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We mapped 18,000 children’s playgrounds and revealed inequality across England

Outside of the home, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play and the fundamental right of every child to play is even recognised in a UN convention. Despite this, there has been very limited research exploring inequality in the provision of playgrounds.

The Conversation

Sudan's former prime minister Hamdok says recent military gains won't end the war

Sudan’s former prime minister has told The Associated Press that the military's recent victories will not end the country's two-year civil war

The Independent UK

'New low': SNP slam Labour over MP lobbying trip to Israel amid Gaza genocide

LABOUR have been accused of a “new low” by the SNP after it emerged that several of the party’s MPs visited Israel on a lobbying trip despite…

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EU proposes extending right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027

European Commission also calls for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of bodies found in area of Libya's capital controlled by armed militia, UN says

The UN human rights office said it was concerned about human rights violations and "potential evidence of extrajudicial killings" in Tripoli.

Euronews

Pro-Palestine protesters in UK call for Israel arms embargo, sanctions

Rally is held as British PM Starmer calls Israel’s actions ‘intolerable’, addressing lawmakers in Parliament.

Al Jazeera

Mapping Israel’s expanding air attacks across Syria

Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, averaging one every three to four days.

Al Jazeera

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Dozens of bodies found in militia-run sites in Libya’s Tripoli; UN alarmed

United Nations rights chief urges accountability after more than 70 bodies found in Tripoli militia strongholds.

Al Jazeera

Gisèle Pélicot wins top human rights award for fight against rape culture

France’s Gisèle Pélicot, who became a global symbol in the fight against sexual violence after waiving anonymity during the Mazan rape trial, has been awarded the 2025 Freedom Prize by thousands of young people around the world.

Radio France Internationale

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

The Independent UK

From sovereignty to sustainability: a brief history of ocean governance

The United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) will open in Nice, France, on June 9, 2025. It is the third conference of its kind, following events in New York in 2017 and Lisbon in 2022. Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, the conference will bring together 150 countries and nearly 30,000 individuals to discuss…

The Conversation

Palestinian paramedic who survived Israeli attack that killed 15 says soldiers shot colleagues calling for help

Asaad al-Nasasra was one of two first responders who survived an attack by Israeli soldiers on a convoy of emergency vehicles

The Independent UK

Aid group halts food deliveries in Gaza after shootings near distribution sites

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation did not give out any aid on Wednesday after dozens of Palestinians looking for aid were reportedly killed this week.

Euronews

UN says dozens of bodies discovered in a section of Libyan capital run by armed militia

The United Nations human rights office has expressed concerns about the discovery of dozens of bodies in an area of Libya’s capital controlled by an armed militia

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Israel suggests it will block Greta Thunberg’s aid ship from reaching Gaza

The ‘Madleen’ set sail from Italy aiming to deliver a ‘symbolic’ amount of aid to the enclave

Euronews

'They will die': Foreign aid cuts hit women and girls the hardest as NGOs face closure

Reduced aid funding threatens the lives of women and girls worldwide as many NGOs that support them predict they will be forced to shut down soon.

The Conversation

Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits

Climate change is already happening. But 36% of the world’s population still disputes the realities of its origins and impacts. When the science is clear but public understanding lags, more lives and livelihoods are put at risk.

The Guardian - UK

What we know about the killing of Palestinians at a food point in Gaza

There are accusations of war crimes and criticism of the Israeli-backed distribution system after three incidents in three days

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US and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings

The move came a day after Israeli forces acknowledged opening fire as people headed toward a distribution hub

Newslaundry

Op Sindoor global blitz: Loud at home, lost overseas

Fifty-nine politicians. Thirty-two countries. A high-profile tour funded by crores in taxpayers’ money.

The Independent UK

Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian Red Crescent details medic’s account of 15 colleagues’ slaughter

Exclusive: Asaad al-Nasasra told PRCS he heard Israeli troops shoot first responders while they were clinging to life

The Independent UK

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food

Radio France Internationale

The big blue blindspot: why the ocean floor is still an unmapped mystery

It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN summit on the ocean's future, scientists say we still know remarkably little about what lies beneath the waves.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What three deadly days for civilians in Rafah reveal about the food distribution system backed by Israel

In today’s newsletter: At least 61 have died since Sunday after Israeli forces opened fire on hungry civilians. Is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation addressing the crisis - or making it worse?

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