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What is the impact of recognising Palestinian statehood?

Spain, Norway and Ireland officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, fulfilling a long-held Palestinian aspiration. Israel has expressed deep discontent with the move, calling it “a reward for Hamas”. As the humanitarian crisis worsens and the civilian death toll continues to swell in Gaza, experts hope the move could…

France 24

Israel-Gaza war live: reports of new Israeli airstrike on area designated as a humanitarian space by IDF

Air attack reported in al-Mawasi in western Rafah, a location that Israel’s military had designated as a humanitarian area

The Guardian - AU

Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents

Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are becoming increasingly isolated internationally – they need to listen to their friends

Pressure, both external and internal, is rapidly changing the international landscape for Israel. In 2011, Ehud Barak, then Israel’s defence minister, warned that Israel would face a “diplomatic-political tsunami” of international isolation and censure if it could not resolve the conflict with the Palestinians. More than a decade later, that…

The Conversation

Tanks reach centre of Rafah as attacks mount and Israel’s isolation grows

Three countries recognise Palestinian state and UN calls emergency meeting amid international horror at Israel’s offensive

The Guardian - UK

Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise Palestine. What has that changed?

Now 146 out of 193 UN members recognise Palestine, but what does that mean for Palestinians?

Al Jazeera

Slovenia’s ‘moral duty’: What’s behind its push to recognise Palestine?

As Israel’s war rages in Gaza, Slovenia is joining a clutch of European nations that hope to pave a pathway to peace.

Al Jazeera

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UK vows action over hundreds of Ukrainians with disabilities vanished into Russia

Deputy foreign secretary calls on those in the hundreds of cases revealed by an 18-month investigation by The Independent to be returned and pledges further support for the disabled community in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West.

The Conversation

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts

The Guardian - UK

145 Countries Now Recognise A Palestinian State

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.

International Business Times

US To Unveil 'Guardrails' Needed For Carbon Markets To Succeed

President Joe Biden's administration is set Tuesday to unveil "guardrails" it says will ensure that carbon offset markets effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a significant win for advocates of the contentious schemes.

International Business Times

Israel bombards Gaza’s Rafah amid international condemnation – as tanks reach heart of city

Residents say there is intense shelling as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue assault as he faces international condemnation over a weekend strike that killed 45 Palestinians

The Independent UK

Put your tape measure away – and enjoy your delicious underpoured pint

A study says that most beer served in pubs and bars is short-measured. Here’s why I think drinkers should suck it up, says the writer Imogen West-Knights

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Israeli tanks 'reach Rafah city centre' as UN prepares for emergency meeting

ISRAELI tanks have reportedly reached Rafah city centre as a large operation is carried out despite international warnings for Israel’s offensive…

The Independent UK

The Latest | Israeli minister lashes out at Spain for moving to formally recognize Palestinian state

Israel’s foreign minister accused Spain of “being complicit in inciting genocide against Jews and war crimes” on Tuesday, after the country moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state

France 24

Ireland, Norway join Spain in ‘historic decision’ to formally recognise a Palestinian state

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday in what Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a "historic decision". The move has been slammed by Israel as a "reward" for Hamas more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war.

International Business Times

Israel Again Bombs Rafah As Security Council To Discuss Camp Blaze

Israel again bombarded Gaza's far-southern Rafah area on Tuesday despite a global storm of outrage over a strike that set ablaze a crowded tent city, killing 45 people according to Palestinian officials.

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The Independent UK

UN report says that education, social safety nets vital for Asia to grow rich, cope with aging

A report by the United Nations says that as economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets needed to raise incomes and ensure social equity

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International Outrage Grows Over Israel's Deadly Airstrike In Rafah

Israel's recent airstrike in Rafah, causing casualties, draws international condemnation and raises concerns for Gaza's safety.

Evening Standard

Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue war amid international outcry at Rafah air strike

Israel’s prime minister says the strike which killed scores of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday was a ‘tragic mistake’

Al Jazeera

Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade

Rocks are still falling as search continues in Enga province for an estimated 2,000 people buried by a mountain.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: ‘There are massacres everywhere’: what has happened since Rafah was struck?

In today’s newsletter: World leaders condemn strike on refugee camp that killed at least 45 people. Who were the victims and how will the conflict unfold from here?

France 24

Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate amid second landslide fears

Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people.

Newslaundry

Cleaning the ‘Bangladeshi’: DNA and citizenship in contemporary India

Despite the tremendous diversity of languages and cultures in India, we are all but leaves of the same tree – migrants and mixed. The genome data that we have of Indians show that there are no genetic differences between caste groups. Tribals too are not some isolated communities.

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