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African nations pledge to end learning poverty

Africa spends just $54 per pupil annually — compared with $8,500 in high-income countries. This gap leaves millions of children without basic learning materials, fueling learning poverty. Over 30 African nations have pledged to end learning poverty by 2035.

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How AI is transforming education in Africa

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Aid operations in Sudan are ‘on brink of collapse’

The United Nations has warned that aid operations in Sudan’s North Darfur are close to collapse after the Rapid Support Forces seized el-Fasher last month.

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The Independent

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Sudan war survivors recount harrowing scenes of terror

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IDF soldiers describe killing unarmed Gazans

The Israeli army in Gaza shot unarmed Palestinians “without restraint,” created a “protocol” for using civilians as human shields, and pursued a policy of “destroy, demolish, transfer,” military whistleblowers claim.

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The Independent

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Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza

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Israeli settlers torch West Bank mosque, scrawl hateful messages

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Somali women, kids vulnerable to rape, violence

The international charity Save the Children warned about widespread violence against women and children in Somalia.

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France 24

Anger after Gazans held on plane for 12 hours

South African authorities are facing heavy criticism after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a pregnant woman, on a plane for about 12 hours because of problems with their travel documents.

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Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Police violence reports emerge in Tanzania

After disputed polls last month triggered violent unrest, Tanzania is still reeling from violence that left an unknown number of people dead and injured.

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Tanzania faces scrutiny over crackdown on dissent

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Tanzania’s president announces probe into post-election protest deaths

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Al Jazeera

Istanbul mayor faces a 2,352-year jail sentence

The chief public prosecutor of Istanbul, Turkey, filed a comprehensive indictment against the city’s imprisoned mayor, accusing him of 142 crimes and requesting a total prison sentence of more than 2,000 years.

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Euro News

Blasts, blame raise Pakistan-India tensions

Tensions between India and Pakistan appear to be on the rise again after both countries’ capitals were rocked by deadly blasts just a day apart from each other, fueling fears of another full-blown clash this year.

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Time

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Agritechnica show highlights farming’s future

Digitalization and artificial intelligence are increasingly finding their way into agriculture. But some farmers feel overwhelmed by the change and high start-up costs.

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The AI race could make net zero impossible

The electricity demand of data centers is projected to more than quadruple by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency, bringing into question how quickly countries can transition away from fossil fuels.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Women give birth alone in Kashmiri mountains

Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labor – and die – on their herder communities’ long seasonal treks.

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Guardian

Tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa

British American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the U.K.

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Guardian

Peruvian chess champ fights for father’s life

Nievevska Torres, 14, is a World School Chess champion from Peru. As she rises through the ranks, her father battles cancer and draws strength from her success. To defend her title, they must raise funds to travel.

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GOOD NEWS

Board game helping clean up Kenya’s streets

In Nairobi’s Kibera district, a board game is helping young people learn about sustainability, waste and teamwork — all through play.

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Iranian women defy motorcycle driving bans

More Iranian women are challenging norms by riding motorcycles. Although Iranian women are allowed to hold driver’s licenses and drive cars, riding motorcycles was long prohibited.

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France 24

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid still short of Gaza needs ahead of winter

UNRWA has accused Israel of deliberately crippling its operations and blocking the entry of vital aid to Gaza, as Palestinians face the onset of heavy rains and winter with sparse shelter or relief.

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Al Jazeera

Sudan war leaves 2 of 3 people in need of aid

A U.N. official said that two out of three people in war-torn Sudan urgently need aid as aid groups struggle to deliver critical assistance to communities.

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Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Google grants $40M to S. African news outlets

Google announced that it will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of which are struggling in a digital age.

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Yahoo! News

Low wages await Venezuelans returning home

More than a decade after Venezuela’s economic collapse sent millions to flee abroad, U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is driving many to return home, often to worse conditions than those they left.

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ENVIRONMENT

War-stricken countries say they are left behind

Representatives from Somalia, Chad and Yemen talk about the difficulties they and other conflict-affected countries face accessing aid to address the devastating impacts of the climate crisis.

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Protesters block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil

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Taiwan evacuates 8,300 before tropical storm

Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous regions and closed schools ahead of a tropical storm approaching the southern part of the island.

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ABC News

A Brazilian community fights the rising tides

Climate change reshapes Vila do Pesqueiro, Brazil, as families adapt to surging tides, erosion and loss of ancestral homes.

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Al Jazeera

Cause for optimism since Paris Agreement

This decade has seen new fossil fuel projects continually approved by the governments that had promised to slash emissions; and one in which the United States twice elected a climate-denier to the nation’s highest office.

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CNN

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A Gurjar woman displays her embroidery in Kashmir. The Gurjar are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Photo by Mike Prince) Photo used under CC BY

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