UN Official Describes Dire Humanitarian Crisis In Northern Gaza UN aid workers in northern Gaza face challenges providing essential supplies due to Israeli bombardment, leaving residents in dire need. Top News · Oct 22, 2024
Netanyahu, the brutal chancer, will keep on bombing, but his brinkmanship may go too far The notion that he will claim a victory and stop now is deluded. He will press on until there is the political will in the US to stop him, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024
Blinken In Israel To Push For Gaza Truce US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon "as soon as possible". International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024
Middle East crisis live: Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli city Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state Antony Blinken due to land in Israel for talks The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2024
North Korea UN Representative Denies Pyongyang Sent Troops To Russia North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumor". International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024
UN Accuses Israel Of Blocking Aid To Northern Gaza UN accuses Israel of obstructing aid delivery to northern Gaza, worsening humanitarian crisis. Calls for access to essential supplies and condemns weaponiz... Top News · Oct 22, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972 The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2024
UN Warns Of Aid Crisis In Besieged Gaza Refugee Camp UN warns of dire conditions in Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza due to Israeli military actions, hindering aid access. Top News · Oct 21, 2024
Israel claims Hezbollah bunker under Beirut hospital holds millions of dollars Sahel hospital evacuated despite Israel saying it would not attack it although at least four people died in nearby strikes The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
UN Condemns Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza, Urges Protection Of Civilians UN Secretary-General condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, calls for protection of civilians and urgent humanitarian assistance. Top News · Oct 21, 2024
NZ is encouraging the use of AI – but it’s largely outsourcing the risks and societal costs As investment in generative AI continues to grow globally, New Zealand’s government has been implementing its use across the public sector and encouraging businesses to embrace the technology’s potential. The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024
Blinken Back To Middle East To Push For Gaza Truce US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. International Business Times · Oct 21, 2024
Cop16: What is the UN nature summit and what will negotiations involve? Here are answers to key questions about the Cop16 conference on biodiversity. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve Editorial: The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflict The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2024 US says it is seeking lasting end to war in Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ In Beirut, Biden’s envoy says he is ‘saddened’ by devastation in Lebanon as Israel’s US-backed offensive intensifies.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2024 Cross-party support for Westminster bill to recognise Palestine statehood AN independent MP has lodged a bill to recognise the state of Palestine, garnering support from across the House of Commons.
The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024 New report reveals that targets to save 30% of the ocean by 2030 aren’t being met The world is gathering in Colombia for the UN biodiversity conference known as Cop16, a biannual pulse-taking of the living planet where actions to protect the natural world are agreed. At its last meeting in 2022, an ambitious roadmap for nature protection was put in place. As part of that…
International Business Times · Oct 21, 2024 How Much Aid Is Getting Into Gaza? Israel has announced steps to boost aid deliveries to Gaza, but UN figures show a huge drop in supplies getting through to the war-battered territory and humanitarian workers doubt much is reaching those who need it most.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 First Thing: UN body warns Israel over ‘potential destruction’ of population in north Gaza OHCHR says Israel may be causing the ‘destruction of the Palestinian population’ by ‘death and displacement’. Plus, is Elon Musk’s $1m giveaway legal?
Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2024 ‘Genocide unfolding’: 640 Palestinians killed in north Gaza in 17 days Rescue workers banned from accessing besieged areas, making it difficult to ascertain the exact number of people killed.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2024 Campaigners urge Scottish Government to keep College of Europe bursaries THE European Movement in Scotland has called for the Scottish Government to continue funding for scholarships to the College of Europe.
Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2024 As Israel’s siege on north Gaza continues, how are people coping? Israeli forces launched an operation in the north on October 6, laying siege to hundreds of thousands of people.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border
Fortune · Oct 21, 2024 Governments have just 5 weeks to end plastic pollution. A global, binding treaty is the only solution Dame Ellen MacArthur-Christiana Figueres: The negotiations in Busan are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the root causes of plastic pollution.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024 Palestinians describe being used as ‘human shields’ by Israeli troops in Gaza Detainees say they were sent into unexplored houses and tunnels before soldiers, in violation of Geneva conventions