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World News In Brief: Sudan conflict intensifies, Global inequality deepening, HIV success amid new medicine, increase in ‘Domicide’ worldwide

UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals

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Women’s rights are regressing worldwide, warns UN gender equality chief

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UNIFIL peacekeepers in camouflage uniforms and blue helmets distribute a crate of food to a civilian man, while another soldier stands by a military vehicle in the background.

Lebanon: peacekeepers highlight Israeli incursions across Blue Line

A row of glass jars with wooden lids containing various dried herbs, displayed at the Traditional Medicine Summit in India, organized by WHO.

Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day

A young man works amidst piles of electronic waste in an informal recycling site, surrounded by discarded appliances and hazardous materials.

Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat

A woman holding a document in a refugee camp in Tanzania, surrounded by other displaced persons, highlighting the situation of Burundian refugees and voluntary repatriation efforts.

Burundian refugee returns from Tanzania raise protection concerns, UNHCR warns

The future of Gaza in the words of its children

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In Thailand, refugees have the right to work

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Close-up of a person's feet shackled with metal cuffs and chains, sitting on dusty ground in South Sudan, symbolizing detention and the pursuit of justice through a mobile court.

Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan

Peace and Security Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court.

Raul John Aju, a 16-year-old wearing glasses and a yellow and blue striped polo shirt smiles at the camera while sitting at a computer desk with a large monitor displaying video editing software and a green screen backdrop.

‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace technology

Around 1.4 million people have been displaced in Haiti due to gang violence.

Guns, fashionable clothes and death threats: How gangs in Haiti ensnare children

A young girl in Gaza holds a decorated Ramadan lantern, smiling as she participates in the festive celebration.

Ramadan in Gaza: Deprivation, high prices and the hardships of displacement

A man works on a laptop inside a damaged radio station in Gaza, viewed through a broken wall. This scene captures Zaman FM's return to broadcasting despite severe infrastructure damage and resource shortages.

Gaza radio station re-opens, bringing voices from the rubble

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A young girl carries a pot of cooked food in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.

UN ramps up ceasefire support to hungry and war-weary Gazans

The UN is taking the opportunity of the ceasefire in Gaza to ramp up the delivery of aid to the beleaguered people of Gaza.

From podiums to patrols: Taking the pulse of the UN’s busiest week

Delegates gather on the plaza in front of the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

People living in areas recently liberated by Ukrainian forces receive aid.

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Afghan women and girls, many forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan, walk through a crowded displacement camp seeking to rebuild their lives amid economic and environmental hardship.

World News in Brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist condemned, Chile leprosy milestone

Peace and Security Clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have continued for a seventh straight day, with humanitarian access to affected areas still restricted, the UN said on Wednesday.

Concrete T-walls erected by the Israel Defense Forces near Yaroun, south Lebanon, crossing the Blue Line and rendering over 4,000 square metres of Lebanese territory inaccessible. A blue barrel marks the Blue Line.

Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions

Peace and Security As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council probe warned on Wednesday that Iranian prisoners including detained protesters face expedited death penalty proceedings.

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