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World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone

A school in Myanmar has been hit in an airstrike, with three children reported killed and five others injured, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF....

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Six in seven journalist murders go unpunished, UNESCO reports

Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones is...

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Ethiopia: Violence in the north is pushing health system to the brink, WHO chief warns

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for greater protection for civilians caught in conflict in northern Ethiopia following...

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Ukraine: WFP provides hot meals to Oleshky evacuees as UN pushes to restore power before winter

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people who were able to leave the Russian-occupied...

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World News in Brief: healthcare crisis in Yemen’s Taiz and Afghanistan, Western Sahara mission’s phased closure

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by paramilitary Iran-backed Houthi forces. ...

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Breaking the silence in Mexico’s barracks

In Mexico’s armed forces, an order from a superior is meant to be obeyed without question. For many women in uniform, investigative journalist...

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COP17: Nations chart ‘Yerevan Pathway’ to speed up action for nature

At the halfway mark to 2030, countries meeting in Armenia have agreed a roadmap to accelerate action for nature, after a global review...

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Western Sahara: UN ‘stands ready’ to keep supporting peace efforts as MINURSO mission ends

The UN remains committed to supporting a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution in Western Sahara that provides for the self-determination of...

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Somalia looks to the future as the UN’s political mission closes

Somalia looks to the future as the UN’s political mission closes The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia, known as UNTMIS, wraps up its...

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DPR Korea: Isolation deepens even as the country changes, says UN rights official

DPR Korea: Isolation deepens even as the country changes, says UN rights official That is the picture painted by James Heenan, head of...