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El Obeid: UN investigators say Sudan civilians face drone strikes and mass arrests
El Obeid: a UN fact-finding mission says RSF drone strikes and army arrests endanger civilians; the city prison holds 2,000 against a…
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Women journalists in conflict zones face rising online abuse, Maria Ressa tells UN
Women journalists in war zones face online abuse and AI deepfakes, Maria Ressa told the UN; 75% of those surveyed by UN…
Health
Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 10,000 as WHO calls for sustained response
Ebola cases in DR Congo have passed 10,000, with nearly 5,000 deaths, health ministry data show; WHO urged sustained efforts as vaccine…
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CHAPEA crew to leave NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on 31 October after 378 days in isolation
CHAPEA Mission 2: four volunteers will leave NASA's simulated Mars habitat in Houston on 31 October after 378 days of isolation; NASA…
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Iceberg A-81 reaches South Georgia after a three-year drift from Antarctica, NASA images show
Iceberg A-81, about 1,550 sq km, has slowed near South Georgia's underwater shelf after drifting from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf, NASA satellite…
Health
Gaza winter: families face a fourth winter in tents as aid convoys come under fire
Gaza winter: about 950,000 people live in sites at risk of flooding as families face a fourth winter in tents; UNOPS reports…
Political
Cuba embargo: UN General Assembly votes for the 34th time after heated US-Cuba row
Cuba embargo: the UN General Assembly votes on 28 October for the 34th time on ending the US embargo, after a row…
Political
IAEA Iran: Grossi tells Security Council the agency still cannot verify nuclear material
IAEA Iran: Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council inspectors still cannot verify Iran's safeguarded nuclear material, including 440 kg of enriched…
Health
Ebola in Kenya: 20 contacts freed from quarantine as DR Congo starts vaccine trial
Ebola in Kenya: 20 contacts of the first Bundibugyo case left quarantine after 21 days and 98 remain; WHO says a vaccine…
Business
Domestic workers: four in five lack formal job protection worldwide, ILO report finds
Domestic workers: about 66.5 million, more than four in five worldwide, were informally employed in 2025 and earned 53.3% of other employees'…
Business
NASA USDA agreement: space agency data to help track crops, yields and drought in the US
NASA USDA agreement: Jared Isaacman and Brooke Rollins signed an MoU on 24 October to use Earth observation data for crop, yield…
Political
Ukraine war crimes: UN inquiry says Russian strikes on power plants targeted civilians
Ukraine war crimes: the UN Commission of Inquiry found Russian attacks on energy sites in winter were war crimes and crimes against…