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Live updates | With communications down, UNRWA warns there will be no aid deliveries across Rafah

Despite the dire need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, there would be no deliveries across the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Friday, according to the communications director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees

The Independent UK

Biden defends Gaza hospital raid as Israel releases scant evidence of Hamas HQ

Biden gave tacit approval to the raid, claiming Hamas headquarters was hidden under the hospital

The Independent UK

In 5 years, this Australian astrophysics lab reached 50% women. Here’s how they did it

Many organisations, from community sporting groups to the United Nations, have set themselves a target of gender parity: ensuring half of staff or members are women. Gender parity is desirable because training and retaining equal halves of a population’s available talent influences an organisation’s growth, problem-solving capacity and future-readiness.

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US wasn’t always Israel’s strongest ally – what changed and why?

Washington has long been Israel’s strongest military and diplomatic backer – but the relationship has evolved over time

The Guardian - US

The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture

The United Nations’ top court has ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within its powers” to prevent torture

The Independent UK

Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it

Climate scientists have long said that eating more plants and fewer animals is among the simplest, cheapest and most readily available ways for people to reduce their impact on the environment

The Independent UK

SNP Westminster leader criticises ‘shameful’ vote against ceasefire in Gaza

Stephen Flynn said the leaders of the Conservatives and Labour parties had ‘ignored’ the United Nations.

The Independent UK

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UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

STUC joins Yousaf in demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The First Minister met with the STUC general secretary Roz Foyer during a bi-annual meeting where they discussed tackling prejudice in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf and Scotland's top trade union boss call for ceasefire in statement

THE First Minister and Scotland's top trade unionist have issued a joint call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end the…

The National (Scotland)

UN apparatus, especially Security Council, is crumbling under weight of 21st century geopolitical realities: India

India: UN apparatus crumbling under 21st-century geopolitical realities; General Assembly should take lead in restoring centrality of UN to resolve transnational issues. India has advocated view that Assembly can be revitalised only when its position as chief deliberative, policy-making and representative organ is respected.

The Hindu

Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital in ‘targeted operation’

Israel claims Hamas are concealing military operations in the facility where the UN says thousands of patients, internally displaced people and medics are staying

The Independent UK

Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital forced to bury dead patients in ‘mass grave’

Hospital director says 179 bodies interred together in courtyard as Israeli forces encircle the facility.

Al Jazeera

Family Members Of Gaza Hostages And Victims Of Hamas Attack To Be Hosted On Capitol Hill

Bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus organizes event in solidarity with Israel amidst rising antisemitism.

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The Independent UK

Guyana tells UN court that Venezuelan referendum on territorial dispute is an 'existential threat'

Guyana has urged judges at the United Nations’ highest court to call a halt to parts of a Venezuelan referendum about a territorial dispute between the South American neighbors

The Independent UK

South Korea and members of the US-led UN command warn North Korea over its nuclear threat

Defense officials from South Korea, the United States and other nations have warned North Korea over its nuclear ambitions and threats, vowing an unspecified collective response to any war-like aggression by the North toward its rival

The Independent UK

New York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sidestepped questions for now about an FBI investigation that prompted agents to seize his phones and raid the home of his chief campaign fundraiser

WEKU

The world is awash in plastic. Oil producers want a say in how it's cleaned up

Groups connected to the fossil fuel industry are trying to shape an international treaty to cut plastic pollution. And oil- and gas-producing nations are at the negotiating table.

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Australia must raise age of criminal responsibility: UN

The United Nations has highlighted gaps in Australia's efforts to protect children from abuse, including the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility.

The Independent UK

Trump rivals all vow to support Israel in GOP debate – but not Ukraine

Candidates differed when it came to Ukraine, however

WEKU

Map: After a month of bombardments, as much as a third of Gaza City is damaged

New analysis of imagery from a European Space Agency satellite allows for what researchers say is the most comprehensive look yet at the scale of damage due to the Israeli bombardment.

Evening Standard

Australian store Kmart pulls 'Merry Ham-mas' Christmas bag after request from Jewish association

The chain said it 'clearly didn't think through all the implications'

The Guardian - UK

What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East

The Independent UK

Live updates | Negotiations underway for 3-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, officials say

Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas

The Independent UK

Western and Arab officials are gathering in Paris to find ways to provide aid to civilians in Gaza

Officials from Western and Arab nations, the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations are gathering Thursday in Paris for a conference on how to provide aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip

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