay, an international flotilla carrying aid and activists bound for Gaza has resumed its journey from Barcelona, setting off against the backdrop of intensified Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave.

International Business Times

With Aid Slashed, Afghanistan's Quake Comes At 'Very Worst Moment'

Afghanistan was already facing severe crises when it was rocked by another devastating earthquake, but this time there are fewer resources to muster after foreign funding was slashed to the bone this year.

International Business Times

Landslide Flattens Sudan Village, Kills More Than 1,000: Armed Group

Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people.

Euronews

Alawites flee homes in Damascus suburb after threats from armed group

Residents in the al-Sumaria neighbourhood Euronews spoke to say the Syrian government has done little to protect them.

Al Jazeera

Israeli-induced starvation in Gaza kills 185 in August, 13 more in 24 hours

More than 360 people, including 130 children, have died from hunger since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Taliban appeal for aid as Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes. Plus, how ‘clanker’ became a slur for robots

Radio France Internationale

US block on Palestinian visas is a 'violation' of obligations, law professor says

As Europe urges Washington to honour its UN obligations over Palestinian visas, RFI spoke to international law professor François Dubuisson about the wider implications of the US administration's move to block the entry of Palestinian delegates onto American soil.

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