Independent Online News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a new report that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises.
The report warned that millions of children under five have difficulty accessing nutritious and diverse diets necessary for developmental growth and that food prices and living costs have hit record-high levels as countries continue to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read the rest
Claims of looting as dozens injured during Rapid Support Forces clash with Sudanese army in Gezira province
At least 100 people were killed and dozens more injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday.
Diane Rwigara’s name missing from list of candidates to challenge Paul Kagame in 15 July vote
KOHIMA, May 18 (NEPS): Members of the Kohima Press Club (KPC) conducted a mass social service—a clean-up event—at the Press Club’s newly allotted plot adjacent to the Made in Nagaland complex on May 18, 2024.
Altogether, 24 members of the club participated.… Read the rest
James Gregory and James Waterhouse, BBC News
Ukraine has pulled back its troops from several villages in the border region of Kharkiv following continued pressure from Russian forces.
Soldiers had come under heavy fire and moved to “more advantageous positions” in two areas of the north-eastern region, a military spokesman said.