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My elderly relatives first fled for their lives in 1948. In Gaza right now they are walking the Nakba again

Their story is that of thousands of other Palestinians: forced to move time and time again, their homes lost or destroyed, says Ghada Ageel of the University of Alberta

The Guardian - UK

Biden says he wants Israel to focus on ‘how to save civilian lives’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel says its war on Gaza war will continue 'with or without' international support

US President Joe Biden warned earlier this week Israel is losing support because of its 'indiscriminate' bombing of Gaza

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Thursday briefing: Can US support for Israel’s war against Hamas survive ‘indiscriminate bombing’?

In today’s newsletter: Joe Biden is striking an increasingly lonely figure on the global stage and tensions are rising with Benjamin Netanyahu

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Lisa Wilkinson takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial; Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions quashed; and how to age well

‘I feel we investigated the story extremely well,’ Lisa Wilkinson says in court of her reporting of Brittany Higgins’ claims

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen calls on News Corp to sack Andrew Bolt for column saying Australians sick of ‘kowtowing to the primitive’

Columnist lashes out after climate change minister makes speech during Cop28 declaring ‘profound respect’ for Indigenous people’s care for land

The Guardian - AU

Biden urges Israel to 'be more careful' to protect civilians in Gaza

US President Joe Biden urged Israel on Thursday to take more care to protect civilians in Gaza, after the White House pushed Israel to scale down its offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the near future. The news comes after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting White…

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Israel Bombs Gaza As Rift With US Grows

Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday as a top White House advisor was due to arrive in Jerusalem with a rift growing over US calls for its ally to exercise restraint.

International Business Times

Cop28 agreement is progress – but there is still plenty of wriggle room for any country, including Australia

The government’s new stance is unusual for a large fossil-fuel-producing country, even if it’s not translated into policies

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: why it’s so hard to buy a home, penguin naps, and inequality in the US

This week’s data newsletter also looks at the effect of record immigration on Australia and the use of text on Vogue magazine covers

The Guardian - AU

'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against COP28 Cheer

A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.

International Business Times

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis

Local aid groups are providing desperately needed assistance to thousands displaced across the country.

Al Jazeera

Labor MP Josh Burns says Australia’s UN Gaza ceasefire vote not relevant to ‘people on the ground’

Speaking from Israel, MP plays down significance of UN resolution, saying violence won’t end ‘without Hamas being removed from power’

The Guardian - AU

Road fatalities drop globally, but India sees a rise: WHO report

Globally, road traffic deaths fell 5% to 1.19M in 2010-21, with India registering a 15% increase. 10 countries reduced fatalities by >50%, 35 by 30-50%.

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Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents

Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease

The Independent UK

Senior Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush inside Gaza

The dead include the highest-ranking officer to have been killed in Israel’s ground operation

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Cop28’s final text: saying the right thing – and not a moment too soon

Editorial: Looming over this year’s climate talks was the spectre of Donald Trump regaining the US presidency

The Guardian - UK

Rich countries are desperate to convince us their hollow Cop28 deal is a triumph. They’re lying

The agreement on fossil fuel phase-out is full of loopholes, but those of us fighting for climate justice won’t give up, says Asad Rehman of War on Want

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Gulf states press for two-state roadmap after UN vote on Israel-Gaza war

UAE and Qatar say they will not again fund Gaza reconstruction without Israeli concession, as US isolation grows

The Guardian - UK

Indigenous people and climate justice groups say Cop28 was ‘business as usual’

Developing countries call agreement to transition away from fossil fuels ‘unfair’ and ‘inequitable’

The Conversation

Gaza war: how Hezbollah has opened a second front inside Israel

While the attention of the world has focused on Israel’s assault on Gaza over the past two months, following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, one aspect of the Middle East conflict not getting a great deal of news coverage has been the continuing battle with Hezbollah in south…

Newcastle Herald

Reasonable to assume public trust eroded

Letters and Short Takes December 14, 2023

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis reveals he will not be buried in Vatican

Pontiff tells Mexican broadcaster he will break with tradition and simplify papal funeral

The Independent UK

UN warns patients and staff trapped in Gaza hospital under siege must be protected

The majority of medical facilities are non-operational while the others are only partially functional

The Independent UK

Saudi registrants for COP28 included undeclared oil company employees, nonprofit says

At least 15 people who registered for Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai appear to be undeclared employees of the Saudi state oil company, according to research by an environmental nonprofit

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