War in Sudan engulfs agricultural heartland amid record levels of hunger
After capturing Gezira, a State in central Sudan that was producing half of its wheat and providing refuge to hundreds of thousands of IDPs, the RSF is set to battle the Sudanese Armed Forces for the neighboring states to consolidate control over the country’s agricultural heartland
“Colonial West backs Israel’s genocide, but Gaza has the solidarity of People’s Movements”
Haider Eid, professor of Cultural Studies at the Al-Aqsa University in Gaza, tells Peoples Dispatch that Palestinians in Gaza have to rely on the strength of people across the globe to put pressure on their governments to end the genocide
2,400 dead in massive earthquake in western Afghanistan
The total extent of the damage from the quake is yet to be ascertained and the number of dead may increase in the coming days
Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert’s report
A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements
Several NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan following Taliban order banning female employees
The Taliban also banned women from attending universities and higher educational institutes last week, inviting widespread protests and condemnation
UK forces killed between 64 & 135 children in Afghanistan in eight years, says anti-war group
During this period, the UK acknowledged the death of only 16 children. The report by Action on Armed Violence, an anti-war group, confirms the general trend of NATO countries underreporting the number of civilian casualties caused in their operations abroad
Line 3 ruptures cause 300 million gallons of groundwater to overflow and other stories
Today we look at major ruptures caused during the construction of the Enbridge pipeline in the US, discriminatory treatment of refugees in Europe, and more
US holds talks with President Nicolás Maduro amid energy crisis and other stories
Today we look at the meeting between Venezuelan President Maduro with US officials, the killing of a leader of South Africa’s shack dwellers’ movement, and more
Nearly 33,000 children have been killed or maimed in Afghanistan since 2005
According to Save the Children, the actual number of children killed in Afghanistan in the last two decades is likely to be much higher as the data does not include victims of starvation, disease and poverty
UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children’s rights
Despite having verified cases of child right violations, Israel, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and several parties in Afghanistan were not included in this years’ UN report on Children and Armed Conflict
Human rights groups urge new US administration to reverse Houthi ‘terrorist’ tag
The groups warn that the decision could have serious negative consequences, such as affecting the import and supply of humanitarian goods, medicines, fuel, and other essential items to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen
Afghanistan faces medical emergency as COVID-19 cases rise
Two senior officials in Kunduz province reportedly died due to COVID-19 on June 3. According to observers, the Afghan government does not have adequate testing capacity and tens of thousands of samples are going untested every day
