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A decade of photos captures the enduring resilience of ordinary Afghans

French photographer Sandra Calligaro has spent much of her career documenting the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan, especially women and children. Her exhibition at the annual Bayeux Calvados-Normandy war correspondents' festival is both a tribute to Afghan resilience and a declaration of love for a country torn apart by…

Radio France Internationale

Rescuers Say Israeli Strike On Gaza School Kills 28

Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.

International Business Times

At least 27 killed as Israeli strike hits a school in Gaza, say medical officials

The bodies of 14 children and five women were recovered from the school in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, say officials

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How a year of war laid waste the Gaza Strip – visualised

Maps, charts and satellite images show damage to buildings across the Gaza Strip since the conflict with Israel began

The Guardian - UK

Brits have enough unused cables to go to the moon and back

There are 627 million unused cables in Britain and £266 million worth of copper hidden away in usused devices.

TechRadar

World Can't 'Waste Time' Trading Climate Change Blame: COP29 Hosts

The hosts of the upcoming UN climate summit urged countries on Thursday not to "waste time" assigning blame over global warming and instead find common ground in tackling the problem.

International Business Times

In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them

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First Thing: Hurricane Milton slams into Florida as nearly 3 million without power

Joe Biden calls it the ‘storm of the century.’ Plus, US urges Israel to urgently address ‘catastrophic’ Gaza conditions

The Guardian - UK

Over 79 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa raped, sexually assaulted: UN

UNICEF report finds more than 370 million girls worldwide have faced sexual violence before the age of 18.

Al Jazeera

North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say

Engineers said to be supporting missile launches and reports of North Koreans killed near Donetsk

The Guardian - UK

At least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our latest report from the region here and all our Middle East coverage here.

The Guardian - AU

US Envoy Urges Israel To Address Catastrophic Conditions In Gaza

US envoy urges Israel to address dire situation in Gaza to prevent further suffering. International community calls for swift action to alleviate crisis.

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Thursday briefing: What the shock Badenoch-Jenrick leadership battle says about the future of the Tories

In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?

The Guardian - UK

Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine

Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine

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The Independent UK

African woman promised a life in Europe and duped into building Russia’s drone army

Tourism, paintball games and a pitch on TikTok - How Russia recruits women from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria

The Guardian - UK

‘I am physically here, but mentally in Gaza,’ says lecturer now living in UK

With 120 Palestinian academics killed since 7 October, the Council for At-Risk Academics faces unprecedented demand for help

International Business Times

Deaths And Repression Sideline Suu Kyi's Party Ahead Of Myanmar Vote

Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar's ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say.

The Guardian - AU

Saudi Arabia narrowly fails in bid to win a seat on UN human rights council

The country had faced a campaign from rights groups who accused it of being ‘unfit to serve on the Human Rights Council’

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The Conversation

Israel has banned the UN secretary-general. Is this legal – or right?

In early October, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced on X he had declared the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, persona non grata. In other words, he had banned Guterres from setting foot in Israel.

International Business Times

Youth Facing Unprecedented Wave Of Violence, UN Envoy Warns

Young people are facing an unprecedented wave of violence and sexual abuse driven by war, climate change, hunger, and displacement, the UN's special representative on violence against children has warned.

The Independent UK

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees is warning that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate.”

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UN Official Warns Of Humanitarian Response Disintegration In Gaza

UN official warns of potential crisis in Gaza if UNRWA is banned from Israeli territory, highlighting the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to ensure huma...

International Business Times

Wildlife Populations Plunge 73% Since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Wildlife populations plunge 73 percent amid warnings of biodiversity crisis

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Starmer bolsters anti-Russian sanctions ahead of welcoming Zelensky to Downing Street

The prime minister’s Ukrainian counterpart is due to visit Downing Street on Thursday

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