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Voices: First ladies are leading the way in writing wrongs

COMMENT: In the era of the political soundbite, ‘letter diplomacy’ is back, thanks to Melania Trump and Olena Zelenska, whose handwritten missives are having an impact on the Ukraine peace process – and on more than just their intended recipients, says Michael Day

The Independent UK

Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas

Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed plan

The Guardian - UK

Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces ‘weak’ Albanese in social media outburst

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, accusing him of betraying Israel and abandoning Australia’s Jews.

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Ship with hundreds of tonnes of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port after leaving Cyprus

Cyprus was the staging area last year for 22,000 tonnes of aid deliveries by ship directly to Gaza through a pier operated by the international charity World Central Kitchen and a US military-run docking facility known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore System.

Euronews

France leads European pushback against move to end UN Lebanon mission

France and its European partners are resisting Washington’s push to end the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon – UNIFIL – arguing its presence remains essential for stability along Israel’s northern border.

Radio France Internationale

Mediators optimistic Israel will accept ceasefire deal that is ‘almost identical’ to one they earlier agreed – as it happened

Qatar says no breakthrough has yet been made but Hamas has given ‘positive response’

The Guardian - UK

WA government put ‘very rosy spin’ on report into Woodside emissions at Murujuga, scientist’s private email says

Report part of a project used in lobbying effort to dismiss UN concerns that industrial emissions were damaging 50,000-year-old ancient rock art

The Guardian - AU

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Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge

Australia will encourage nations to protect humanitarian workers as the number of people killed helping others in conflict zones surges to record levels.

AAP

UN says a record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024

A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy – and warned this year's toll was equally disturbing.

Radio France Internationale

A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus

A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod

The Independent UK

South Sudanese exiles face uncertain future after release from prison in neighboring Sudan

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese Armed Forces and Darfur’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of detaining tens of thousands of people without charge since Sudan’s war broke out in 2023

The Independent UK

A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says

The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

Hamas accepts new ceasefire deal as Israeli occupation of Gaza City looms

Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war had climbed to 62,004, with another 156,230 people wounded

The Independent UK

NZ is trailing its allies over Palestinian statehood – but there’s still time to show leadership

It’s now a week since Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced his government had begun to formally consider New Zealand’s position on the recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Israeli Controls Choke Gaza Relief At Egypt Border, Say Aid Workers

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.

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Cop30: the accommodation crisis plaguing Brazil’s upcoming UN climate summit

Cop30, the UN climate summit scheduled to take place this November in the Brazilian city of Belém, is embroiled in a controversy that has nothing to do with solving the planet’s environmental problems. Currently occupying debate about the conference is what Brazil’s press is calling the “hosting crisis”.

The Conversation

Western Sahara: why Algeria supports the Sahrawi’s right to govern themselves

Western Sahara is a disputed territory in north-west Africa. It lies south of Morocco, north-east of Mauritania, and west of Algeria. It was formerly known as Spanish Sahara, until Spain’s withdrawal in 1975. The region has since been claimed primarily by Morocco and by the Polisario Front, an independence movement…

Al Jazeera

Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal as Israel signals will continue war

Palestinian group tells mediators it approves latest Gaza ceasefire proposal and is ready to resume talks.

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Five years after the 2020 coup, where is Mali today?

When Mali’s military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that overthrew the transitional civilian government in 2021, the military is still in charge. Five years on, the country finds itself…

The Independent UK

‘I will not enlist in an army committing genocide’: Meet the Israeli teens refusing Netanyahu’s war on Gaza

ON THE GROUND: The Israeli military is facing a refusal crisis, from youths burning draft papers to reservists refusing to turn up for duty, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? New analysis suggests not

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world’s population in 1981 to around 10% today.

The Independent UK

Iran says it will continue talks with UN nuclear watchdog

Tehran suspended IAEA access to its nuclear sites after Israel and US attacked country in June

The Independent UK

Iran to begin new talks with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran enacted a law passed by parliament suspending cooperation with the IAEA

The Conversation

Can a game stop vaccine misinformation? This one just might

Modern vaccines have saved over 150 million lives. Yet misinformation about them can still have deadly consequences. A gunman recently opened fire at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, wrongly believing that the coronavirus vaccine had caused his depression.

The Independent UK

Pakistani official blames locals for flood deaths, saying they should have built elsewhere

Rescuers are still searching for more than 150 people who are missing

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