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When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

The Conversation

UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

International Business Times

France's Foreign Minister Barrot confirms French activists to be deported

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Thursday confirmed four French nationals who sailed on a Gaza-bound aid boat would be deported back to France on Thursday or Friday.

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Israeli fire kills 41 in Gaza with many deaths near aid centre

The United Nations said the blockade brought the Palestinian enclave to the brink of famine and that food supplies remain critically low

The Independent UK

Syria's post-war economic recovery will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild after over a decade of conflict

The Independent UK

Syria's post-war economy will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

Since long-time authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December countries have started restoring ties with Damascus, with some lifting sanctions in a bid to kickstart the economy.

Euronews

Israel sends military to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying activists

Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying international activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan. The Madleen flotilla is trying to break the Israeli blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

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Israel kills more than 70 in Gaza, including 16 in attack on family home

Latest deadly attack at US-backed aid hub kills eight Palestinians seeking food on second day of Eid al-Adha.

Al Jazeera

Brazil urges United Nations to take lead role in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday called on the United Nations to assemble a group of countries tasked with seeking a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Pope Francis' Popemobile Prevented From Entering Gaza to Deliver Aid Despite Palestinians Facing 'Risk of Famine'

A modified Popemobile carrying humanitarian aid was blocked from entering Gaza, even as the United Nations warns the population faces the threat of famine.

Latin Times

Former Royals Leaked NYPD Memo Sparks Outrage Over Harry And Meghan Label

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly labelled as the “former Duke and Duchess of Sussex” by a New York Police Department

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Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP

The new Syrian government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately

The Independent UK

Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council

Five countries have won seats on the United Nations Security Council in uncontested elections

The Independent UK

UN assembly elects Germany's ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body

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Euronews

Germany's former Foreign Minister Baerbock appointed president of United Nations General Assembly

The former German foreign minister will be the president of the United Nation's General Assembly for a period of one year — despite backlash in Berlin.

The Conversation

What is populism?

In 2017, in the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election win, populism was named the “word of the year” by Cambridge University Press.

The National (Scotland)

Meet the woman pushing to have Scotland 'decolonised' by the UN

SARA Salyers, one of the driving forces behind a push to have Scotland “decolonised” by the United Nations, says she is “hoping for a…

The Independent UK

Hamas says it is still reviewing a US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire

Hamas says it is continuing to review a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza

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International Business Times

'Really Worried': Ukrainian Pupils Mark End Of School As War Drags On

As she watched her 17-year-old son Vladyslav graduate from high school in Kyiv on Friday, servicewoman Oksana Baranovska said she felt a mix of pride and fear.

Evening Standard

Israel accepts US-proposed plan for a ceasefire in Gaza but Hamas says deal still 'under discussion'

The proposals involve a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians

International Business Times

44 Killed In Israel Attacks In Gaza, After Food Warehouse Looted

At least 44 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, rescuers said, a day after a World Food Programme warehouse in the centre of the territory was looted by desperate Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan pitches ‘responsible’ image as diplomatic war with India heats up

India and Pakistan have shifted from armed confrontation to a diplomatic offensive, seeking to shape global opinion.

International Business Times

Israel And UN Clash Over Aid To Gaza

Israel accused the United Nations Wednesday of seeking to "block" Gaza aid distribution, as the global body said it was doing its utmost to gather the limited assistance greenlighted by Israel's authorities.

Euronews

EU removes most sanctions on Syria but slaps new ones on alleged culprits of attacks on Alawites

The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was "conditional" and that sanctions could be resumed if the new government doesn’t keep the peace.

The Independent UK

Live updates: Chaos and gunfire at a new Gaza aid distribution hub leave 1 dead and 48 hurt

Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least one Palestinian was killed and 48 were wounded when gunshots were fired on a crowd that overran a new aid distribution site in the war-battered enclave that was set up by an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation

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