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Geopolitics

More than a third of prenatal reports to NSW protective services not investigated, ombudsman finds

The Guardian – World · Europe

Other families have been unlawfully compelled to be case-managed without consent, watchdog findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b…

Geopolitics

Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge

The Guardian – World · Europe

It is polite to reposition a guest’s shoes when they arrive, but the emergency services in one city advise just skipping that partEtiquette, manners and consid…

Geopolitics

'Little fat black shirt': Bengaluru cafe faces heat over 'body-shaming' customer

Times of India – World · India

A Bengaluru customer was upset by a cafe's bill description. The receipt identified him as "Little Fat Black Shirt" instead of his name. Subko cafe has apologi…

Geopolitics

Minors living alone on Ceuta's streets at risk of abuse

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Several thousand unaccompanied minors have gathered in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa. Illness and abuse are rife, and the authoritie…

Geopolitics

Chinese ‘family bridge’ makes 200 mountain trips yearly to connect elderly with overseas children

South China Morning Post – World · China

A man in central China has completed more than 200 trips to remote mountain villages in a year, visiting elderly parents on behalf of their children who work a…

Geopolitics

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system

The Guardian – World · Europe

Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fi…

Geopolitics

Hundreds camp on sweltering Rome street amid tussle over squatted building

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

After a fire broke out, the building was cleared in what activists say was a politically motivated move.

Geopolitics

Social services face hard questions over missed red flags in boy’s starvation death

South China Morning Post – World · China

The fate of a five-year-old boy starved to death by his mother, who had a history of drug abuse, could have been different had social workers noticed he was “j…

Geopolitics

Gaza father opens play center to restore childhood amid Israeli attacks

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A Palestinian father opened a Gaza play center offering children free escape and joy amid near daily Israeli attacks.

Geopolitics

Children run marathon to spotlight Gaza’s growing orphan crises

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Children run marathon to spotlight Gaza's growing orphan crisis

Geopolitics

After a deadly raid, a displaced Nigerian mother finds a lifeline in sewing

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

After losing her husband and two children, Safiya now fears losing the fragile future she rebuilt.

Geopolitics

‘Farewell, hero’: Chinese volunteer dies of heart failure after helping flood victims

South China Morning Post – World · China

A volunteer from southwestern China tragically died of exhaustion after giving up his holiday to join flood relief efforts in Guangxi. Dang Xinrui, 29, was emp…

Geopolitics

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

The Guardian – World · Europe

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder•Warning: This …

Geopolitics

Chinese teenager lies to parents about holiday to secretly help flood victims in Guangxi

South China Morning Post – World · China

A teenager from eastern China told his parents he was going on holiday, but secretly travelled with a friend to a flood-stricken region to join relief efforts.…

Geopolitics

Gaza man builds roadside library from books buried in rubble

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Bookseller Mohammad Saad lost his son, his home, and his bookstore in the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza.

Geopolitics

2026 Operation Santa Claus applicants seek long-term change, not ‘quick fixes’

South China Morning Post – World · China

Charities applying for this year’s round of funding from Operation Santa Claus (OSC) aim to tackle the root causes of Hong Kong’s problems and create a lasting…

Geopolitics

US: Newark mayor orders curfew after Delaney Hall protests

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The authorities have faced days of protest by pro-immigrant groups at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, with the center's residents reportedly o…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong charity calls for foster carers from diverse backgrounds to ease backlog

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hundreds of vulnerable children in Hong Kong are waiting for temporary homes, a local charity has said, urging more households from diverse backgrounds to step…

Geopolitics

Ukrainian children held in Russia: militarized, 'reeducated'

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

A Ukrainian initiative to repatriate abducted Ukrainian children reports that at least 20,000 girls and boys are being held by Russian families and authorities…

Geopolitics

Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searchedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest update…

Geopolitics

Dozens of US lawmakers have been accused of sexual harassment, study finds

The Guardian – World · Europe

Analysis finds 53 workplace harassment allegations against 30 lawmakers amid wave of resignations in CongressFifty-three allegations of workplace sexual harass…

Geopolitics

About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

The Guardian – World · Europe

Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 250 people are missing after a boat carrying Rohin…

Geopolitics

Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows

The Guardian – World · Europe

Charities suggest ‘gendered understanding’ of crime means services often fail to recognise girls and young women as victimsAn increasing number of girls are be…

Geopolitics

Displaced in Lebanon: 'Lives turned upside down'

