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UN rights chief urges warring sides in South Sudan to ‘pull back from the brink’

23 May 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations rights chief urged on Friday for warring sides in South Sudan to pull back from the brink, warning that the human rights situation risks further deterioration as fighting intensifies. “The escalating hostilities in South Sudan portend a real risk of further exacerbating the already dire human rights and humanitarian situation, …

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Israel intercepts two missiles launched from Yemen, military says

23 May 2025

(Reuters) -Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen and that sirens had sounded twice across the country including in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Thursday, as the Iran-aligned Houthis stepped up attacks. Houthi Military Spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group launched a ballistic missile towards Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport and …

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Haiti calls for urgent regional gang-fighting support as US shies off funding

23 May 2025

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) -Top Haitian ministers called for urgent security support from neighbors at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday, while the U.S. signaled it would not continue current funding aimed at holding back the nation’s armed gangs. Powerful gangs, armed with guns the U.N. believes are trafficked largely …

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Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa

23 May 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an …

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US farm agency to allow Iowa, Indiana to bar junk food and soda from food aid

22 May 2025

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that she had signed waivers from Iowa and Indiana that would allow the states to bar the purchase of some processed foods and sugary drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. President Donald Trump’s administration has encouraged states to submit such waivers …

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Buffeted by Trump, South Africa’s Ramaphosa praised for keeping his cool

22 May 2025

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Facing a barrage of debunked claims from U.S. President Donald Trump that white people were being persecuted in his country, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa remained composed, pushed back politely and even tried to joke with Trump. Ramaphosa may have drawn on his experience as the African …

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Exclusive-US farm agency cancels food aid for children in poor countries

22 May 2025

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated 17 projects under a foreign aid program that funds school meals for children in low-income countries, according to an email sent from USDA to congressional staff.   The cuts to the McGovern-Dole Food for Education program are in addition to 27 projects canceled …

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Nigeria’s ruling party endorses President Tinubu for 2027 re-election

22 May 2025

LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party on Thursday endorsed President Bola Tinubu to run for a second and final term at the next election, due in early 2027. Tinubu, 73, won the last presidential vote in February 2023, which his two main rivals unsuccessfully challenged in court, alleging the vote was rigged. …

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Georgian court places opposition leader in pre-trial detention for contempt of parliament

22 May 2025

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -A Georgian court on Thursday placed Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of the country’s largest opposition party, in pre-trial detention, as the government clamps down on dissent after major protests last year. It was not clear for how long he had been put into custody, according to Georgia’s Interpress …

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