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Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study
BySarah Johnson June 15, 2026

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, inju…

Read More Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study
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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

Read More Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
ByMoulid Hujale in Burhakaba June 6, 2026

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 despairFor three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came…

Read More Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
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Peace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre Lacroix
ByJean-Pierre Lacroix June 2, 2026

Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable peopleJean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operationsAt a time when conflicts spill across borders, Am-Dafock – a t…

Read More Peace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre Lacroix
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I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib
ByHala Alkarib June 2, 2026

Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and futureIn a village in South Darfur, I met a young girl about my daughter’…

Read More I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib
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Far from the fighting: Eid celebrations in Mogadishu – in pictures
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian May 29, 2026

Photographer Mohamed Gabobe captured the city’s lively enjoyment of the Islamic festival away from the conflict and drought endured by much of Somalia Continue reading…

Read More Far from the fighting: Eid celebrations in Mogadishu – in pictures
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Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
ByMark Townsend May 24, 2026

More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight y…

Read More Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
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Eagles of the Republic review – seductive thriller of corruption and compromise in post-Mubarak Egypt
ByPeter Bradshaw May 21, 2026

The third film in Tarik Saleh’s ‘Cairo trilogy’ is a about a washed-up movie star who is bullied into starring in government propagandaSwedish-Egyptian film-maker Tarik Saleh has long been a brilliant satirist of the corruption and shabby political com…

Read More Eagles of the Republic review – seductive thriller of corruption and compromise in post-Mubarak Egypt
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‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture to appear at ICC
ByJason Burke International security correspondent May 19, 2026

Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from AfricaA former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, enslavement and torture in Libyan detention centres will appear at the interna…

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Remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
ByAssociated Press May 13, 2026

Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hikeThe remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wed…

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