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Sudan Says Army Destroys Emirati Aircraft, Killing 40 Mercenaries

Sudan's air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? We asked 5 legal and genocide experts how to interpret the violence

In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. The court found Palestinians have a “plausible” right to protection from genocide in Gaza and that Israel must take all measures to prevent a…

The Conversation

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution

Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

Euronews

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Helicopter crash in Ghana kills 8 people including defense and environment ministers

The government of Ghana says that military helicopter has crashed and killed all eight people aboard including the country's defense and environmental ministers

The Independent UK

Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned

Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.

Euronews

The UN says Rwanda-backed rebels killed over 300 civilians in Congo in the past month

The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels have killed at least 319 people over the past month in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Belarus targets government critics with continued raids and detention, activists say

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.

Euronews

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Famine in Gaza: inside the 8 August Guardian Weekly

Palestinians in the grip of starvation. Plus: Will nature writing die out?

The Guardian - UK

BBC dismisses complaint after host calls Israel spokesperson 'propagandist'

THE BBC has dismissed a complaint after a host called an Israeli government spokesperson a “skilled propagandist” during an interview about the…

The National (Scotland)

Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

Local health officials say at least 38 Palestinians were killed overnight and into Wednesday in the Gaza Strip while seeking aid from United Nations convoys and sites run by an Israeli-backed American contractor

The Independent UK

Inmate who staged rooftop prison protest cleared after using ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term as defence

Joe Outlaw is acquitted of 12 counts of criminal damage to HMP Frankland, but convicted of two counts, after telling jurors he is being 'starved’ in segregation

The Independent UK

Hiroshima mayor warns world is repeating nuclear mistakes: ‘Please witness the reality’

Kazumi Matsui denounces ‘flagrant disregard’ of lessons from tragedies of history on 80th anniversary of nuclear bombing

The Independent UK

Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to Sept. 1

Pakistan has extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to Sept. 1

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons?

COMMENT: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be a reminder of the horrors of nuclear attack – not a chance for Britain to announce it is spending billions on submarine-launched atomic warheads, says Caroline Lucas

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Al Jazeera

Why are people starving in Sudan’s el-Fasher?

A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur’s capital el-Fasher.

International Business Times

Rebuilding In Devastated Mariupol Under Russia's Thumb

Sun-seekers crowded onto the beach in Mariupol in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine -- a devastated city which Moscow wants to turn into an improbable seaside resort.

The Independent UK

New research reveals elephants have been trying to communicate with us for years

‘Goal-directed intentionality’ was considered to be a unique human skill – until now

Radio France Internationale

Former Israeli ambassador and French historian urge Macron to sanction Israel

Two prominent voices with deep ties to Israel and the Middle East are urging President Emmanuel Macron to back up his announcement that France will recognise Palestinian statehood with concrete action over the crisis in Gaza.

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The Guardian - UK

Twenty killed as aid truck overturns in Gaza, civil defence agency says – as it happened

Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked a separate Gaza-bound convoy, while Gaza’s health ministry reports five more Palestinians have died of malnutrition

The Conversation

As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

The military junta that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021 is preparing the ground for national elections in December and January.

The Independent UK

Great Barrier Reef sees sharpest annual coral decline in nearly four decades

Researchers say reef may reach a ‘point from which it cannot recover’

Euronews

EU credibility at risk over Israel stance, warns ex-ambassador

The inconsistent application of international law on Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank is damaging Europe’s credibility with the Global South, with which the EU aims to strengthen trade ties, former EU Ambassador to Palestine tells Euronews.

Al Jazeera

Russia protests Israeli settler attack on diplomatic vehicle in West Bank

Moscow says Israeli troops did not intervene as settlers attacked a Russian diplomatic vehicle and threatened diplomats.

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent

Euronews

UN Security Council meets to discuss Israel-Hamas war and Gaza hostage situation

Members of the UN Security Council offered their sympathy to Israeli hostages after a video showing an emaciated captive was released by Hamas, but called on Israel to end its self-created humanitarian catastrophe and allow more aid to enter the besieged territory.

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