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New $15.5 million fund launches global drive against female genital mutilation
World affairs
Her Horizon aims to assemble $100 million for survivor-led and frontline organisations as established UN programmes face declining donor support.
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Labour selects Sagal Abdi-Wali for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Politics
The Camden council leader and former child refugee will defend Keir Starmer’s former Commons seat in an October contest targeted by the Greens.
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UN reports sharp rise in attacks on education as conflicts disrupt millions of pupils
Strikes
A new global observance highlights 8,566 attacks or military-use incidents involving education in 2024 and 2025 and calls for stronger school protections.
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Eight hijackings signal a renewed piracy threat off Somalia
Security
Cargo diversions, thinner naval coverage and instability onshore are giving Somali pirate groups new opportunities along a strategically important shipping route.
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