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Rare Mental Health Services in South Sudan at Risk as Funding Ends ——————————– A new report reveals that mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are both rare and in danger of closing, posing a significant obstacle to the country’s…

Portuguese Court Orders Expulsion of Asylum Seekers from Morocco —————————- A Portuguese court has ordered the expulsion of 38 Moroccan nationals—25 men, six women, and seven children—who arrived by boat on the Algarve coast, Africanews reported. The court in Silves…

China Accused of Censoring Art Exhibition in Bangkok ——————————- An art exhibition in Bangkok has removed or altered artworks following what its organizers described as pressure from the Chinese embassy, RFA reported. The exhibition, titled “Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the…

Mosque “Wake-Up Call” After Teen’s Planned Massacre ———————————- A mosque in Inverclyde, Scotland, has described a recent foiled terror plot as a “wake-up call” for its security, Sky News reported. A 16-year-old teenager, who was radicalized online and had sympathies…

Over 3 Million Displaced People Return Home in DR Congo, UN Says ……………… More than 3 million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to their homes as of July 2025, according to UN humanitarian agency OCHA,…

The report, titled “Changing Face of Aid in Africa: Outlook, failures, and reform potential,” highlights long-standing failures of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to effectively reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability, which are now being exacerbated by the planned budget cuts.…

Trump Proposes Evicting Homeless from Washington, D.C., and Relocating Them ‘Far from the Capital’ —————————————- U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the immediate eviction and relocation of homeless individuals away from Washington, D.C., while insisting criminals should be jailed,…

Somalia Faces Rising Threat as Al-Shabaab Advances Toward Mogadishu —————————– Since February 2025, Somalia has witnessed a significant resurgence of the militant group al-Shabaab, which has captured numerous towns and villages surrounding the capital, Mogadishu, Yahoo News reported. This offensive…

Global Food Prices Hit Highest Level in Over Two Years, Driven by Meat and Vegetable Oils ……………… The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that global food commodity prices rose in July 2025 to their highest level in…

Plastic waste leakage from Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and South Korea could surge by nearly 70 percent by 2050 without decisive policy measures, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned in its latest Regional Plastics Outlook report,…