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UN warns of toxic “black rain”, mass displacement, worsening humanitarian fallout as Middle East war enters day 10

United Nations (UN) agencies have raised alarm over severe health, environmental and humanitarian consequences across the Middle East as the region enters the tenth day of escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States (US). 

Access to justice for women, girls takes centre stage as UN opens CSW70

Access to justice for women and girls dominated proceedings at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters on Monday as the Commission on the Status of Women opened its 70th (CSW70) session.

Amazon targeting $37 billion to $42 billion in bond sale: Reports

Amazon.com is targeting about $37 billion to $42 billion in its latest bond sale, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the ​matter

China pins hopes on society-wide AI push to add jobs, rejuvenate economy

China’s scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world’s second largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global ​fears that the technology could stunt employment

Report accuses Sudan’s RSF of starving farming communities in Darfur

A new report by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab has accused Sudan’s paramilitary RSF of deliberately targeting farming communities

Senegal to face Gambia in Senegambia Derby friendly

Senegal will take on neighbours The Gambia in an international friendly on March 31, 2026