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Dungog council election is about more than roads and bridges

Dungog candidates focus on improvements to local infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

UN Experts Call For Global System To Trace Critical Minerals

UN experts called Wednesday for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil fuels.

International Business Times

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, kills 18 Palestinians

Six UN staff among the 18 killed as Israel attacks al-Jaouni school for the fifth time since October.

Al Jazeera

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Nigeria Floods Kill 30, Displace 400,000: Rescuers

Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing dozens

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Wednesday hit a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. In the occupied West Bank, an Israeli soldier was killed Wednesday when the driver of "a Palestinian truck"…

France 24

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing at least 34 people, hospitals say

Hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes around Gaza killed at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, when they hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes

The Independent UK

Jamaica to send two dozen soldiers and police to help Haiti as it continues struggling to fight gangs

The comparatively low figure adds to 400 Kenyan police officers already in the country

Latin Times

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 14 At UN School In Gaza

Israeli airstrike on UN school in Gaza kills 14, including 2 children. Schools used as shelters targeted in conflict.

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Human rights group urges Latin American countries to boost protections for Venezuelans and Haitians

Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in Latin America to improve protection schemes for millions of people from Venezuela and Haiti who have struggled to get work, education and health care in their host countries and are increasingly heading to the United States

The Independent UK

The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic

Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked and turned for help to his foe in the West

The Independent UK

Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development

Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island

The Guardian - UK

It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why

It’s now very likely Australia will be announced as the host of the COP31 global climate talks in 2026 alongside Pacific nations. This would be a very big deal. The talks run for a fortnight and draw tens of thousands of delegates. It would be the largest diplomatic summit Australia…

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The Independent UK

New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence

The Guardian - UK

Salim al-Hoss obituary

Lebanese politician recognised for his probity and integrity who served as his country’s president four times

The Independent UK

UN condemns ‘unconscionable’ deadly Israeli strike on Gaza tent camp

Israel says it targeted senior Hamas militants with precise munitions

International Business Times

Dam Overflow Sparks New Crisis In Insurgency-hit Nigerian City

Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, with emergency officials fearing the situation could get worse.

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The Guardian - UK

UN says lives of staff endangered in Israeli halt of Gaza polio vaccine convoy

World body says two workers detained for questioning, live shots fired and vehicles damaged at checkpoint

International Business Times

Nicaragua Strips Nationality Of 135 Exiled Political Prisoners

Nicaragua on Tuesday revoked the nationality of 135 former political prisoners who were freed and flown to Guatemala last week in a deal negotiated by the United States.

The Independent UK

Jamaica to deploy a limited number of soldiers and police to help fight gangs in Haiti

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country will send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs

The Guardian - UK

G20 countries turning backs on fossil fuel pledge, say campaigners

Promise to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ made at Cop28 climate talks has been left out of draft resolutions

The Independent UK

A Libyan city scarred by disaster tries to rebuild a year after deadly flooding

It's been a year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people

The Conversation

More Indians than ever are going on holiday abroad – so where are they heading and why?

Travel is on the rise again. According to the UN’s tourism agency, international travel for all purposes reached 97% of its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of 2024. In some regions such as Africa and Europe, arrivals are already surpassing these levels.

The Guardian - UK

What is al-Mawasi and why did Israel attack a ‘safe zone’?

The IDF says their latest deadly strikes targeted Hamas terrorists operating in the Khan Younis humanitarian area

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