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Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions

More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebanon bears the ecological scars of war. Avocado orchards are gone and beehives destroyed. So, too, are the livelihoods they supported. Meanwhile, fields and forests have disappeared under the intense fire caused by white phosphorus shelling.…

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US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict

The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of conduct and determine agendas for collective action.

The Conversation

UN warns of 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that over a million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food aid soon without new funding

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Why are some countries – including UK – reluctant to join Trump’s Gaza board of peace?

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said that once the group is formed ‘we can do pretty much whatever we want to do’, days after his threats to Greenland

The Independent UK

‘Endangered lawyer’ day highlights US justice system’s plummeting standing

International coalition of legal groups focuses on political intimidation of lawyers and judges in US – once a role model

The Guardian - US

Trump claims world ‘richer, safer’ than year ago at launch of his ‘board of peace’

US president holds signing ceremony at World Economic Forum amid concerns new body seeks to replace UN

The Guardian - UK

Fire at Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh destroyed homes and displaced thousands of Rohingya

A massive fire this week has destroyed hundreds of makeshift homes in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, displacing more than 2,000 people

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Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony

The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.

Euronews

UK not ready to sign up to Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’, says Yvette Cooper

Foreign secretary says Britain supports president’s Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of Putin

The Guardian - UK

‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout

Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

Euronews

Starmer snubs Trump’s signing ceremony for Gaza board of peace over Putin involvement

Trump insists war in Gaza ‘is really coming to an end’ despite ‘little fires that we'll put out’

The Independent UK

Philippine journalist given long jail sentence over ‘fabricated’ terrorism charge

The conviction, after nearly six years in detention, has drawn international condemnation from media rights groups

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: What’s going on with Trump’s board of peace?

In today’s newsletter: What began as a temporary mechanism to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction is quietly mutating into a permanent system of external control, raising urgent questions about who will govern in Palestine

The Guardian - UK

Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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The Conversation

Carney’s rallying cry to ‘middle powers’ includes Australia - and we should heed his call

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, created global headlines for his criticism of US President Donald Trump and his frank admission the rules-based international order is undergoing a “rupture, not a transition”.

The Independent UK

US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country

The U.S. has warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the first time in a decade

The Independent UK

Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations

President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council

The Independent UK

University application fees for care leavers to be scrapped by Ucas

Those who have been in care who are applying to start university in autumn 2027 will have the fee waived

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Ultrasound machine was crucial during astronaut medical issue at space station, Crew 11 says

The astronauts gave public remarks for the first time Wednesday since being evacuated from the International Space Station

The Conversation

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part of the coastline, including bottles, fragments of fishing gear and food packaging.

International Business Times UK

Benjamin Netanyahu Joins Donald Trump's Board Of Peace Amid Regional Reconstruction Row

Netanyahu reverses course to join Trump's Board of Peace despite earlier fury over Turkey's inclusion, as phase two of Gaza's ceasefire faces mounting obstacles including Hamas weapons refusal and Israeli security control demands.

Euronews

Fact check: What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and would it have real power?

A leaked charter suggests Trump's "Board of Peace" aims to have a worldwide mandate. International law experts say its power would be limited.

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After a year of defunding UN agencies, Trump reveals his goal of replacing the UN with his own ‘Board of Peace’

Trump wants to be the chairman of the Board of Peace indefinitely.

Evening Standard

What is Donald Trump's Board of Peace plan? What we know

Here’s everything we know so far about Trump’s Board of Peace plan:

Axios

Trump responds to Carney in Davos: "Canada lives because of the United States"

Canada should be "grateful" to the U.S. for the "freebies" it receives, Trump claimed.

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