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Afternoon Update: Australia unfreezes UN agency funding; aged care workers celebrate pay rise; and the world’s heaviest blueberry

Foreign minister Penny Wong announces UNRWA funding to be reinstated amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Australia reinstates funding to Unrwa to provide aid in Gaza

Friday’s decision to ‘unpause’ $6m in funding to Unrwa follows similar moves by Canada and Sweden

The Guardian - AU

Netanyahu approves plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday he had approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza's population has sought refuge. His statement came after Israel rejected Hamas's latest proposals for a six-week truce and a hostage deal as "unrealistic". Follow our…

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UN must block Iranian missile supply to Houthis in Yemen, UK and US say

Calls during Yemen briefing come as missile believed to have been launched by Houthis strikes a vessel off Aden

The Guardian - UK

Haitians Struggle To Form Governing Body As Gangs Vow To Fight On

Politicians pressed on Thursday with crucial talks aimed at forming an interim governing body to rescue Haiti from a breakdown in law and order sparked by rampaging gangs and violence.

International Business Times

Haiti transitional council plan appears to crumble after political parties reject it

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.

France 24

India seriously considering FTA with Eurasian Economic Union: Belarus Foreign Minister

India is “seriously considering” starting talks for a free trade agreement with the EAEU, Sergei Aleinik declared during his two day visit to India.

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An aid ship is en route to Gaza, in a test of a sea corridor for the war-torn enclave

A humanitarian ship is piloting a new sea route to bring food to Gaza to help avert famine after five months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

WEKU

UN Report Warns Of Growing Global Inequalities And Challenges

UNDP report reveals widening development gaps post-COVID, urging global cooperation and addressing inequality concerns.

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First Thing: Israeli tank shelling that killed journalist broke international law, UN finds

Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, and colleagues ‘clearly identifiable’. Plus, house votes to force TikTok owner to divest or face ban

The Guardian - UK

Darfur rape survivors gather together after ethnically targeted campaign

Group on outskirts of Geneina share stories from November when RSF and allied militias unleashed wave of sexual violence

The Guardian - UK

Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

Experts say most guns smuggled from places with lax firearms laws such as Florida, Arizona and Georgia

The Guardian - US

Revealed: How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza

Analysis shows how jets and tanks are being kept fueled despite interim ICJ ruling warning Israel to prevent genocidal acts

The Guardian - US

‘Death trap’: Israeli forces kill six in new attack on Gaza aid seekers

The deadly incident comes after an Israeli air strike on an UNRWA-run aid centre kills at least five people in Rafah.

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The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Netanyahu is ‘major obstacle to peace’ and should call election, says Schumer – as it happened

US Senate majority leader says that Israel has lost its way in its war on Gaza

International Business Times

Haiti Works At Govt Transition As Gang Leader Vows To Fight On

Gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince launched an armed campaign almost two weeks ago saying they intended to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, sending the nation into violent conflict with warnings of possible famine and civil war.

Al Jazeera

Israeli strike killed ‘clearly identifiable’ reporter in Lebanon: UN probe

UNIFIL investigation finds Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah and wounded several others in October.

Radio France Internationale

EU claims starvation used as 'weapon of war' as aid efforts to Gaza persist

Donor nations, aid agencies and charities are pushing forward with efforts to rush food to Gaza by land, air and sea after the European Union's top diplomat said starvation had become "a weapon of war" in the devastated Palestinian enclave.

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France 24

How charity ship Open Arms is delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza

The ship Opens Arms left Cyprus for the Gaza coast on October 12 with 200 tonnes of food supplies, the first ship to sail as part of a maritime aid corridor initiated by Cyprus, with the support of the European Union, the UK and the US. Given the humanitarian crisis…

The Guardian - AU

Cabinet papers from Iraq war period show Howard government saw access to Middle East oil as a key national interest

Newly released documents also reveal worries that reducing troop levels in Iraq would squander ‘the benefits’ to US-Australia alliance

International Business Times

Boom Times For Myanmar Opium Farmers As Coup Chaos Bites

In a remote corner of Myanmar a line of farmers move through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to release opium resin.

International Business Times

Aid Ship Slowly Heads For Gaza As Calls For Assistance Grow

A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress towards the Gaza Strip on Thursday as efforts grew to bring more humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.

AAP

Secret Iraq War cabinet documents released publicly

Cabinet documents have revealed concerns Australia would not be able to contribute to peacekeeping efforts after the Iraq War.

France 24

Hamas says it presented mediators with comprehensive vision of truce deal

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said Thursday it presented to mediators a comprehensive vision of a truce deal that is based on stopping the Israeli "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, providing relief and aid, the return of displaced Gazans to their houses, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Earlier…

The Guardian - AU

The crisis in Gaza is a diplomatic test for Australia. We must do better as a country

Australians expect our government to stand up for what is right – that starts with reinstating support to UNRWA

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