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Ms Lomaluk is just one of millions feeling the impact of the lack of rain. At a community meeting, local woman Narogai Long says they have been starting to think their situation will not improve. "There has not been any intervention in three years. We're starting to believe starvation was meant for us," she says. "It has become our companion." There is no food. We, the mothers, have to sacrifice ourselves and give what we have to our children or elders," she adds. 'Twenty million people at risk' Families have become desperate for food and water. Millions of children are malnourished. Livestock, which pastoralist families rely on for food and livelihoods, have died. The drought stretches far beyond this small Kenyan village and the UN's World Food Programme says up to 20 million people in East Africa are at risk of severe hunger. Ethiopia is battling the worst drought in almost half a century and in Somalia 40% of the population are at risk of st...

Ukraine has started its first war crimes trial since the beginning of Russia's invasion, with a 21-year-old soldier appearing in the dock accused of killing an unarmed civilian. Vadim Shishimarin appeared at a preliminary hearing in Kyiv. He faces life in prison if convicted. Ukraine says it has identified thousands of potential war crimes committed by Russia. Russia has denied targeting civilians and made no comment on the trial. Prosecutors say Mr Shishimarin was driving in a stolen vehicle with other soldiers in the north-eastern Sumy region when they encountered a 62-year-old cyclist using a phone. He was ordered to shoot the civilian to stop them from telling Ukrainian defenders about their location, according to the prosecutors. It is not clear how he was captured or what the nature of the evidence against him is. Mr Shishimarin spoke to confirm basic details such as his name. He is yet to enter a plea, and the trial will reconvene next week. Hundreds of bodies have been foun...

Shanghai officials will over the next few days further restrict access to food and hospitals in some parts of the city, the most severe phase of its extended lockdown yet. Commercial food deliveries  https://www.digi.com/support/forum/82257/power-keto-precio are not allowed and access to hospitals for all but emergencies must first be approved. Neighbours of Covid-19 cases and others living close by are also being forced into government quarantine facilities. Shanghai is now in its seventh week  https://ebusinesspages.com/selfpraag.user of city-wide restrictions. Confirmed cases have fallen significantly from their peak, but authorities have not yet been able to hit the target of what they call "societal zero", where no cases are  http://selfpraag.bravesites.com/ reported outside of quarantine facilities. Despite the tougher  https://folkd.com/user/selfpraag measures, Shanghai officials insist that people living in half the city's districts are now free to leave ...