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UN Begins Polio Vaccinations In Gaza Amid Ceasefire Concerns

Learn about the challenges faced by a UN-led polio vaccination campaign in Gaza amidst conflict and ceasefire negotiations.

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In an unheroic age, Putin, Trump and Netanyahu are sick parodies of great men

These successors to Stalin, Hitler and Mao are the ones making history in an unhappy, warring world

The Guardian - UK

Health Official Says Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins In War-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

International Business Times

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Fifteen ISIS Fighters Killed In Raid By US And Iraqi Troops, Seven American Fighters Wounded

ISIS fighters were armed with 'numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive suicide belts,' said officials

International Business Times

Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

France 24

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even though they issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission

The Independent UK

Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland, raising food security concerns

Authorities in Nigeria say weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people across the country

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A simple guide to the West Bank

The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967, but not everyone understands what that means.

Al Jazeera

Middle East crisis: aid agency says four men killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort – as it happened

Anera says four men who died in Gaza were locals who asked to serve as escort for convoy, but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’

The Guardian - AU

To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail

From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian children say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’

Republican candidate tells conservative group his daughter should have been UN ambassador and the ‘most brilliant leaders’ come from Scotland like his mother

The Guardian - AU

3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

The Independent UK

Vision Australia pressed to appoint a blind CEO and open field externally

Founding chair Graeme Innes launches petition and accuses service provider of hypocrisy over recruitment for top job

The Guardian - AU

The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages

A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning report describing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program as a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” The report detailed the many ways migrant workers have been mistreated in Canada, including excessive work hours, limited breaks and physical abuse.

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Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate

A coalition of environmental and First Nations groups condemned Australia's addiction to fossil fuels during this week's Pacific summit in Tonga.

The Conversation

Canada needs to overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker program, not just tinker with it

The federal government recently announced important changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, a program that allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill labour shortages at low wages.

The Guardian - UK

Aid agency says men killed by Israeli airstrike on convoy were a local escort

Anera says four men who died were Gazans offering to protect convoy, but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’ who hijacked car

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East Timor Celebrates 25Th Anniversary Of Independence Referendum

East Timor celebrates 25th independence anniversary with resilience and hope, reflecting on past struggles and commitment to progress.

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The Independent UK

East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence

East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975

The National (Scotland)

SNP members call for Israeli firm divestment review by Scottish Government

SNP members have called for a Scottish Government review into “commercial arrangements” with businesses complicit in Israel’s illegal…

The Guardian - AU

Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum

China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unit

The Conversation

Healthy soils are good for your gut, brain and wellbeing – here’s why

Often overlooked, soil is one of our planet’s largest living ecosystems and the foundation of our lives. It provides 95% of our food, supports global biodiversity and helps balance the climate by storing atmospheric carbon.

The Conversation

Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the…

The Conversation

DRC: fighting with rebels in the country’s east has intensified, sparking fears of a wider war

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been battling the M23 rebel group in the east of the country since 2012. However, there has been a major upsurge in fighting so far this year.

International Business Times

Taliban's Morality Ministry Refuses To Cooperate With UN Afghan Mission

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

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