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Israel-Hamas war latest: An Israeli strike kills at least 40 in a humanitarian area of Gaza

Palestinian news agency WAFA says an Israeli strike has killed at least 40 people and wounded some 60 more

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study

Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Woman dies as Moscow air defences repel Ukrainian drones, officials say

Dire warnings to Iran over ballistic missiles for Russia; Swedish aid package holds out possibility of Gripen fighter jets. What we know on day 930

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024

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Gaza Agency Says Israeli Strike Kills 40 In Humanitarian Zone

Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an Israeli strike on a humanitarian zone in the south of the Palestinian territory killed 40 people and wounded 60 others, with the Israeli army saying it had targeted a Hamas command centre in the area.

International Business Times · Sep 10, 2024

Israel-Gaza war: killing of Turkish-American activist in West Bank ‘unprovoked and unjustified’, says Blinken – as it happened

US secretary of state says Israeli forces need to make ‘fundamental changes’ to operations in occupied West Bank after Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was shot dead during protest

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024

Without Blood review – Angelina Jolie’s lacklustre war drama is another misfire

The actor and activist again struggles to convince as a film-maker with a well-meaning yet unconvincing adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novel

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2024

Australia backs UK decision to curb arms sales to Israel

Exclusive: Foreign minister Penny Wong says she ‘welcomes’ the British move and Palestinian civilians ‘cannot pay the price’ of defeating Hamas

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024

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Venezuelan opposition still hopes to unseat Maduro despite their candidate's exile

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is trying to reassure supporters that her opposition coalition still has a chance of gaining control of the presidency despite the departure into exile of their candidate Edmundo González Urrutia

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

UN chief 'never seen such death and destruction' as in Gaza amid Israel assault

THE head of the United Nations has spoken out amid Israel's ongoing assault of Gaza, saying he had "never seen such a level of death and…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2024

Starmer flies to US for talks with Biden, but will miss Harris and Trump

Campaign schedules mean PM will not meet presidential candidates during brief surprise visit to Washington

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

At least eight Palestinians killed as Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify

At least eight people killed and dozens wounded as Israel carries out air raids across Gaza, health officials say.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2024

The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen

The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

U.S. conducts new deportation flight to Haiti despite lack of progress in security area

The flight took place a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country to meet with top officials

Latin Times · Sep 9, 2024

‘We need safe routes’: artist Es Devlin to open refugee portrait show

Fifty drawings of displaced people will be shown in a London church, in collaboration with UN refugee agency

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

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The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

UN human rights chief accuses Israel of showing ‘blatant disregard’ for international law

Israel denies all such allegations in Gaza, as well as the occupiued West Bank and East Jerusalem

International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024

Paramilitary Gunfire In Sudan City A Day After Deadly Shelling

Paramilitary gunfire sounded in Sudan's southeastern city of Sennar on Monday, a day after shelling blamed on the paramilitaries killed around 30 people at a market, activists and witnesses said.

International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024

Hundreds In West Bank Mourn Slain US-Turkish Activist

Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, to pay respects to a US-Turkish activist killed while protesting against Israeli settlements in a nearby town.

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The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

IPP scandal: Call for free vote on bill to end ‘living nightmare’ of indefinite jail terms

Lord Blunkett and the chair of Prison Officers Association have backed a private member’s bill for almost 3,000 IPP prisoners to be resentenced

International Business Times · Sep 9, 2024

Nikki Haley Says 'We're In World War III'

The former United Nations ambassador is supporting Donald Trump for president

Radio France Internationale · Sep 9, 2024

Mali, Niger scramble for international aid to deal with dire flooding

Mali has called on the international community for aid to deal with the fall-out of severe flooding which has hit the country in recent weeks. Over 40 people have died and thousands more are displaced. Neighbouring Niger is facing a similar situation with a death toll of over 270.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

UN rights chief urges voters to beware 'strongman' politicians who 'throw glitter in our eyes'

The U.N. human rights chief is urging voters to be wary of “strongman” politicians and personalities “that throw glitter in our eyes” as more elections loom in a busy electoral calendar this year

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2024

Why India’s stillbirths are still not counted properly

“In our out-patient department, we get so many patients who have had stillbirths in the past,” said Tamkin Khan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Aligarh Muslim University. “Every third patient has had a stillbirth – one time, two times, sometimes three times.”

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

‘The world’s simply not noticing’: 2024 likely to be deadliest year for aid workers

Nearly 200 humanitarians have been killed so far this year, the majority local hires, as growing disregard for international law ramps up the risks to those in conflict hotspots

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

Nikki Haley says JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ slur is ‘not helpful’

‘If you want to talk about things, stick with policy,’ former Trump UN ambassador tells fellow Republicans

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