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Borno's Hungry Millions Left Exposed as Aid Money Runs Dry in Northern Nigeria
A UN-backed analysis places more than 17 million people across nine northern Nigerian states in acute hunger, with the WFP able to reach only a fraction of those in need as funding collapses.
Pakistan's Opening Monsoon Spell Kills Eight as Walls and Roofs Give Way
Torrential early-July rains during Pakistan's first organized monsoon spell of the season killed at least eight people and injured more than two dozen across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to Arab News, as authorities warned of flash floods through the week.
Sudan's War Reaches Into Central Africa as Rebels Storm Am-Dafok
The dawn seizure of a remote Central African border town has widened the geography of Sudan's civil war, drawing Bangui's Russian partners and UN peacekeepers into a fight that no longer stops at the frontier.
Iran Seals Bombed Nuclear Sites From Inspectors, Reviving a Familiar Standoff
Senior Iranian officials confirmed that UN inspectors remain shut out of the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan facilities struck during the 12-day war, reopening a verification standoff over Tehran's near-weapons-grade uranium.
China's Central Military Commission Hollowed to Two as Xi Elevates Fresh Generals
An anti-corruption campaign has thinned China's top military body from seven members to two, and Xi Jinping's new promotions appear to set up who fills the gaps.
Fuel Shocks and Dollar Drought Drive Bolivia to Military Rule of the Roads
President Rodrigo Paz has placed Bolivia under a nationwide state of emergency, sending the army to clear road blockades as a fuel and dollar crisis paralyzes supply routes and fuels demands for his resignation.