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The protection paradox: How refugee law fails those fleeing failed states
The Interpreter
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July 6, 2025
Asylum systems worldwide are built on a mid-20th-century understanding of flight: individuals escaping repressive governments or militias, targeted for who they are or what they believe. But across the globe today, millions flee not from a single...
Fahmi Leads Malaysian Delegation To WSIS+20 In Geneva
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
From Mohd Khairi Idham Amran GENEVA (Switzerland), July 6 (Bernama) -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil will lead the Malaysian delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society+20 High-Level Event (WSIS+20), which will be held...
Africa Spain Summit: a unique opportunity for dialogue between Europe and Africa
Atalayar
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July 6, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit, an action platform in line with Africa's rise as the new hub of the global economy, will begin...
30 Unhappiest Countries In The World in 2025
Insider Monkey
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This article looks at the 30 unhappiest countries in the world in 2025. The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took the number one spot yet again, marking eight years...
As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save the UN?
The Guardian
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July 6, 2025
The United Nations and its agencies have long struggled with funding shortfalls. Now an entrenched problem is becoming an acute crisis in the shadow of Donald Trump’s executioner’s axe. The US is the biggest contributor, at 22%, to the UN’s core...
Whilst the world slept
Egypt Independent
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July 6, 2025
Leonard (Len) could not stop laughing. It was unlike him. Len was a distinguished diplomat that served his country around the world, in his late 60s, tall, athletic, Jewish and with an extremely high IQ. He looked at all of us, his guests, and...
UK resets Syria ties as Lammy visits Damascus
London Daily Digital
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July 5, 2025
David Lammy meets Syrian leadership in Damascus, pledges UK support for reconstruction and justice In a major foreign policy shift, the United Kingdom has formally re-established diplomatic relations with Syria, marking the first ministerial visit...
UK Re-Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Syria In First Ministerial Visit For 14 Years
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) Foreign Secretary's visit to Syria marks first by a UK minister in 14 years and renews the UK and Syria's diplomatic relationship. Commitment to support Syria as the new government seeks to rebuild Syria's economy,...
Riding for Peace
CKPG News
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June 27, 2025
Years of humanitarian work across the globe in turbulent locations such as Honduras, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan only fueled Davis’ desire to do more. The Doctor started PeaceBridge Solutions with a clear dedication to fostering peace, social...
Army authorizes combat patches for soldiers in parts of Africa, the Middle East
Task & Purpose
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July 5, 2025
U.S. Army soldiers who deployed to 14 countries in the U.S. Central Command and Africa Command areas of responsibility between October 2023 and June 2025 can now wear combat patches. The new policy, announced this week, expands the Army’s window...
Malnutrition in Haiti
Independence Bulletin Journal - Iowa
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Malnutrition in Haiti Many countries around the world are experiencing malnutrition and poverty. Countries suffering from malnutrition include Haiti, Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia. As of 2022, 735.1 billion people are malnourished. 50%...
Heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue across many states: IMD
Mint
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June 27, 2025
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall alert for several states across the country in its latest weather update. "Heavy to very heavy rainfall activity, likely to continue over many parts of Northwest,...
Regional bloc warns of heavy rainfall in Horn of Africa from July to September
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The period from July to September is expected to bring heavy rainfall across the larger part of the Horn of Africa region, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on...
Somali PM Chairs Second Day of National Consultative Forum, Stresses Unity and Reform
Shabelle Media Network
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June 17, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 17, 2025 – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Monday chaired the second day of the National Consultative Forum in Mogadishu, outlining the government’s strategic priorities under the “DanQaran” policy, which include...
What is the International Big Cat Alliance, launched by India?
The Indian Express
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June 17, 2025
The first Assembly of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) was held in New Delhi on Monday (June 16), presided over by the Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav.He was endorsed as the President of the...
Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term
Down to Earth
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Amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe of wars in Ukraine, Palestine, Iran, Russia and Israel, a long-term threat is brewing. As the countries bomb each other, destroying lives, critical infrastructure and often, energy plants, skies across the...
MP Abdullahi Hashi Abib Faces Backlash for Dereliction of Duty, Spreading Falsehoods and Becoming a Tool in a Smear Campaign
Shabelle Media Network
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July 4, 2025
Somali Member of Parliament Dr Abdullahi Hashi Abib is facing growing public and political outrage over his persistent failure to attend Parliament and an intensifying pattern of inflammatory public claims, widely regarded as baseless and...
From Fragility to Resilience: Organizing the Inaugural Pan-African Architecture Biennale
ArchDaily
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June 25, 2025
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At Least 5 Reasons Why Trump Should Reject A Nobel Peace Prize
Zero Hedge
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Submitted by Issues & Insights Editorial Board, For a brief window this week, President Donald Trump was out of the running for a Nobel Peace Prize, after a Ukrainian lawmaker withdrew his nomination on Monday for not ending the war there, and...
Towards a people-centred police force
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
The federal government is on a mission to reform the Nigeria Police Force for better service delivery in order to make it people-centric. SUNNY IDACHABA writes on the efforts in the light of the poor perception of Nigerians about the institution....