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The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

First Thing: ‘Very serious’ ceasefire negotiations in Gaza face impasse

Hamas has said it will not discuss releasing more hostages until Israel ends its war, while Israel has vowed to continue ‘to the end’. Plus, the women who fought back against a couch-surfing predator

The Guardian - UK

‘Disappearing the disappeared’: outcry after Mexico reduces number of missing

Activists say the review of 113,000 missing people in Mexico is a ploy to reduce the number ahead of the presidential election

The Guardian - US

UN calls for probe as Israeli army accused of killing unarmed Palestinians

UN rights office says ‘possible war crime’ amid reports Israeli forces allegedly ‘executed’ 11 Palestinian men in Gaza.

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UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven

The U.N. says fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by the country's devastating conflict

The Independent UK

WFP temporarily halts food aid in parts of Sudan as fighting spreads

UN food agency has been regularly providing assistance to more than 800,000 people in al-Jazirah state.

Al Jazeera

UNSC struggles with Gaza truce vote delays, Israel orders mass evacuations

Palestinians await long-delayed UN Security Council vote on aid delivery as death toll in besieged Gaza exceeds 20,000.

Al Jazeera

Could DR Congo’s Tshisekedi declare war on Rwanda if re-elected?

The DRC, Africa’s second largest country by size, has seen years of instability, part of which it blames on Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow confirms ‘comprehensive’ defence cooperation with North Korea – as it happened

Chief of Russian general staff also confirms ‘comprehensive strategic partnership with China and India’

The Guardian - AU

UN security council vote delayed yet again and now set for Friday – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Gaza children being killed or mutilated in ‘very extreme’ numbers, Australian doctor says

Reporting what is being directly witnessed by MSF healthcare workers does not indicate loss of neutrality, Natalie Thurtle stresses

The Guardian - AU

UN committee report slams Australia's 'inhuman' prisons

Prisons and detention centres in Australia have been described as inhuman and degrading by a UN report that claims some cases may amount to torture.

AAP

US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza

The United States, key allies and Arab nations are engaging in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning

The Independent UK

More than 8,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, rights groups say

Number held without charge at historic high amid intensified wave of arrests after 7 October attacks by Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Intensifies as Death Toll Soars

In this interview, Democratic strategist Abbas Alawiyah discusses the political impact of President Biden's handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict an...

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Israel-Hamas hostage talks stall as UN vote delayed again

Get the latest updates on Israel's war with Hamas and the ongoing hostage negotiations. Find out the challenges faced and the possible outcomes in this com...

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Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000 as UN Security Council delays vote on aid

The grim milestone comes as the UN’s top decision-making body postpones a key vote on Gaza aid for the third time.

The Guardian - UK

Hamas insists on end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza before hostage talks can begin

UN security council resolution calling for ceasefire and more aid deliveries delayed again at the request of the US

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: shock ‘robotax’ demand, food bank demand soars, Trump lashes out

ATO letters demanding tax payments likened to notorious robodebt system; volunteers describe ‘busiest ever Christmas’ as they hand out groceries

The Independent UK

Live updates | Talks on Gaza cease-fire and freeing more hostages as Hamas leader is in Egypt

The top leader of Hamas is in Egypt for talks on halting the war in Gaza and securing the release of at least some of the estimated 129 Israeli captives held there

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a UN treaty: stop rich nations acting like the tax havens they condemn

Editorial: Developing countries are right to want to fight illicit financial flows and combat aggressive tax strategies that rob them of cash they need

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