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Voters who backed Trump identify new swamp to drain: corporate power

Saginaw county Republicans want new president to target big pharma, healthcare and food – can they rely on him?

The Guardian - US

Displaced Gazans Awaiting Truce So They Can Go Home

In a sprawling tent city in central Gaza, Palestinians displaced by war to other parts of the territory are all waiting for one thing: a ceasefire so they can go home.

International Business Times

French President Macron in Lebanon to support new leadership

France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history.

Radio France Internationale

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France's Macron In Lebanon To Back New Leadership

International Business Times

South African union calls Stilfontein mine siege a 'state-sponsored massacre'

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa labour union called the operation the "worst state-sponsored massacre" since the end of apartheid.

Radio France Internationale

Kyoto at @sohoplace review: this bravura show turns real life climate change talks into a gripping thriller

4/5 Billions star Stephen Kunken puts in a seductively charismatic central performance as a lawyer funded by Big Oil to derail consensus on limiting carbon emissions

Evening Standard

Aid Agencies Ready Gaza Push But Warn Of Mammoth Obstacles

An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal expected to take effect on Sunday has sparked hope for life-saving aid to reach Palestinians, but aid agencies warn of obstacles from destroyed infrastructure, massive need and collapsed law and order.

International Business Times

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Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2

Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations

A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging

The Independent UK

Israeli Cabinet To Meet On Ceasefire After PM Says Hostage Deal Finalized

If approved by Israel's cabinet, the ceasefire agreement would take effect Sunday and involve the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, after which the terms of a permanent end to the war would be finalized.

International Business Times

North Korea Warns Of Stronger Action Over South's Drills With US, Japan

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, threatening to respond by exercising its right to self-defence "more intensively".

International Business Times

Prominent banker Mark Carney enters race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The prominent banker also serves as the United Nations special envoy for climate action and finance

The Independent UK

US Blacklists Sudan Army Chief As Blinken Regrets Failure To End War

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan's army chief days after blacklisting his main rival, as outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced regret at his failure to end the brutal war.

International Business Times

New US sanctions target Sudan's warring military leader

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan’s military in a devastating war that is spreading famine in that country

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘We will be betrayed’: cold, fearful and still under fire, Gaza’s people wait

Palestinians describe grief and anxiety as they seek news that the ceasefire is going ahead, and airstrikes continue

The Independent UK

The terrible cost of peace between Israel and Hamas: In numbers

In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes, Alexander Butler and Tom Watling write

The Guardian - UK

Arab states urge Israel and US to let Palestinian Authority oversee Gaza recovery

Arab diplomats fear political vacuum and say PA should work in conjunction with UN relief agency Unrwa

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UN Official Calls For Increased Humanitarian Aid To Gaza

UN officials stress the need for more action to address the crisis in Gaza despite recent aid increase agreement.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Hostages, urgent aid convoys, what happens next and how it could all go wrong: inside the Gaza ceasefire deal

Less than 24 hours after the announcement of the breakthrough ceasefire in the 15 month war in Gaza, the first major hitch. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wasn’t calling a cabinet meeting to endorse the deal because Hamas was going back on key aspects of the deal.

Al Jazeera

Qatar’s PM calls on Israeli forces to withdraw from Syria buffer zone

Sheikh Mohammed also promises to support the new administration and the rehabilitation of Syria’s infrastructure.

The Guardian - UK

Bangladeshi and British politics collided to bring down Tulip Siddiq

After allegations of corruption, the former government minister’s family legacy now lies in tatters in both countries, says author Salil Tripathi

The Guardian - UK

‘A ray of light’: Palestinian and Jewish leaders in UK respond to ceasefire deal

Relief at news of deal to end war in Gaza, as UK government now urged to launch family reunification scheme

The Conversation

Gaza: seven big issues affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid

If the new Israel-Hamas deal holds and their ceasefire begins on Sunday, the first stage includes a commitment to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. Announcing the deal to the US public, the outgoing president Joe Biden said the deal would “surge much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians”.

The Guardian - UK

UK accused of undermining democratic rights with climate protest crackdown

British director of Human Rights Watch attacks ‘dangerous hypocrisy’ of government

The Conversation

The US ambassador to the UN is tasked with doing a careful dance between Washington and the world

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican, is set to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 16, 2025, as part of her confirmation process to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

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