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world — 3 min read This Colombian model and influencer was murdered and people are demanding justice. 22-year-old María José Estupiñán, who was a university student, was shot and killed in the northeastern city of Cúcuta by a person pretending to be a delivery man on May 15. The attacker had reportedly pretended to be delivering a gift to Estupiñán and shot her in the face when she went to greet him.

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Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called Israel "a genocidal state" and said it should be banned from competing in Eurovision the same way Russia was banned over its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking during a parliamentary session on May 14, Sánchez said that Spain would not trade with "a genocidal state," marking the first time he had called Israel genocidal over its war on Gaza.

1 week ago | almostmag.co | Kassy Cho

world — 3 min read 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in the next 48 hours due to Israel blocking aid, the UN said on Tuesday, May 20. More than 93% of Gaza’s children, about 930,000, are currently at risk of famine as Israel has been blocking all humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since March 2.

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world — 3 min read Malta is making period products free for all students in middle and high schools. The government will install some 142 vending machines with two types of sanitary pads and one type of tampon across 58 schools across the country. The machines will be wall-mounted, accessible to students with disabilities and dispensed through an automated system that "ensures fair access and prevent misuse of the products," the Times of Malta reported.

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India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighboring countries, have agreed to a ceasefire after four days of fighting, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, May 10. Since Wednesday, May 7, India and Pakistan have been launching missile and drone attacks against each other after a militant attack in Kashmir, which both India and Pakistan claim full control over.