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In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

The Walrus

Syrians Search For Loved Ones While Rejoicing In Assad's Fall

Syrian rescuers searched a jail synonymous with the worst atrocities of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's rule, as people in the capital flocked to a central square Monday to celebrate their country's freedom.

International Business Times

Qatar to decide on restarting Gaza ceasefire talks

Gulf state to make decision this week on inviting US, Israeli and Egyptian negotiators to Doha

The Guardian - UK

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Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

The Guardian - UK

'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades

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LiveScience

2024 'certain' to be hottest year ever as emissions continue to drive climate change

This year is "effectively certain" to be the warmest on record and the first calendar year in which average global temperatures were more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, Europe’s climate monitor has announced.

Radio France Internationale

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Preserving territorial integrity is key, say US and Russian diplomats at UN – as it happened

Deputy US ambassador Robert Wood says nearly everyone at UN meeting backed Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence

The Guardian - AU

2024 'Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record: EU Monitor

This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.

International Business Times

Syrians Rejoice As Assad Flees, Ending Brutal Reign

US President Joe Biden said Assad should be "held accountable" but called the nation's political upheaval a "historic opportunity" for Syrians to rebuild their country.

International Business Times

'The Revolution Has Won': Syrians In Iraqi Kurdistan Celebrate Assad's Fall

Brandishing the flag of the opposition, dozens of Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, dubbing the Syrian president's fall a victory for the "revolution".

International Business Times

Hezbollah’s war with Israel left the Assad regime fatally exposed

With the fall of Damascus, Iran can no longer deny that its political and military ‘axis of resistance’ has collapsed

The Guardian - UK

Centuries-old Ivorian dish attiéké named among world's cultural treasures

Attiéké, a tangy cassava couscous that has been a staple of Ivorian cuisine for generations, has been recognised by Unesco as a part of the world's intangible cultural heritage.

Radio France Internationale

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

Overthrown president leaves a country in ruins and questions about what’s next.

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer welcomes collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’

UK prime minister calls for civilians in Syria to be protected after rebel forces take control of Damascus

The Independent UK

Taliban critics and ‘rebel collaborators’ face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say

Findings from interviews with 38 former Taliban detainees have been shared with the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan. Arpan Rai and Mahbob Shah Mahbob, for Afghanistan International, report

The Guardian - UK

Fall of Damascus sidelines Russia and brings Turkey to the fore

As Moscow’s top diplomat reeled in Doha, his Turkish counterpart appeared to know he had the upper hand

International Business Times

Rebels Hail End Of Assad Rule In Syria

Islamist-led rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria.

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Al Jazeera

UN’s Syria envoy expresses ‘cautious hope’ after al-Assad’s fall

Geir Pedersen says Syria is at a ‘watershed moment’, acknowledges ‘immense’ challenges ahead.

The Conversation

Africa’s worsening food crisis – it’s time for an agricultural revolution

Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse.

The Guardian - UK

Arab states will talk to all forces in Syria to prevent reignition of war, says Qatar

‘No one party or sect should feel unsafe,’ says Qatari foreign ministry, as states meet to assess collapse of Assad regime

Al Jazeera

World reacts to Bashar al-Assad’s fall, capture of Syria’s Damascus

Opposition fighters’ lightning advance into the capital marks a historic turning point for the country.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly shelling of Darfur camp sparks exodus of displaced people

Following the devastating bombardment of the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in western Sudan, civilians are fleeing the area – into increasingly dangerous conditions.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese announces more funding for Jewish security, labels synagogue firebomb ‘terrorism’

In the reactions to incidents of antisemitism, many people observe a contrast between New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Times of India

UN declares World Meditation Day on December 21: Here is the significance of the day for Indians

India co-sponsored a UN General Assembly draft resolution that was unanimously adopted to proclaim December 21 as World Meditation Day.

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