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  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates: UNHCR

    06 may 2025 - 12:49:19 MA 113 Views Panafrican News Agency N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as a third day of drone strikes …

    Source: Panapress - Neutral
  • Published on May 7, 2025

    On the Front Lines of the M23 Rebellion

    “Refugee. I hate that word.” Jules was 19 and already part of the elite special forces of the March 23 Movement, also known as M23. He looked me straight in the eye and inhaled deeply on a cigarette. His face still held the soft lines of a teenager, but …

    Source: New Lines Magazine - Left-wing
  • Published on May 7, 2025

    Kenyans Among Over 300 Staff Set to Lose Jobs at UNAIDS

    The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced plans to send more of its staff home, including Kenyans, citing rising operational costs following major funding cuts. According to the agency, the plan is part of a broader …

    Source: Kenyans.co.ke - Neutral
  • Published on May 7, 2025

    Cabinet approves draft legislation on traffic movement

    Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of …

    Source: The Peninsula - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Did Trump get it wrong after chat with actor about foreign movies?

    President Trump and actor Jon Voight met at Mar-a-Lago to discuss the decline of the American film industry. Trump proposes a 100% tariff on foreign-made films imported to the U.S. Voight suggests tax incentives to encourage domestic film production. They …

    Source: The Palm Beach Post - Florida - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Gender equality charity appoints new chief

    The Fawcett Society has appointed Penny East as its chief executive. East joined the gender equality and women’s rights charity today (Tuesday 6 May), bringing 15 years of charity sector experience to the post. She succeeds Jemima Olchawski, who stepped …

    Source: Third Sector - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    UN: Nearly 5 Million Displaced in Yemen. Israel Bombs Hodeida

    Today’s News: Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN nations launch a new emergency loan agreement to safeguard regional financial stability. Former South Korean PM Han backs the PPP candidate for a united conservative front ahead of the June 3 vote. The UN …

    Source: PIME AsiaNews - Right-wing
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    World News | Pakistan Frees over 100 Afghan Migrants Amid Mass Deportations; over 3.4 Million Sent Back Since 2023

    Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): In the ongoing crackdown on Afghan migrants, Pakistan released 104 Afghan migrants from its jails, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates of the Interim Government of Afghanistan confirmed on Monday, Khama Press …

    Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Over 100 Afghan citizens released from Pakistani prisons

    Over 100 Afghan citizens were released from Pakistani prisons after being detained for up to 15 days, returning to Afghanistan. In the ongoing crackdown on Afghan migrants in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates of the Interim Government of …

    Source: Khaama Press - Neutral
  • Published on May 5, 2025

    Rwanda Has Entered Talks With US to Receive Deport

    Rwanda has entered early talks on potentially taking in illegal immigrant deportees from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe announced on May 4. “We are in discussions with the United States,” Nduhungirehe said in an interview …

    Source: NTD - Right-wing
  • Published on 15:16 GMT

    No milk, no diapers - US aid cuts hit Syrian refugees in Lebanon

    What’s the context? USAID cuts may push desperate Syrian refugees into further debt, prostitution to survive, UN warns. Aid agencies forced to cut cash transfers Assistance reaching fraction of targeted recipients Refugees taking on debt to feed families …

    Source: Context - Left-wing
  • Published on 21:29 GMT

    UAE programme gives hope to women and children displaced by war

    Carla Bygrave, centre, is co-founder of Skills3, an organisation seeking to equip women from disadvantaged backgrounds with new skills and opportunities. Photo: UNHCR Carla Bygrave, centre, is co-founder of Skills3, an organisation seeking to equip women …

    Source: The National News - Pro-Government
  • Published on 19:16 GMT

    Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis

    “Without funding, asylum seekers are left in limbo – undocumented, unsupported and increasingly desperate,” said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. Her comments follow a 41 per cent budget cut to the UN agency’s operations …

    Source: UN News - Gov't Institution
  • Published on 10:32 GMT

    Mexican embassy celebrates Cinco de Mayo

    Features Grevic Alvarado 5 Hrs Ago Mexican ambassador Victor Hugo Morales, left)and Chilean ambassador Hernán Núñez, (right, at Cinco de Mayo celebrations on May 6 the Mexican embassy on Elizabeth Street, St Clair. - Photos by Grevic Alvarado GREVIC …

    Source: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday - Indeterminate
  • Published on 09:28 GMT

    On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry

    A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry play a vital role in the fight against jihadism today. They are the Meharists, heirs to the camel-riding army …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on 06:58 GMT

    Trump cuts off lifeline: A million refugees in Uganda face hunger as US aid vanishes

    - Advertisement - INTERNATIONAL: A subsidy failure at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resulted in an overall deferral of food assistance for one million evacuees in Uganda, leading to the mounting worries of starvation, discontent, and …

    Source: The Independent Singapore - Neutral
  • Published on 03:10 GMT

    Winners of the Business Charity Awards revealed

    Aviva has been named Business of the Year at the Business Charity Awards 2025.  The awards, run by Third Sector, recognise the outstanding support given by businesses to UK charities and voluntary organisations. The winners were revealed at a ceremony at …

    Source: Third Sector - Pending
  • Published on 01:34 GMT

    If Rohingya refugees are ‘foreigners’ under the Foreigners Act, they will be dealt with as per the law: SC

    Rohingya refugees at a settlement in Jammu in November 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 8, 2025) observed that if Rohingya refugees are found to be ‘foreigners’ under the Foreigners Act, they will be dealt with by the Centre in …

    Source: The Hindu - Center-left
  • Published on 00:56 GMT

    "We've been lost in a game of cards": the IDPs starting new lives in Ukraine's interior

    Fighting at the front in Ukraine kills thousands each week, but behind the frontline, the war continues to shatter lives in less visible ways. Across Ukraine, an estimated 3.8mn people have been internally displaced (IDP), according to the UN's …

    Source: BNE Intellinews - Neutral

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