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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: An ancient whale graveyard teems with life

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:09:53 -0400

Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life — including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars — thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard.
(Story: NBCNews.com)

GLOBAL HEALTH: Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded DRC camp

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

The U.N. refugee agency confirmed the first Ebola-related deaths in a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as aid workers warned of a high risk the disease ‌could spread rapidly in overcrowded sites.
(Story: Yahoo! News)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Ethiopia must not be dragged back into war

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: DRC bill intensifies constitutional standoff

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:01:43 -0400

Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo passed a referendum bill that could lead to constitutional reform ahead of the 2028 elections. The opposition has warned of a “constitutional coup.”
(Story: Deutsche Welle)

HUMAN RIGHTS: Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:23:41 -0400

The Taliban arrested at least 30 women, accusing them of violating dress code requirements, the U.N. agency for women’s rights said.
(Story: Deutsche Welle)

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: Indonesian students protest state spending

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:06:32 -0400

Hundreds of students took to the streets of Indonesia’s capital to protest government policies they said could “bankrupt” the country.
(Story: Yahoo! News)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: The Guardian view on far-right violence: Digital radicalization is threatening democracy

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY: Tablets needed to fight stillbirths hard to find

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

Data from the U.N. shows that the money spent on supplies of folic acid, which can help reduce the risk of anemia and then possible hemorrhage or stillbirth, is falling — at least in part thanks to aid cuts.
(Story: The Independent)

ENVIRONMENT: Brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:06:32 -0400

Leading global brands are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence and torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Story: Guardian)

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Maasai women turning drought into income

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:04:28 -0400

As drought kills livestock, Maasai women are turning drought-resistant grass into animal feed and income.
(Story: Al Jazeera)

GOOD NEWS: Mexico City dazzles as World Cup kicks off

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

(Photo: Al Jazeera)

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Preventing loss to boost South Asian economy

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:04:28 -0400

Prevention of food loss or waste is one of the key measures that holds the key to the future of South Asia’s food economy beyond production alone.
(Story: The business standard)

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A look at the Albanian island where a Kushner-Trump resort plan has sparked protests

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:44:35 -0400

(Video: YouTube)

GOOD NEWS: 2026 World Cup: Mexico’s most creative soccer fields

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:28:12 -0400

(Slideshow: Deutsche Welle)

GOOD NEWS: Blind Ukrainian veteran teaches others pottery

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

A Ukrainian war veteran who was blinded in combat is now teaching others pottery, a craft he learned during rehabilitation. Ivan Shostak, 37, lost his sight during one of Ukraine’s bloodiest and longest battles.
(Story: Associated Press)

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Thousands protest Kushner resort in Albania

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:01:43 -0400

Thousands of citizens gathered in Tirana, Albania, for a 12th consecutive day of protests against a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
(Story: Associated Press)

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:53:54 -0400

ENVIRONMENT: Iran’s lakes vanishing amid deep water crisis

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:49:39 -0400

Years of drought, falling rainfall and unsustainable water use have pushed Iran into severe water stress, depleting reservoirs, rivers and groundwater reserves. The U.S.-Israel war has added further strain.
(Story: Al Jazeera)

ENVIRONMENT: Farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:34:42 -0400

The arid Barind region of Bangladesh was transformed by aquifer wells, but now the water system is collapsing under the pressure of the climate crisis and decades of extraction.
(Story: Guardian)

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: Myanmar’s military forces men to fight in army

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:15:46 -0400

In Myanmar, the military’s forced conscription policy has shifted the junta’s fortunes in the civil war. In many parts of the country, the rebels are now on the back foot.
(Story: Yahoo! News)

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: The rebels at the front line of Myanmar’s civil war

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:15:46 -0400

(Video: BBC)

GLOBAL HEALTH: Sudan approves plan to combat malaria, HIV

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:49:39 -0400

Sudan’s Ministry of Health approved a national plan worth more than $139 million to combat malaria, tuberculosis and HIV over the next three years.
(Story: Sudan Tribune)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:34:43 -0400

(Video: BBC)

HUMAN RIGHTS: India ensuring no water flows into Pakistan

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:39:23 -0400

India is working to stop water from flowing into its neighbor Pakistan after suspending a major river-sharing treaty between the two Asian rivals last year, a senior minister has said.
(Story: The Independent)

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: An ancient whale graveyard teems with life

GLOBAL HEALTH: Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded DRC camp

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Ethiopia must not be dragged back into war

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: DRC bill intensifies constitutional standoff

HUMAN RIGHTS: Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: Indonesian students protest state spending

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: The Guardian view on far-right violence: Digital radicalization is threatening democracy

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY: Tablets needed to fight stillbirths hard to find

ENVIRONMENT: Brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Maasai women turning drought into income

GOOD NEWS: Mexico City dazzles as World Cup kicks off

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Preventing loss to boost South Asian economy

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A look at the Albanian island where a Kushner-Trump resort plan has sparked protests

GOOD NEWS: 2026 World Cup: Mexico’s most creative soccer fields

GOOD NEWS: Blind Ukrainian veteran teaches others pottery

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: Thousands protest Kushner resort in Albania

COLUMNS AND OP-ED: I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster

ENVIRONMENT: Iran’s lakes vanishing amid deep water crisis

ENVIRONMENT: Farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: Myanmar’s military forces men to fight in army

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY: The rebels at the front line of Myanmar’s civil war

GLOBAL HEALTH: Sudan approves plan to combat malaria, HIV

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space

HUMAN RIGHTS: India ensuring no water flows into Pakistan