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December 13, 2025

Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid

Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husbandA child bride who was due to be executed this...

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December 03, 2025

Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide

Exclusive: Analyst claims UK officials deleted alert to threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect UAEWarnings of a possible...

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December 01, 2025

How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In...

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November 29, 2025

UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa

Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by stormBritish MPs have joined...

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November 18, 2025

The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?

It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and fundingIn October...

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November 18, 2025

Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries

Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutritionNestlé is...

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November 15, 2025

UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa

Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for Aids, TB and malariaThe UK is undermining its legacy in...

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November 14, 2025

China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy...

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November 03, 2025

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from...

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November 02, 2025

He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’

For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city,...

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