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Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage

Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to reverse hard-earned gains, according to a new analysis issued by UNICEF on May...

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Palestinian Militant Dies in Israeli Custody after Long Hunger Strike

A Palestinian militant detained in an Israel prison has died after a three-month hunger strike.

Israel’s prison service says 45-year-old Khader Adnan was found unconscious in his cell Tuesday morning at Ramla prison in central Israel and taken...

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UN Says Over 330,000 People Internally Displaced in Sudan

The United Nations migration agency says at least 334,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan since deadly fighting broke out last month between two military factions.

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US Film and Television Writers Begin Strike

The union that represents U.S. film and television writers sent their members on strike Tuesday after failing to reach an agreement with studios and production companies over a new labor contract.

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