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Mexico-Backed Humanitarian Aid Ship Arrives in Cuba as Díaz-Canel Praises 'Supportive Embrace'

Cuban officials said the vessel brought food and other essential goods intended to help alleviate shortages that have intensified amid prolonged blackouts, fuel scarcity and inflation

Latin Times

EU says Ebola outbreak makes ceasefire in DRC more necessary than ever

The European Union’s crisis management commissioner has called for a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, saying the need for peace has become even more urgent with the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

Radio France Internationale

Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here

Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing

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‘Extreme fear’ among immigrants as backlash sweeps South Africa

African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentum

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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

Health workers inside the epicenter of Congo's outbreak say they are working with little pay or rest

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Delaney Hall becomes Markwayne Mullin's first test as DHS head

Detainees are reportedly take part in a hunger strike over claims of inhumane living conditions.

Axios

Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists

Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said. It was not immediately clear how the victims' release was secured, although the military said it had executed an "intelligence-led rescue operation".

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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

Health workers inside Mongbwalu, the epicenter of Congo's outbreak, say they are working with little pay or rest

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: Iran war pushing millions into hunger, UN says, as president struggles to reach peace deal

US and Iran exchange a series of strikes in latest threat to fragile ceasefire. Key US politics stories from 6 June at a glance

The Guardian - US

Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp

More than 6.5 million Somalis have been pushed to the brink of severe hunger as the climate crisis, fighting and cuts in aid leave a trail of despair

The Guardian - UK

US Ebola facility in Kenya fuels anger in a country with no cases

With no recorded cases of Ebola, many Kenyans are struggling to understand why their government is allowing the United States to build an Ebola facility in their country to treat US citizens. Despite protests and criticism, the Kenyan government has vowed to press on.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola outbreak fears

Fear for traders in region after border closure

The Independent UK

‘Hey, Mikie, WTF?’: New Jersey governor facing outrage over attacks on Delaney Hall protesters

Protesters say Mikie Sherrill has failed to address the dire hunger and labor strike at the immigration detention center

The Guardian - US

UN warns of global hunger crisis as Mideast war drags on

GENEVA - “Pessimistic” predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the United Nations said on Friday.

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Predicted global hunger crisis becoming a reality as Mideast war drags on, UN warns

Predictions that the Middle East war could drive tens of millions more people into acute hunger are proving to be accurate, the United Nations said Friday, warning that higher fuel and food costs linked to the conflict are deepening food insecurity far beyond the region.

The Guardian - UK

How a shortage of gas, engine oil and spare parts is grinding Gaza to a halt

With food and medicine already scarce, emergency services, bakeries and water supplies are increasingly being pushed to the brink

Radio France Internationale

Mali junta puts €3m bounty on Sahel al-Qaeda leader Ag Ghali

Mali's military government has offered a €3 million reward for information that leads to the arrest or killing of Iyad Ag Ghali, head of the Sahel branch of al-Qaeda that launched a major offensive in April.

Evening Standard

Families ‘stockpiling food in homes amid fear of race hate incidents’

Northern Ireland Policing Board member Peter Osborne said some ethnic minorities are ‘anxious and fearful of what’s going to happen’ this summer.

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'We Are Still Behind': WHO Chief Gives Sobering Update After Visiting Ebola-Hit DR Congo

WHO chief says Ebola response in DR Congo is improving, but gaps in testing, contact tracing and trust are slowing efforts to contain the outbreak.

The Guardian - UK

Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response

Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics

The Guardian - UK

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up

Radio France Internationale

France and Rwanda unite to honour genocide victims with Paris monument

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame visited Paris on Tuesday to unveil a monument dedicated to victims of the Rwandan genocide, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, in a further acknowledgement by France of its role in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.

The Independent UK

Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan's ongoing war

Women in Sudan have shared their accounts of being abducted, raped and held for ransom by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan

France 24

Macron unveils Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris, marking 'quest for truth'

French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks of the Seine, Macron said the monument marked "the culmination of a long and patient quest for truth" in confronting…

The Guardian - US

New Jersey sues Geo Group, private operator of Delaney Hall ICE facility

State demands access for health inspectors amid reports of ‘inhumane conditions’ at site of protests and hunger strike

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