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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

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

International Business Times

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’

The Guardian - AU

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.

The Conversation

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.

International Business Times

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.”

The Independent UK

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...

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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.

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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

Latin Times

Ex-UN Ambassador Says Trump Broke the Law If He Called Putin: 'Another Apparent Trump Crime'

Susan Rice said Trump's alleged phone calls with Putin after leaving office may have violated the Logan Act.

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia loses bid for a seat on UN's premier human rights body

Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by rights groups urging the world body’s members to reject its bid

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The Guardian - UK

Former foreign policy adviser to three UK PMs appointed as UN aid chief

Tom Fletcher becomes sixth Briton in a row to take up post despite calls for it to be subject to open competition

The Conversation

Cambodia: journalist arrest signals false dawn for democracy as the country slides into authoritarianism

Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist and one of the kingdom’s last remaining independent media voices, was arrested on Monday, September 30. He has been detained over a social media post for “incitement to disturb social security”, and faces up to two years in jail.

The Independent UK

UN tribunal orders ex-official to repay $58.8 million lost in bad deals while getting perks

A U.N. tribunal has ordered a former high-ranking official to repay the United Nations $58.8 million lost in deals he made with a British businessman who showered him with interest-free loans, a Mercedes for his wife and perks for his sons

The Guardian - US

El Salvador faces scrutiny for ‘political’ trial of five environmental activists

UN and legal experts have condemned prosecution of anti-mining campaigners over alleged civil war-era killing

The Independent UK

400,000 trapped in hell of northern Gaza, UN says, as death toll passes 42,000

Up to 51,000 children in the besieged Gaza strip could be unaccompanied or separated from their parents

The Guardian - UK

English water system singled out for criticism by UN special rapporteur

Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo says regulator Ofwat ‘complacent’ about water firms putting their shareholders before public

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation

First Nations are negotiating with government on sharing crucial decisions over forestry, mining and construction

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