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PHOTO ESSAY: By a dark, dangerous highway in Nepal, aid workers fired by USAID cuts turn to sex work

HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) — For years, aid workers in central Nepal visited the shadowy spot alongside a darkened highway where transgender sex workers gather each night, offering them free HIV tests and counseling.

What a reporter learned covering the impact of USAID cuts on aid workers-turned-sex workers in Nepal

Associated Press reporter Kristen Gelineau, who has been covering the impact of the U.S. foreign aid cuts, reported and wrote the story of how the cuts have prompted scores of unemployed aid workers in Nepal to turn to sex work to survive.

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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs.

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More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees

U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

UN agency investigating reports of 2 boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees

The United Nations’ refugee agency says it is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed.

Aid groups crippled by foreign aid cuts plead for funds as Middle East humanitarian crisis grows

Humanitarian organizations under intense strain because of the United States’ steep cuts to foreign aid say they are scrambling to find the funds needed to respond to the war in the Middle East.

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Mourners grieve 10-year-old killed in Bondi mass shooting as Australian leader pledges new hate laws

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl killed in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration.

Takeaways from the AP’s report on the impact of aid cuts on Rohingya children in Bangladesh

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has been charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.

Bondi Beach shooting leaves a Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old girl among the dead

The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl with a gentle soul to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.

The Bondi Beach shooting as seen from the beach, the boardwalk and a hotel

In the minutes that followed the first sounds of gunfire Sunday night at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the assault would end the lives of at least 15 people.

Australia’s leaders promise to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach massacre on Hanukkah

Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Bondi beach was a laid-back haven before a mass shooting horror unfolded

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer’s evening at Sydney’s Bondi Beach became a scene of horror on Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing chaos and fear.

Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

A child is one of at least 15 people killed in an attack in Australia at one of the world’s most famous beaches. One of the gunman was also shot dead.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died” because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat

In March, Indonesian officials and local fishermen rescued 75 people from the overturned hull of a boat that was carrying Rohingya refugees when it capsized off Indonesia.

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll

The United Nations’ refugee agency is reporting that one in every eight Rohingya who attempted to flee their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat last year died or went missing.

‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees

It’s a story of two boats in distress at sea: One was saved, the other vanished. The Associated Press has interviewed five Rohingya refugees who were rescued from the first boat and arrived in Indonesia, revealing a few clues about the fate of the other boat, now missing for weeks.

Young Rohingya girls fleeing violence, starvation find new horrors in arranged marriages in Malaysia

Scores of underage Rohingya girls fleeing violence and starvation in their homeland of Myanmar and in the refugee camps of neighboring Bangladesh are being forced into arranged marriages with older men in Malaysia who frequently abuse them.

Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees

TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for Indonesia.

A boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees vanished. A frantic phone call helped untangle the mystery.

“Our boat has sunk!”

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

SINGAPORE (AP) — She was the only woman soldier working in the guard room, surrounded by men who harassed and frightened her after she said she was transgender.

Fin-tastic! Growing ‘mermaiding’ subculture makes a splash

SYDNEY (AP) — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail.

Fin-tastic! Growing ‘mermaiding’ subculture makes a splash

SYDNEY (AP) — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail.

Despite risk of death, Thailand sends Myanmar refugees back

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped in limbo between a country that does not want them and a country whose military could kill them.

Despite risk of death, Thailand sends Myanmar refugees back

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped between a country that does not want them and a country whose military could kill them.

‘Crisis': Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation

A United Nations report is painting a dire picture of the Great Barrier Reef’s future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released on Monday bluntly states that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in crisis and suffering grave impacts from climate change, with frequent and severe cor

Having survived abuse, ‘Garlic Girls’ curlers now seek joy

SYDNEY (AP) — They were the hometown heroes of the Pyeongchang Olympics, the South Korean underdogs with the catchy nicknames who swept past more seasoned teams to nab the silver medal in curling.

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