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States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

A federal food aid program that helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries stands to be paused Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown

The Independent UK

Nigerian Military Says Killed 50 Jihadists In Army Base Raids

Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had killed 50 armed insurgents that were using drones to carry out multiple attacks on army bases in the volatile northeast.

International Business Times

Aid To Gaza Still A Fraction Of Promised Amounts: UN Data

Fewer than a hundred aid trucks operated by the UN and its partners have entered Gaza each day since a ceasefire earlier this month, a fraction of the total 600 trucks a day promised under the plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, data analysed by AFP shows.

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Frustrated Federal Employees Line Up For Food As US Shutdown Wears On

Standing in the middle of a parking lot in suburban Washington, surrounded by hundreds of federal employees waiting for food handouts amid the US government shutdown, Diane Miller summed it up simply.

International Business Times

California National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

The Independent UK

Cuban Man Deported To Eswatini Begins Hunger Strike In Supermax Prison: 'Life Is On The Line'

A Cuban man deported to the African nation of Eswatini earlier this year has begun a hunger strike to protect his detention at a maximum security prison

Latin Times

A Cuban man deported by the US to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

A lawyer representing a Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini says he is on a hunger strike after being held at a maximum-security prison for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel

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Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term

Another Africa election this weekend will showcase the tension between a longtime leader and frustrated youth

The Independent UK

DRC and Rwanda hold fresh talks in Washington to revive fragile peace deal

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to revive stalled efforts to end the conflict in eastern DRC.

Radio France Internationale

Real risk of famine in Somalia due to aid cuts: ‘We don’t know where support will come from’

Exclusive: The number of people in ‘food emergency’ has tripled over the course of the year in Somalia’s South West State, with the the state’s humanitarian minister predicting a ‘food catastrophe’ next year

The Independent UK

Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns

Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action activists awaiting trial in prison to go on hunger strike

Prisoners say they have no other option and issue demands to Home Office including immediate bail

The Guardian - UK

Shutdown could halt SNAP benefits for millions, states say

Some states announced they wouldn't give November SNAP benefits on time.

Axios

Gaza and Sudan show why detecting famine cannot just be left to AI

IN FOCUS: As aid cuts threaten humanitarian monitoring, experts at Fews Net – seen as the gold standard tool in famine detection – tell Nick Ferris why AI-based models should not replace hunger monitoring systems

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The football academy giving South Sudan's youth an alternative to gang life

Years of civil war and economic crisis have left young people in South Sudan with a legacy of violence and poverty – and with opportunities scarce, street gangs have flourished. RFI met one former gang member who believes football can offer marginalised youth a brighter future.

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Palestinians in Gaza fear ceasefire ‘could collapse at any moment’

Wave of Israeli airstrikes leaves nine-day truce teetering as residents recall previous dashed peace hopes

The Guardian - UK

What the west can do to stop the global south being strangled by debt

Labour would do well to remember its manifesto promise to revive Britain’s global leadership on development

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Sahel-based jihadists are extending their reach. Can a fractured region push back?

Counterinsurgency approaches have splintered in west Africa at the same time as terror threats have shifted southward

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Stampede at the funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80

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Gaza awaits the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, its link to the outside world

Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war

The Guardian - UK

Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

UN urges opening of all crossings with aid deliveries at less than half of agreed frequency, as WHO issues disease alert

The Independent UK

Trump said ‘radical Islamists’ are killing Christians in Nigeria. What’s the truth?

Trump announced he was adding the West African country to the State Department’s watch list

The Guardian - UK

Challenges remain for aid distribution in Gaza City despite ceasefire with Israel

Destruction or ongoing control by Israeli forces means roads to the areas worst hit by hunger are virtually impassable

International Business Times

Kenyans Swarm Home Of Fallen 'Hero' Raila Odinga

"A king", "a hero", "Nelson Mandela", "Jesus Christ" -- no superlatives were too much for the crowd that came to mourn the death of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Nairobi home on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

UN food agency warns aid cuts risk pushing 13.7 million people into extreme hunger

The UN's World Food Programme warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts could push as many as 13.7 million people receiving food aid into "emergency" levels of hunger – one step before famine.

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