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A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies

Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent

The Guardian - UK

UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their right to education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021

The Independent UK

Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but opposition remains

More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was deemed unconstitutional, there’s a fresh push with the new Panamanian president to restart the mine

The Independent UK

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Sudan's military retakes Republican Palace in Khartoum in blow to RSF

Sudan, a nation in northeastern Africa, has been unstable since a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Euronews

The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: Putin has shown he does not want peace

Editorial: The Russian president is the impediment to US proposals for a ceasefire. But Europe knows that this administration is unlikely to act accordingly

The Guardian - UK

Could another European country develop its own nuclear weapons?

Building up a nuclear deterrent from scratch is no easy feat, but with the US distancing itself from Europe, the idea has started to resurface.

Euronews

Preserving the planet's glaciers is a 'matter of survival' says UN

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024, for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday. It has declared 21 March World Day for Glaciers, warning that at current rates of melting, many glaciers "will not survive the 21st century".

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Almost every European country experienced a hotter winter than usual, study finds

Around 20 per cent of the world’s population experienced days with unusual heat made twice as likely by climate change this winter.

Euronews

UN Warns Of 'Massive Trauma' For Gaza's Children Amid Renewed Fighting

The UN warned Friday that all of Gaza's approximately one million children were facing "massive trauma" as fighting in the war-ravaged territory resumed, and amid dire aid shortages.

International Business Times

Nearly 9,000 migrants died last year in record death toll, UN agency says

The agency recently announced it was suspending many programmes around the world and firing hundreds of employees due to US-led aid cuts.

Euronews

Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose

More than 305 million people require lifesaving humanitarian aid today. Most of them live in areas wracked by conflict, such as Sudan, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Conversation

Migrant deaths hit new record in 2024 with at least 8,938 lives lost

At least 8,938 people died while attempting to migrate to another country in 2024 – marking the deadliest year on record for migrants worldwide, the UN said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Nearly 9,000 migrant deaths recorded last year by UN migration agency, real death toll likely higher

The International Organization for Migration recorded at least 8,938 migrant deaths in 2024

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump signs order to dismantle Department of Education

Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’

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Sudanese army recaptures presidential palace after nearly two years of fighting

The Republican Palace in Khartoum had become the last bastion of the conflict-riven country's leading paramilitary forces.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain

Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The Independent UK

Sudan’s military retakes key stronghold after nearly two years of fighting

It is a symbolic victory in the conflict

Euronews

World Glacier Day: UN warns of ‘avalanche of cascading impacts’ as ice melt increases

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

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Afternoon Update: Victoria’s ‘dangerous’ bail reform; Heathrow closed after nearby blaze; and the pop girly country renaissance

Legal and human rights groups say Allan government’s new laws are ‘dangerous and discriminatory’

The Independent UK

Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals key to ageing well

Maria Branyas Morera, who died last year aged 117, had extremely youthful gut health

The Independent UK

Deportees from the US hop embassy-to-embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum

Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in any country that would accept them

The Independent UK

World Glacier Day: Trekking the blue ice of Perito Moreno in Argentina

Friday, March 21 marks the inaugural World Glacier Day, an international observance established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the rapid retreat of glaciers worldwide

The Independent UK

With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery

Frustration runs high in sprawling camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the freeze on American foreign aid

The Guardian - UK

Calls grow in Serbia for investigation into claims ‘sound cannon’ targeted protesters

More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade

The Guardian - AU

‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated

Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratification

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