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On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts

Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her one-room, bamboo-stilted home…

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‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ unfolding in Gaza, IPC report finds

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global hunger monitoring system, has warned that the “worst-case scenario of famine” is…

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Lebanese Shia families displaced by war now trapped by identity

Fatima Kandeel, 43, and her two sons moved into a new rented apartment in the southern suburbs of Beirut in…

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Heavy rains kill four in China as flood warnings issued in 11 provinces

A landslide triggered by unusually heavy rain has killed four people and left eight others missing in northern China’s Hebei…

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Folk music and raids: How ultranationalists target migrants in Russia

A group of uniformed men, at least one of them masked, walk up to a pair of watermelon sellers in…

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Thailand, Cambodia agree to ‘immediate, unconditional’ ceasefire: Malaysia

Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim says Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in an urgent effort…

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EU and US announce deal: A breakdown of the trade agreement

The United States and the European Union have reached a wide-ranging trade agreement, ending a months-long standoff and averting a…

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Two friends, one war and the RSF’s reign of terror in Khartoum

In Shambat al-Aradi, a tight-knit neighbourhood in Khartoum North once known for its vibrant community gatherings and spirited music festivals,…

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