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Mpox Kills 548 In DR Congo, Case Recorded In Sweden

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday an mpox outbreak has killed 548 people there this year, as the first case outside Africa of the virus's more dangerous variant was recorded in a traveller in Sweden.

International Business Times

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat

Independent experts with the United Nations have urged Bahrain to ensure those held at its Jaw prison have access to adequate food, water and medical care

The Independent UK

Mpox 2025 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK

While the new strain of mpox has appeared in parts of Africa, other types have been continue to be recorded around the world

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‘Enforced disappearances’ send a chill through Kenya’s protests

Dozens are reported as having gone missing since demonstrations began, and some have turned up dead

The Guardian - UK

WHO declares second mpox international health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency around the surge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries, sounding its highest alarm over the spread of the virus for the second time since 2022.

Radio France Internationale

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

The U.N. envoy for South Sudan says the troubled African country is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year

The Independent UK

First day of Sudan peace talks concludes with army absent, RSF presence unclear

Over a year into a conflict that has caused the world's worst displacement crisis, US-led peace talks for the war in Sudan showed little promise, with the Sudanese army failing to send representatives and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces refusing to confirm its own delegates' attendance.

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The Guardian view on Sudan’s vicious war: civilians suffer as outsiders jostle for advantage

Editorial: To say the conflict has been forgotten is too kind: the world is largely indifferent – apart from those who hope to profit there

The Guardian - UK

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

Officials say new fast-spreading variant has been detected in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera

Sudan army absent as talks aimed at ending civil war begin in Switzerland

Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s about-face on joining talks dampens hopes they will lead to end of 16-month war.

Al Jazeera

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders

Compared with the same period last year, cases are up 160% and deaths have increased by 19%

The Independent UK

Freed Israeli hostage Aviva Siegel on Netanyahu’s unbearable strategy and waiting for her husband to come home

Keith Siegel has been in captivity for more than 300 days and Aviva Siegel can’t hear about ‘winning’ any more

The Guardian - UK

Freed Tanzanian opposition leaders 'beaten' during mass arrests

Top leaders from Tanzania's main opposition Chadema party and other senior officials were freed on bail Tuesday following their arrests ahead of a planned youth event in the southwestern city of Mbeya. Chadema said they had been badly beaten during their detention.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan at 'cataclysmic breaking point' amid multiple crises, UN warns

Sudan is at a "catastrophic breaking point" with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations migration agency has warned.

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The Independent UK

The Taliban are celebrating three years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans

The Taliban are celebrating their third year as rulers of Afghanistan at a former U.S. air base

International Business Times

Sudan Ceasefire Talks Set To Start Despite Army No-show

US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan ceasefire talks start in Geneva despite army no-show

US-sponsored talks on agreeing a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away.

The Independent UK

An ex-commander of Lord's Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial

A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes against humanity in a key moment of justice for many in Uganda who suffered decades of its brutal insurgency

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Sudanese factions using starvation as weapon is ‘cowardice’, US envoy says

Tom Perriello condemns tactics of Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese military before peace talks in Geneva

The Conversation

Sudan’s army has been battling to keep Darfur’s El Fasher from paramilitary forces – why the city’s so important

The ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is complex. It’s rooted in weak state institutions, ethnic diversity and historical grievances.

International Business Times

Tanzanian Opposition Leaders Freed After Mass Arrests

The leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema have been released on bail, a party spokesman said on Tuesday, after they were detained in a mass roundup ahead of a youth day rally.

Marie Claire

Do you have compassion fatigue?

Here’s how to stay connected with causes you care about while also caring for your own needs

The Guardian - UK

A drowning town: are Bentiu’s dykes high enough to save it from disaster?

UN troops are shoring up flood defences in the South Sudan town. But with record rains forecast, the lives of tens of thousands of displaced people could be at risk

France 24

Leaders of Tanzania's main opposition party released

Tanzania's leading opposition figures, including Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbwoe and his deputy Tundu Lissu, were released on bail on Tuesday, a day after they were detained in the southwestern town of Mbeya on the eve of a youth day rally.

Al Jazeera

US says Sudan peace talks to proceed, while UN warns of ‘breaking point’

US envoy says talks to end the 15-month war will launch in Geneva on Wednesday, even if Sudan’s army does not attend.

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