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Greta Thunberg flotilla says Gaza aid boat hit by drone attack in Tunisia

Global Sumud Flotilla shares video showing vessel being hit by flaming object at port, but says its mission will go ahead

The Guardian - UK

UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake

The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

The Independent UK

First Thing: Immigration sweeps step up in LA after supreme court lifts ban

Restraining order on arrests based on race, job or language reversed. Plus, Spanish PM says Israel ‘exterminating a defenceless people’

The Guardian - UK

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At least 60 people killed in DRC after ISIL-linked attack on funeral

A local administrator says the majority of the victims were “killed with machetes” while others were shot.

Al Jazeera

Venezuelan VP Claims Drug Seizures Increased Fivefold Since DEA's Exit: 'We Know We Do It Better'

Vice President Rodríguez cited United Nations drug reports from the last 27 years, which she said do not classify Venezuela as a significant route for cocaine trafficking

Latin Times

Palestinians protest as Israel demands full evacuation of Gaza City

PALESTINIANS are protesting Israel's evacuation order of Gaza City ahead of its planned military operation in the city

The National (Scotland)

‘Illusions stripped away’: What to know about the 80th UN General Assembly

Palestinian statehood, waning US support and institutional reform set to dominate the annual gathering in New York.

Al Jazeera

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UK has ‘not concluded’ Israel carrying out genocide in Gaza, Lammy says

Government position set out in letter to select committee as No 10 prepares for visit by Israeli president

The Guardian - UK

Greta Thunberg's Gaza Flotilla Fire Not Caused by Drone, Tunisia Says

Tunisia rejected claims that Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was hit by a drone, saying the fire started onboard. Organisers blame a drone strike, while the UN warns of possible violations of international law as the investigation continues.

International Business Times UK

Voices: A post-foreign aid world needs to be built on transformational tax and trade policies

COMMENT: As traditional donors like the US and UK cut back, the answer for Africa and the Global South is not in charity, but in a fundamental restructuring of how the world economy is organised, writes Fadhel Kaboub

The Independent UK

IS group-linked militants slaughter 60 people in eastern DR Congo

A local official says the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) targeted residents attending a burial in the country's North Kivu province.

Euronews

Alarm as WHO accepts increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors

Experts say millions in corporate funding and concealment of donors’ identities raises key conflict-of-interest concerns

The Guardian - US

Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg 'set on fire after drone strike'

The Portuguese-flagged vessel was reportedly hit while anchored outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia

Evening Standard

Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Emma Stone among 1,300 filmmakers to boycott Israeli film companies

The new campaign comes amid a growing number of entertainment industry initiatives to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. The pledge says Israeli film institutions are playing their part in "genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."

Euronews

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The National (Scotland)

'Drone strike' hits Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid

A DRONE has allegedly struck a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on board ...

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of earthquake-hit villages in Afghanistan still not reached: UN

The UN says the affected areas were already some of the most remote in the country, leaving communities cut off.

Euronews

Lead ship of Flotilla for Gaza struck by drone off Tunisia, organisers say

Videos circulating online reveal a luminous flying object hitting the vessel. No crew members were harmed. Activists part of the flotilla say they will not be deterred by the attack, and that their mission will continue as planned.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Climate Summit puts financing and resilience under the spotlight

The second Africa Climate Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, with the continent determined to position itself not only as a frontline victim of global warming but also as a source of solutions and innovation.

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The Independent UK

Fire breaks out after ‘drone strike’ on Gaza-bound flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg

Eyewitness says the explosion happened ‘right next’ to the boat’s diesel tank

The Guardian - UK

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

The Independent UK

Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages -- but the UN hasn't gotten to 362 others

An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake has found that 5,230 homes were destroyed and 672 were damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu threatens Gaza residents as UN slams Israel over ‘mass killing’

Gaza City residents told to ‘leave now’, while UN human rights chief condemns Israel for ‘war crime upon war crime’.

The Guardian - AU

Australian ‘terrified for my life’ after apparent drone strike on vessel – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Over 1,300 artists vow boycott of Israeli film institutions amid Gaza war

Ayo Edebiri, Mark Ruffalo, Riz Ahmed and Tilda Swinton are among more than 1,300 signatories to the pledge.

The Guardian - UK

Bayrou’s fall and a divided parliament hardly offer the stability Macron needs

The French president will have to choose a new prime minister after resistance to austerity budget unites left and far-right in opposition

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