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Mediators from the US and Saudi Arabia broker pause after airstrikes on Khartoum kill 17 civilians including five children
Sudan’s warring generals agreed to a new 72-hour truce to take place from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly airstrikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.
Call a friend with a connection, get a passport in 24 hours, and hand over some cash. That is what it takes to flee the fragile Sahel region of Africa, where smuggling networks exploit the desperation of people, leading in some cases to such deadly disasters as the recent shipwreck off the coast of Greece.
With hate spreading lightning fast on social media and “mega spreaders” using divisive rhetoric to inspire thousands, the United Nations is calling for concerted global efforts to combat hate speech.
Hate speech reinforces discrimination and stigma and is most often aimed at women, refugees and migrants, and minorities.
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Harriet Dart had a fiery exchange at the net after she lost in straight sets to the British No 1, Katie Boulter, at the Nottingham Open.… Read the rest
Deputy defence minister tells Guardian that Ukrainian forces are making progress, with far fewer deaths than Russia
Daniel Boffey in Kyiv
The centre of the fighting in Ukraine has switched to the road to Mariupol, where the Ukrainian offensive is slowly pushing back Russian forces, and British Challenger tanks are ready to join battle, a minister in Kyiv has said.… Read the rest