World News in Brief: West Bank demolitions accelerate, urgent support for Sudan, Haiti diplacement, AI hub to boost gender equality

The situation in the occupied West Bank continues to deteriorate, the UN human rights office has said, pointing to the “mass destruction” of Palestinian villages and forcible transfer of residents in Msafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills.In a call for an immediate halt to the demolitions, the UN Office, OHCHR, said that Israeli bulldozers demolished homes, farm buildings, water tanks and solar panels in the village of Jinba on Wednesday.“The forcible transfer of a civilian population from their land by an occupying power is a war crime,” said Ajith Sunghay, head of OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Ethnic cleansing fears growThree more villages in Msafer Yatta have already been “almost entirely” destroyed in September 2026, OHCHR said, highlighting fears of ethnic cleansing in the occupied Palestinian territory.Overall, there are 12 villages in Msafer Yatta housing over 1,100 Palestinians, most of whom have owned and lived on the land for generationsIsraeli demolitions of Palestinian homes and infrastructure have displaced 1,500 people in the occupied West Bank so far this year, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.Sudan needs urgent support as El Niño compounds ...