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Israel in Gaza, Palestinian fighters in Israel, what the UN accuses them of

Commission of Inquiry accuses Israel and Palestinian groups of war crimes. Here’s a breakdown.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2024

Unrwa accuses Israel of frequently preventing aid deliveries to Gaza

UN relief agency says authorities are hampering operations by failing to grant requests for access permits

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

The Latest | US national security adviser says Israel stands behind cease-fire proposal

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas that President Joe Biden outlined in late May at the White House

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

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Battles In Gaza's Rafah After Blinken Says Truce Still Possible

Israeli helicopters struck Gaza's Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with Hamas militants reporting street battles in the southern city after top US diplomat Antony Blinken said a truce was still possible.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

Sam Kerr gives Chelsea big boost by signing two-year contract extension

Australia forward, whose contract was running out this summer, agrees to stay at the club she joined in 2020

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

World uni rankings reveal Newcastle's impact report card as most prestigious academies drop places

Gains have placed UON among the top 25 universities in the world for key sustainability metrics.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 13, 2024

Over 330,000 Tons Of Waste Pose Health Risks In Gaza

UNRWA highlights waste crisis in Gaza, urging ceasefire for dire living conditions.

UNICEF Urges Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls' Education

UNICEF urges Taliban to allow girls' education in Afghanistan, impacting over 1 million girls. International community calls for equal access to education ...

Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case

UN lawyers say British refugee deportation plan could see Rwanda send them elsewhere, exposing them to further dangers.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2024

Hezbollah says it launched attacks at nine Israeli military sites

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites on Thursday. A security source told Lebanon it was the largest attack waged by Hezbollah since October. The attacks were carried out in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Tuesday that killed a senior Hezbollah field…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2024

Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years

One in 69 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2024

Israel Launches Strikes On Safe Zone In Southern Gaza

Israel's military strikes on Gaza's safe zones raise humanitarian concerns and potential famine crisis.

French citizen Louis Arnaud arrives in Paris after being held in Iran

French citizen Louis Arnaud returned to Paris Thursday after being held in Iran since September 2022 and sentenced last year to five years in jail on national security charges.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 13, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform

Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows

Most comprehensive analysis ever of conflict-driven climate impacts shows emissions greater than those generated by 175 countries in a year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

Conflicts drive number of forcibly displaced people to record high

Sharp rise, equivalent to population of London, means nearly 120 million have been driven from their homes

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2024

G7 Eyes Ukraine Funding Plan At Italy Summit

G7 leaders gather Thursday for the first day of an Italy summit, seeking to seal a deal on using frozen Russian assets to help war-torn Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says

One thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools

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The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up

This week’s announcement of the government’s plans to reopen New Zealand’s territorial waters to oil drilling comes as no surprise. All three coalition parties campaigned on reversing the 2018 ban on offshore oil exploration.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

With Russia not attending, what can this weekend’s Ukraine peace summit achieve?

The “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, hosted by Switzerland this weekend, is not a peace conference in the usual sense. Russia, which has dismissed it as irrelevant, won’t participate. And any summit aimed at ending the war can’t produce a final settlement without Russia’s involvement.

Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024

Significant part of Gaza facing ‘famine-like conditions’, WHO says

World Health Organization chief Tedros says 8,000 children under age five in Gaza diagnosed with acute malnutrition.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

Sudan food emergency: local researcher unpacks scale of the disaster and what action is needed

The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a massive scale. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.

UN Warns Over 1 Million Gazans Could Face Starvation In July

US-backed ceasefire talks in flux as Hamas proposes changes. Blinken focuses on post-ceasefire plans. UN finds war crimes in Gaza.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

Fossil fuel ads work on you too – here’s how

If countries cannot keep fossil fuels in the ground then they should at least keep their ads off the air.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits

Standing in the middle of the UN climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, a young undergraduate student asks to learn more about the conversations that were shaping the negotiations. She’s attending discussions around the global goal on adaptation, one of the many key themes in these latest climate negotiations.

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