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Over 1.1 million Lebanese have fled their homes due to fighting in the south of the country and Israeli bombing of Beirut's suburbs. DW met a family struggling…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges to expand after-school care for low-income families

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has promised to allow more children from low-income families to enjoy after-school care on campus by further expanding a gove…

Geopolitics

Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel room for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers

South China Morning Post – World · China

A six-year-old boy in central China was left alone in a hotel for more than two weeks, touching hotel workers who stepped in to care for him like family. Accor…

Geopolitics

Adults underestimate risk of abuse posed to women by ex-partners, UK data shows

The Guardian – World · Europe

Figures show 42% of callers to Refuge identify former partner as abuser, but only 12% of adults recognise this possibilityThe risk posed to women by ex-partner…

Geopolitics

Lebanese family launches mobile aid initiative for displaced

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A Lebanese family in Beirut has launched a mobile aid initiative to support people displaced by the ongoing conflict.

Geopolitics

China mum, inspired by son’s heroic death, has handcrafted shoe pads for soldiers for 20 years

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Chinese mother has handcrafted more than 1,000 pairs of shoe pads for new army recruits in memory of her soldier son who died rescuing his comrade two decade…

Geopolitics

Meet the children left without parents under El Salvador’s emergency decree

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

As El Salvador's state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.

Geopolitics

Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online

BBC News – World · Europe

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

Geopolitics

‘He will call me Mama’: The Gaza ‘grandmother’ raising an orphaned baby

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Maha was 'Grandmother' in her family until she adopted Hamza, born the day an Israeli air strike killed his parents.

Geopolitics

China woman lives in nursing home, pays US$30 rent by providing companionship to residents

South China Morning Post – World · China

A young Chinese woman lives in a nursing home and pays just 200 yuan (US$30) in rent a month in exchange for offering companionship to the elderly. The life ch…

Geopolitics

‘Be careful or I’ll kill your family’: China mini-dramas featuring kids raise concerns

South China Morning Post – World · China

Miniseries in China starring children have sparked controversy for their content becoming “adultified,” as critics say the trend will harm the psychological he…

Geopolitics

New First Nations-led organisation to target hidden ‘scourge’ of family violence

The Guardian – World · Europe

National peak body will work with community-controlled organisations to address rates of violence against Indigenous women and girlsGet our breaking news email…

Geopolitics

Mr Motivator urges government to treat ’bed poverty’ as a national crisis

The Guardian – World · Europe

As Iran war threatens to exacerbate living costs, children’s beds have become ‘like a luxury item’, says Barnardo’sMr Motivator is lobbying the government to t…

Geopolitics

Displaced families shelter in tents in Beirut amid Israeli strikes

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Families displaced by Israeli strikes are sheltering in tents across Beirut, as rain falls.

Geopolitics

Thousands of care leavers in England ‘locked out’ of work as firms slow to adapt

The Guardian – World · Europe

Survey suggests companies willing to hire care-experienced young people but few have changed recruitment processesThousands of young people leaving care in Eng…

Geopolitics

‘I count their breaths’: A homeless mother protects her children in Delhi

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

On a pavement in the Indian capital, Abida lost two children and watches over her other three night and day.

Geopolitics

Refugee in Hong Kong could win global award. So why does she have mixed feelings?

South China Morning Post – World · China

When Uzma Naveed discovered she was a finalist for a global award in Paris, it should have been the proudest moment of her life. Instead, she met the news with…

Geopolitics

‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.

Geopolitics

Southeast Asia’s scam compound survivors suffer in stigma and silence

South China Morning Post – World · China

For many of those rescued from Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, escape is not the end of the ordeal. They leave behind the locked gates, surveillance and viole…

Geopolitics

Girls in Egypt box against violence and prejudice

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

At the Impact Academy in Cairo, girls from socially disadvantaged backgrounds learn to box. In a society marked by prejudice and violence against women, they w…

Geopolitics

‘She didn’t want me to hug her’: carer of enslaved woman describes her recovery

The Guardian – World · Europe

Foster carer dismayed at time it took to help woman, who is having therapy, attending college and growing her hairWhen she finally arrived in a safe place afte…

Geopolitics

Tai Po fire: Hong Kong Red Cross raises HK$530 million for affected residents

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Hong Kong Red Cross has raised HK$530 million (US$67.8 million) to provide emergency and long-term support to residents affected by the deadly Tai Po fire,…

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