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Haiti Violence Displacing One Child Every Minute: UNICEF

Displaced children account for more than half of the 600,000 people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, according to UNICEF, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which is controlled by gangs.

Bot-like Accounts Spreading 'Hate' During UK Election: NGO

Global Witness found 10 suspected bot profiles on X (formerly Twitter) have shared more than 60,000 messages containing conspiracy theories and violent hate speech, including Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia and transphobia, before Thursday's vote.

Kenya Police Fire Tear Gas At Small Rallies In Capital

Activists have stepped up their campaign against President William Ruto despite his announcement last week that he would not sign into law a controversial finance bill that triggered what he has branded "treasonous" protests.

Israel Pounds Gaza After Evacuation Order

Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around Khan Yunis, southern Gaza's main city from which Israeli forces withdrew in early April after a devastating months-long battle.

End Of An Era As Murray Withdraws From Wimbledon Singles

Murray underwent surgery to remove a cyst from his back last month, a procedure he described as "not insignificant". The operation left him without full feeling in his right leg and placed in peril his final appearance at the tournament.

New Dutch PM Sworn In With Mission To Curb Asylum

Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in former spy chief Dick Schoof as new prime minister Tuesday, at the head of a right-wing coalition cabinet with a mission to implement the country's "strictest-ever" immigration policy.

Caribbean Braces For Powerful Hurricane Beryl

Beryl was at one point rated Category 4, and experts said such a powerful storm forming this early in the Atlantic hurricane season -- which runs from early June to late November -- is extremely rare.

US Supreme Court Ruling On Trump Immunity Looms

Even if the ruling is likely to reject Trump's claim he should enjoy absolute immunity, the decision will be key in whether his trial for conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss can go ahead before this year's election, in which he is the Republican candidate.

Vote-ready UK Waits To Scoop Up Brexit Boost

Keir Starmer, whose Labour party is tipped to win the vote on Thursday, has ruled out returning Britain to the European single market, customs union, or bringing back free movement of EU nationals.

Hungary Takes On EU Presidency Amid Concerns

Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has run the central European country since 2010 aiming to transform it into an "illiberal democracy", frequently clashes with Brussels over rule-of-law and human rights issues.

E.coli Warning Before UK's Henley Regatta

The discovery comes at a time when the government and privatized water companies are under mounting pressure to curb the high levels of raw sewage pumped into rivers, lakes and the sea around the UK.

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