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The U.N. says over two million children in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have been cut off from humanitarian assistance for over a month. UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore says the U.N. is prepared to provide essential services to (malnutrition) malnourished children in the embattled region but needs access to Tigray that Addis Ababa is currently not allowing. Telecommunications have been cut and access limited to the Tigray region since violence broke out on November 4, making it difficult for humanitarian agencies to evaluate the needs there. Since November, more than 50,000 people have fled violence in Tigray and headed to Sudan.

Journalists covering the first district elections to take place in Indian-controlled Kashmir since the government revoked the region's special status last year say the are being harassed and obstructed from reporting. Media in the region were already facing challenges, including regulations imposed during the COVID-19 lockdown, limited Internet access, restrictive new media laws, arrests and harassment that have ramped up since India removed Article 370 from the constitution in August 2019, which granted autonomy to Kashmir.

Lawmakers in Britain have proposed legislation that would fine social media companies if they do not quickly take action to remove illegal content like child pornography or terrorist materials. U.S.-based Facebook and Twitter and China-owned TikTok could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover, according to Reuters. Under the proposal, which will be introduced next year, social media companies must establish clear terms and conditions about content. In addition to fines, some sites could be blocked from the British market if they fail to act. For more on any of today's news, please visit us at VOAnews.com or use the VOA mobile app. Via remote, I'm Jim Bertel, VOA news.