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Israel Poised To Order New Gaza War Plan

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Tuesday to unveil an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages, with Israeli media reporting he would order the total occupation of the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

‘Heartbreaking’: a London surgeon on the trials of operating in a Gaza hospital

Dr Graeme Groom has visited Gaza 40 times and says he has never before witnessed such trauma, hunger and bravery from Palestinian colleagues

The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan’s party turns to UN as former Pakistan prime minister marks 2 years in prison

As Imran Khan endures growing isolation and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf faces a sweeping state crackdown, it is unclear how long the jailed leader’s resilience and popularity alone can sustain a party under siege, Maroosha Muzaffar reports

The Independent UK

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Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict – as it happened

Israeli PM to convene security cabinet as local media reports he is inclining towards expanding the offensive and even seizing entire territory

The Guardian - AU

Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first global treaty to curb the mounting plastic pollution crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Tuesday briefing: What fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring

In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says

Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’

The Guardian - UK

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Decision Time As Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Begin

Countries were to start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution.

International Business Times

House Democrats sign on to letter urging Trump to recognise Palestinian statehood

Draft backed by over a dozen Democrats says Palestinian rights ‘as a people and nation’ must be urgently upheld

The Guardian - US

Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine

Australia is working with other nations in favour of recognising the state of Palestine, as the federal government acknowledges the issue is urgent.

AAP

Palestinians distraught over relatives missing at deadly Gaza aid sites

Many families face agonising wait to find out why loved ones never returned from distribution hubs run by notorious GHF.

Al Jazeera

‘We’re suffering’: People in Sudan’s el-Fasher eat animal fodder to survive

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

Al Jazeera

Social media images of Gaza cafes can’t hide truth: Israel is starving Palestinians

Pro-Israel posts point to a handful of cafes to claim 2 million people are not suffering hunger – despite Israel’s own data

The Guardian - US

Inside the aid drops onto Gaza’s torched ruins – with the starving too weak to fight for food

SPECIAL DISPATCH: As pallets of aid are flung out of aircraft onto those starving in Gaza, chief international correspondent Bel Trew joins a Jordanian flight – while Nedal Hamdouna watches from the devastated enclave below

The Independent UK

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Euronews

Eight people, including Irish missionary, missing after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage

At least 175 people in Haiti were reported kidnapped from April to the end of June of this year, with 37% of those cases occurring in Port-au-Prince.

The Independent UK

‘Grave, growing, and underrecognized danger:’ New report sheds light on plastic pollution

The plastic pollution crisis is costing the U.S. some $1.5 trillion in health-related costs every year – and the threat is only expected to grow

The Guardian - UK

Spotlight on Keir Starmer’s recognition of Palestine

Letters: Readers respond to the PM’s announcement that Britain will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel keeps to a ceasefire

The Independent UK

Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land

Witnesses and health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed or wounded as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points or airdrops in Gaza

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The National (Scotland)

'Deliberate starvation' of women and girls in Gaza is 'war crime', says UN expert

A UN committee chair has condemned the “deliberate starvation” of women and girls in Gaza as a “war crime”.

The Guardian - UK

Scores dead as boat carrying more than 150 people capsizes off Yemen

Shipwreck in Gulf of Aden leaves only 32 survivors so far, with the rest missing and presumed dead, says UN agency

International Business Times

A 'Thinker' Drowns In Plastic Garbage As UN Treaty Talks Open

A replica of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Thinker" outside the United Nations headquarters was being slowly submerged in plastic rubbish Monday as countries gathered in a bid to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution.

The Guardian - US

‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of ex-Israeli security officials urge Trump to help end war in Gaza

Open letter calls on US president to pressure Israel to end conflict as Netanyahu mulls expanding offensive

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo urges world to recognise 'Genocost' tied to decades of resource war

The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term used to describe mass deaths linked to the exploitation of the country’s natural resources.

Euronews

How malnutrition in Gaza is devastating children's health

Despite urgent appeals from the UN and aid agencies, the delivery of essential food and medical aid remains severely restricted - worsening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

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