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- Africa, Americas, Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Guatemala, New York, Senegal, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Sen…
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Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80
Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in IndiaThe …
- Africa, Americas, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Cambodia, Conservation, Conservation and indigenous people, Culture, Environment, Global development, Human rights, Nepal, Nigeria, Photography, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Visions of resistance: women fighting to save their homeland – in pictures
The theme of this year’s Women By Women exhibition, Rooted in Resistance, is to showcase images of women defen…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, International law, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Law, Malaysia, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, South Africa, United Nations, World news
World must deny Israel ‘tools of genocide’, says growing alliance of activist states
New York meeting of Hague Group warns of shared responsibility to prevent genocide and proposes steps to isola…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Boko Haram, Children, Conflict and arms, Europe, Forced marriage, Global development, Global education, Israel, Lebanon, Mali, Middle East and North Africa, Niger, Nigeria, Refugees, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Ukraine, World news
Airstrikes, banditry, drones and a ban on girls’ education: four teachers on educating students amid conflict
Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what …
- Africa, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Americas, Botswana, El Salvador, Europe, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, LGBTQ+ rights, Namibia, Pakistan, Romania, South and Central Asia, US news, World news
Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for office in 36 countries…
- Africa, India, New York, South and Central Asia, Uganda, US news, US politics, World news, Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s identity may seem complex but to Ugandans he is simply their ‘own son’
Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, has faced backlash in the US over his identity – but in Kampala, Ugandans of …
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Attempt to partner African countries with Japanese cities triggers xenophobic backlash
Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was intended to foster c…
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Thursday briefing: How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry
In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage lin…
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South Sudan says eight deportees from the US are under government care
Deportees include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and MexicoWar-torn S…
- Africa, Americas, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US immigration, US news, US politics, Venezuela, World news, Yemen
Venezuela says being in US is ‘great risk’ as countries respond to Trump travel ban
Caracas describes US government as fascist, Somalia vows to address security and Iranian Americans express reg…
- Africa, Americas, Conflict and arms, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Global development, Journalist safety, Media, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Sudan, World news
‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones
With a record number of journalists killed over the past year, four reporters covering conflicts across the wo…
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Poorest 750 nations face ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China in 2025, study warns
Vulnerable countries to pay record $22bn this year, mostly relating to loans issued under Xi Jinping’s belt an…
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Boston, Law (US), Myanmar, South and Central Asia, South Sudan, Texas, Trump administration, US immigration, US news, US politics, Vietnam, World news
Trump officials ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan
Immigrant rights advocates say White House violated court order and ask judge to order nearly a dozen people’s…
- Africa, Europe, India, Israel-Gaza war, Kashmir, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Russia, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Trump administration, Ukraine, US foreign policy, World news
Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started?
The rules-based world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their rela…