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Labour parachute 'extremist' Israel lobbyist Luke Akehurst into safe seat

LABOUR have come under fire after parachuting a member of its national executive who has claimed the United Nations is antisemitic into a safe seat…

The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2024

Major Radhika Sen honoured with UN award for promoting gender equality in peacekeeping operations

Major Radhika Sen of the Indian Army has been awarded the prestigious 'United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year' award for the year 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 30, 2024

One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report

The LGBTQ community faces "relentless opposition" across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the world still criminalising same-sex acts.

Radio France Internationale · May 30, 2024

A family yearns for answers years after Turkish refugee’s torture, death

In 2022, the Turkish coastguard found Baris Buyuksu barely alive with signs of torture, in the Aegean Sea.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2024

Rafah Battles Intensify As Israel Takes Over Gaza-Egypt Border Strip

The Israeli military launched its incursion into Rafah in early May despite international objections over the fate of Palestinian civilians sheltering there.

International Business Times · May 30, 2024

UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide

The UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2024

The Latest | 2 soldiers are killed in a West Bank car-ramming attack, Israeli military says

The Israeli military says two soldiers have been killed in a car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

As Israel pushes into Rafah, it exposes an uncomfortable truth: no court alone can protect civilians in war

The world has reacted with anger this week after an Israeli air strike on a safe zone for displaced civilians in southern Gaza reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people, including women and children.

The Conversation · May 30, 2024

AP interview: Divisions among the world's powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises

The UN peacekeeping chief says deep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly undermined what the United Nations can do to help nations move from conflict to peace

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

🔴 Live: Slovenian parliament to vote on recognising Palestinian statehood

Slovenian lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to recognise a Palestinian state, the parliament speaker said Thursday, just two days after Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised it in a coordinated decision. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he hoped Slovenian lawmakers would reject this move, saying a yes…

France 24 · May 30, 2024