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AP PHOTOS: Chaos as hungry Palestinians overrun a Gaza aid site

As hunger grows in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations warehouse on Wednesday in search of food. A day earlier, a crowd was fired upon while overrunning an aid distribution site set up by a new foundation backed by Israel and the United States. The U.N. has rejected…

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?

Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to account

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Funeral of 3 siblings killed in Russian strike underscores mounting toll on Ukrainian families

Three open coffins, one adult-sized, one medium and one child-sized, lay inside the Soviet-era Palace of Culture in a northern Ukrainian city

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to revisit Ukraine and Russia imminently

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, briefed a few journalists attending a seminar at the Vienna-based agency.

Euronews · May 28, 2025

Haiti Reaches Deal With Military Contractor Erik Prince To Fight Gangs Close To Taking The Capital

Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, signed a contract to fight the gangs that control most of Port-au-Prince and have been fending off counter-attacks from a multinational mission led by Kenya

Latin Times · May 28, 2025

Boris Johnson’s ex-wife urges Starmer to take ‘radical’ steps to correct Brexit mistakes

Marina Wheeler has announced plans for a new book which will criticise the Brexit deal struck by her ex-husband

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Complicity in Israel's genocide 'asserted, not hidden', Gaza Tribunal told

International complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine is “asserted rather than hidden”, a leading legal expert has told a public tribunal…

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2025

World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says

Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

EU Hardens Tone On Israel, But Will It Make A Difference?

With reports of acute suffering in Gaza flooding the airwaves, EU leaders have toughened their tone on Israel -- but the bloc will need to bridge deep divisions to move from rhetoric to a real-world impact on the conflict.

International Business Times · May 28, 2025

US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’, UNRWA chief says

Deadly Israeli fire kills at least 10 Palestinians trying to reach aid distribution point in two days.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025