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Eastern Congo Truce Brings Relief, Aid Still Lacking

Learn about the challenges in delivering aid amid a truce in eastern Congo, where ongoing violence persists.

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A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises

The Independent UK

Fresh scrutiny of free speech in Saudi Arabia after brothers’ convictions over tweets

Crown prince criticised ‘bad laws’ for Mohammed al-Ghamdi’s death sentence months before second conviction

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Colombia Calls For Creditor Help To Underpin Peace, End Cocaine Trade

Colombia's president on Thursday called for international help to slash the cost of servicing the country's debt in order to support its fledgling peace process, which he claimed would help "put an end to cocaine" globally.

International Business Times

Sudan's warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires

U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local cease-fires

The Independent UK

'Common Language': Divided Cyprus Brought Together By Art

In Nicosia's old town, Alexis Sunder prepares for a concert with six other young Greek and Turkish Cypriot members of a band that aims to connect the residents of the divided island.

International Business Times

Dust In The Air Eased Slightly In 2023: UN

The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fuelling sand and dust storms.

International Business Times

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Sudanese Parties Meet In Geneva For Civilian Protection Talks

Sudan's warring parties meet in Geneva to discuss protecting civilians amid ongoing conflict. Talks aim to establish local cease-fires and address humanita...

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Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza

The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide says Israel has agreed to use an improved system across the Gaza Strip to ensure humanitarian workers and aid can more safely move around

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: Exclusive Brethren school contracts revealed, Australians found dead in Philippines hotel, The Shining actor Shelley Duvall dies

Building work given to church members’ firms; tributes flow for actor who died in her sleep aged 75

The Guardian - AU

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion

The Independent UK

People in Gaza City trapped in houses and bodies left on streets, say officials

The Israeli army this week urged Palestinians to leave the city and head south

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s attacks on Gaza: A guide

Israel disengaged from Gaza in 2005, but has conducted five major wars since, killing thousands of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

How Israel has brought the Palestinian Authority to the brink of financial collapse

Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced in May that he would be witholding tax revenues earmarked for Palestine. The decision was made in response to Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Record Israeli land grab fuels already soaring tension in the West Bank

Israel has reportedly approved its largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to a report released on July 3 by Israeli anti-settlement watchdog, Peace Now. The seizure involves more than 12 sq km of land in a key corridor bordering Jordan.

The Independent UK

Pakistan says it will expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans in a continued clampdown on migrants

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says authorities will expel hundreds of thousands more Afghans who have been living in Pakistan for years, the latest in a monthslong government clampdown on undocumented migrants

Fortune

Elon Musk, father of 12, volunteers his own sperm to seed a colony on Mars

Echoing pronatalism, Musk has also said that he would like to create his own species uniquely bred to survive Mars’s harsh conditions.

The Guardian - AU

Documents reveal why Australia voted yes in key UN motion on Palestinian membership

Exclusive: Internal advice shows Australia never seriously considered voting against resolution to boost status of Palestinian mission, despite positions of US and Israel

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Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups

The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base

Latin Times

Haitian gangs 'unperturbed' by arrival of international force to subdue them

Authorities highlighted that forces took back the country's main hospital, but a report by the Washington Post shows that residents expect swifter action

The Independent UK

Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast

Wind energy is booming in Brazil's dry and windy Northeast, but some projects are drawing criticism as it becomes clear that certain communities have benefited while others have not

International Business Times

Israel Presses Operation In Gaza's North

Israeli air strikes pounded parts of Gaza's biggest city on Thursday, Hamas said, after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.

The Guardian - US

Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say

Surgeons who worked in European and al-Aqsa hospitals describe extensive wounds caused by ‘fragmentation’ shrapnel experts say is designed to maximize casualties

Al Jazeera

Remains of 14 Srebrenica victims buried 29 years after genocide

Thousands of people commemorate the 1995 genocide two months after the UN created an annual day of remembrance.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Joe Biden under renewed pressure to step aside

Actor George Clooney joins Democratic senator to publicly call on president to consider broader picture. Plus, lawyers gear up to fight for the ocean

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