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How a year of war laid waste the Gaza Strip – visualised

Maps, charts and satellite images show damage to buildings across the Gaza Strip since the conflict with Israel began

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

Brits have enough unused cables to go to the moon and back

There are 627 million unused cables in Britain and £266 million worth of copper hidden away in usused devices.

TechRadar · Oct 10, 2024

World Can't 'Waste Time' Trading Climate Change Blame: COP29 Hosts

The hosts of the upcoming UN climate summit urged countries on Thursday not to "waste time" assigning blame over global warming and instead find common ground in tackling the problem.

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

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.

Top News · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

‘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 · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024