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Autonomous Car Rules Advancing Faster Than The Vehicles Themselves: UN

Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026, the United Nations has said.

International Business Times

Israel Says It Can Send Lebanon 'Back To Stone Age' As UN Warns Against War

Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour "back to the Stone Age", as the UN's humanitarian chief warned such a conflict would be "potentially apocalyptic".

International Business Times

Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded

The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022 and gotten even worse since last October, with sharp increases in sexual violence, the number of wounded and child recruitment, the top Red Cross official in the country says

The Independent UK

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Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?

Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has raised concerns that imposing age restrictions could push children to use social media in secret…

The Conversation

Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says

About 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015

The Guardian - UK

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage

Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s tent camps for displaced families

The Independent UK

Israeli forces continue Gaza bombardment as UN aid chief demands access

Attacks come as UN sounds alarm over deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, demands opening of crossings.

Al Jazeera

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Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s leadership: making enemies and clinging to far-right friends

Editorial: Putting his own interests above his country’s is nothing new for the Israeli prime minister, but it is increasingly blatant

The Guardian - UK

Vatican taken to trial for first time in an English court

Financier convicted in Holy See’s tribunal over high-value UK property deal launches civil action in London

The Guardian - UK

Independent UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as weapon

Human rights experts working for the United Nations have accused Sudan’s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings about imminent famine in the African nation

The Independent UK

The Latest | Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat

An Iranian-backed umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed an attack targeting the southern Israeli port city of Eilat

The Independent UK

Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says

A report by a U.N. expert on human rights says that Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Myanmar’s military government, enabling it to purchase goods and equipment to carry out its increasingly bloody war against pro-democracy resistance forces and armed ethnic minority groups

The Independent UK

Only Iran can benefit from the coming war between Israel and Hezbollah

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says that the most intense phase of Israel’s assault on Gaza is ending. Units of the Israel Defense Forces are being moved to the Lebanese border where there are signs that fighting with Hezbollah is intensifying.

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Israel To Activate Desalination Plant To Increase Water Access In Gaza

Israel to activate desalination plant in Gaza to improve water supply, addressing UN aid concerns.

The Independent UK

Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says

A U.S. aid official says thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a Gaza beach isn’t reaching those in need because of a dire security situation on the groun

The Conversation

Saulos Chilima: personal tribute to a Malawian leader who stood against hunger and poverty but courted controversy

Saulos Klaus Chilima, the former vice-president of Malawi who died recently in a plane crash, brought to Malawian politics several qualities that made him stand out. But he was also a controversial character.

International Business Times

Battles In Gaza's Rafah As US Warns Israel Over Lebanon

Fighting raged Wednesday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as fears grow of a wider regional war drawing in Lebanese Hamas ally Hezbollah.

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The Independent UK

Russia accused of flashing violent Ukraine war images on children’s TV channels

Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure are being investigated as possible war crimes by ICC

The Independent UK

Kenyan police fire blanks to disperse protesters hours after parliament breached

Authorities fired blanks to disperse protesters in Nairobi suburb overnight Wednesday, hours after protestors stormed parliament in deadly demonstrations, burning parts of the building while legislators fled, as the country grapples with controversial tax increases

The Guardian - UK

Which tournament winners took the longest time to score their first goal?

Plus: second-tier stadiums in the Euros; the player who was even younger than Lamine Yamal; and top-scorers who didn’t make the finals

Al Jazeera

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Rights group warning comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in western state.

France 24

Israeli forces battle Hamas in Rafah, launch strikes across Gaza

Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave. The assault came as Norway's largest pension fund said it had divested from US industrial group Caterpillar because of the risk its equipment was being used…

Al Jazeera

India exports rockets, explosives to Israel amid Gaza war, documents reveal

Documents seen by Al Jazeera and company statements suggest Israel is receiving Indian weapons as it wages war on Gaza.

The Independent UK

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

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