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Read in full: Resignation letter from US official who quit over Gaza war

Alex Smith, a US official who quit his role at the US Agency for International Aid this week, hit out at the head of the agency Samantha Power for failing to call out Israel for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The Independent UK

Global Disaster Deaths Decline Due To Improved Resilience

Learn how global efforts in disaster risk reduction are saving lives and livelihoods amidst climate change challenges.

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Israeli captive families call on government to accept Biden plan for Gaza

Hamas open to plan announced by Biden ‘based on foundation of permanent ceasefire, complete withdrawal’ from Gaza.

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Benjamin Netanyahu insists on Hamas ‘destruction’ as part of plan to end Gaza war

Israeli PM says his country’s conditions for ending conflict have not changed after US president presented ceasefire plan

The Guardian - UK

Liberal American Zionism: A dead end

Netanyahu's regime has made a "two-state solution" virtually impossible — but J Street keeps chasing delusions

Salon

Israel Pounds Gaza After Biden Outlines Ceasefire Plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire.

International Business Times

Israel’s opposition leader urges Netanyahu to accept ceasefire proposal – as it happened

It comes after Israeli PM’s comments appeared to contradict a ceasefire plan Joe Biden presented as Israeli-endorsed

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UN official highlights how better preparation has shrunk disaster deaths despite worsening climate

A top United Nations official says even though climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally

The Independent UK

Pandemic Agreement Talks Could Continue For Another Year

Negotiations towards a global agreement on how to handle future pandemics seemed on course Friday to be extended for up to a year as countries try to bridge their differences.

International Business Times

UN Security Council Votes To End Mission In Iraq

UN Security Council votes to end UN mission in Iraq, extending UNAMI mandate until 2025 to support Iraq's stability and security.

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UN Mission In Iraq To End After Two Decades

At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq will leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years.

International Business Times

Israel has encroached on 32 percent of Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation shows

Gaza’s territory has been shrunk by a buffer zone that winds around its boundary and wide axis torn through its centre.

Al Jazeera

Facing Chinese competition, Europe struggles to hold its position in Africa

With the French being chased out of Niger and Mali and Russian and Chinese influence growing, the European Union is struggling to maintain its presence on the African continent. Experts say that Brussels must rewrite its Africa policy if it wants to hold on to its clout.

Radio France Internationale

Dad trapped under indefinite jail term ‘failed and forgotten’ as he’s transferred 12 times in 12 years

IPP prisoner Thomas White has been moved 12 times after serving 12 years for a two-year tariff for stealing a mobile phone

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Labour MP hopeful Luke Akehurst doubles-down on calling UN antisemitic

CONTROVERSIAL Labour candidate Luke Akehurst, a pro-Israel lobbyist who has been parachuted into a safe seat, has doubled-down on a claim that the…

The Independent UK

EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile program and support for Russia

The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear missiles and its support for Russia

The Guardian - US

Free tuition, secret locations: the ‘underground university’ teaching 25 undocumented students at a time

Their US immigration status makes securing affordable education a nightmare. Georgia’s Freedom University offers an alternative path

The Independent UK

Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says

A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030

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Papua New Guinea’s PM makes first visit to site of deadly landslide

James Marape apologises for not making journey sooner, as ongoing instability hampers recovery and poses risk to residents

Evening Standard

The turbulent career of Diane Abbott: from first black female MP to shunned by Labour

Will she, won’t she? The Hackney MP is causing ruptures within the Labour party. Robbie Griffiths charts her remarkable — and often rocky — political career

Latin Times

Israel Pummels Gaza As Troops Push Into Central Rafah

Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.

The Independent UK

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict

The UN refugee chief says the number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations have failed to tackle the causes and combatants refusing to comply with international law

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Western Nations Snub U.N. Tribute To Iran's President Raisi

The U.N. General Assembly's tribute to late Iranian President Raisi faces boycott over human rights concerns, sparking controversy.

The Independent UK

UN extends arms embargo on South Sudan despite appeals from African Union, Russia and China

The divided U.N. Security Council has voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan despite appeals from the world’s newest nation, the African Union and half a dozen countries including Russia and China to lift or at least ease the restrictive measure

International Business Times

Haitians Hopeful Interim Leader Can Tame Gang Violence

Ordinary Haitians expressed hope Thursday that the country's new interim leader can bring much-needed change to the violence-wracked nation, though the challenges facing the former UN official are staggering.

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