A humanitarian initiative to evacuate and treat sick and traumatized children from the Gaza Strip has sparked political division in Germany. Five German cities have volunteered to host and provide medical care for affected children, citing urgent humanitarian need amid ongoing conflict. However, the plan has encountered resistance from conservative-led federal ministries, which have expressed […]
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Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warning of a deteriorating situation that is putting even more civilians’ lives at risk. OCHA’s Director of Operations and Advocacy, Edem Wosornu, who is currently in the country, said the suffering is immense, with people […]
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Irish rock band U2 has publicly condemned the escalating violence in Gaza, criticizing both the Israeli government’s military actions and the October 7 Hamas attack. In a coordinated series of statements shared on social media, each band member expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis and clarified their individual positions on the conflict. The post accompanying […]
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A powerful and shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck the Balıkesir province in western Turkey on August 10, 2025, triggering widespread concern across the region. The tremor occurred at 19:53 local time (16:53 UTC) near the town of Sındırgı, at a depth of approximately 10–11 km, intensifying its surface impact. 📍 Seismic Details […]
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Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast Bangladesh, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Floods arrive quickly and suddenly and can last for weeks. They disrupt life, displace families and cut off access to services. For the over 670,000 women of reproductive age living in the area, increasingly extreme weather events […]
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Fortescue Metals Group has secured a landmark ¥14.2 billion (US$1.98 billion) syndicated loan to support its decarbonization initiatives and general corporate activities. The five-year facility, fixed at an annual interest rate of 3.8%, marks the first such financing for an Australian company with unrestricted use of proceeds. Strategic Shift Toward China The loan underscores Fortescue’s […]
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An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures. Without proper safeguards, AI risks harming Indigenous rights through inequitable distribution of the groundbreaking technology, environmental damage and the reinforcement of damaging colonial legacies. The growing amount of electricity generation needed for AI data centres and other infrastructure is also intensifying […]
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“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam [displacement camp], armed people would threaten them while they were in flight, saying sure, ‘Flee, go to that place, run here, run there, we will follow you, we will find you’,” said Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, a Protection Officer for the UN refugee agency, […]
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📍 Geneva — August 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark reminder of the ongoing global child mortality crisis, reporting that one child under the age of five dies every 18 seconds—totaling approximately 4.8 million deaths annually. Most of these deaths are caused by preventable and treatable conditions. 🛑 Leading Causes of […]
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📍 Washington, D.C. — August 2025 President Donald J. Trump convened a landmark peace summit at the White House, welcoming Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for high-level negotiations aimed at resolving longstanding tensions between their nations. 🤝 Diplomatic Breakthrough The summit marks a significant diplomatic effort to address the decades-long […]
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