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The US is facing a difficult balancing act when it comes to Israel

Analysis: Washington – Israel’s staunchest ally – cannot afford to be out of touch with international opinion over the climbing death toll in Gaza

The Independent UK

Russian opposition leader Navalny goes missing as Putin seeks re-election

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny did not appear at a scheduled court hearing on Monday and has not been seen or heard from in 15 days. Amid speculation that he has been secretly moved to another prison or is seriously unwell, the UN has raised concerns of an “enforced…

France 24

How fossil fuel companies won COP28

Another climate summit has come and gone. The 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28 to you and me) took stock of the world’s progress in limiting global heating to 1.5°C. This is the guardrail scientists have advised world leaders to make every…

The Conversation

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WHO calls COVID-19 strain JN.1 a "variant of interest" This is what it means

The novel COVID-19 variation JN.1 has now been officially classified by the World Health Organization as a single "variant of interest," following the strain's quick global spread. This announcement was made on Tuesday. Health officials have been cautious in stating that, in comparison to earlier versions, JN.1 has not yet…

The Times of India

Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28

Indigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and climate activists say they are being silenced by fear of reprisals

The Guardian - UK

Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

Reading down the lengthy final agreement of the COP28 United Nations climate conference held in December 2023, you’ll go a long way before finding a strong, active verb. The lengthy recitation of climate impacts “notes with concern” and occasionally with “significant concern” glaring gaps in countries’ current policies. But while…

The Conversation

Nearly 66 percent of jobs lost in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war broke out

UN labour agency, Palestinian bureau note major spillover effect in occupied West Bank with one-third jobs wiped out.

Al Jazeera

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First Thing: Colorado supreme court disqualifies Trump from state’s 2024 ballot

State’s highest court declares former president ineligible for White House under US constitution’s insurrection clause. Plus, how chemical exposures affect sperm health

The Guardian - UK

No deal reached, UN resolution vote expected. Hostage situation critical

Israel and Hamas are still far from reaching a final deal on the release of hostages in Gaza. Talks are intensifying, but major sticking points remain. Mea...

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Trump off the ballot bails out the GOP

This is one of those rare situations where what's good for the country is also good for the GOP

Salon

‘Barely a drop’: UN warns water shortages a deadly risk for Gaza children

Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with large-scale disease outbreaks looming, UNICEF warns.

Al Jazeera

How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary

GOP candidates talk about schools a lot on the campaign trail. But that doesn't mean they are talking a lot about education, instead focusing on culture war issues on the battleground of K-12 schools.

WEKU

Music Gives Gaza Children Respite From Horrors Of War

It takes a while but slowly the children gathered around volunteer entertainer Ruaa Hassuna in a Gaza camp start clapping along as her music offers some respite from the horrors around them.

International Business Times

Hamas Chief In Egypt For Talks On Gaza Truce And Hostage Release

The Qatar-based Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo for discussions on the "aggression in the Gaza Strip and other matters", the group said in a statement.

International Business Times

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Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin claims Kyiv pulled out of peace talks last year ‘at Britain’s insistence’ – as it happened

Spokesperson for the Russian government claims UK ‘forbade’ negotiations with Russia

The Guardian - AU

Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, says UN – as it happened

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Fortune

World's newest trade war centers on 'friendshoring'

Amid lower trading volume, countries are going out of their way to do business with friends.

The Guardian - UK

World risks new age of empires where might makes right, warns Estonian foreign minister

International institutions seem powerless in face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Margus Tsahkna, arguing they ‘cannot survive unchanged’

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The Independent UK

UN Security Council delays Gaza ceasefire vote in bid to avoid US veto

US wants draft resolution watered down from ‘urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities’ to ‘urgent suspension of hostilities’

International Business Times

UN Security Council Due To Vote On Delayed Gaza Resolution

The United Nations Security Council was due to vote Wednesday on a much-delayed resolution calling for a pause to the Israel-Hamas war after members wrangled over wording while aid efforts in the Gaza Strip neared collapse.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Colorado court disqualifies Trump; Airbnb fined for misleading prices; and Gérard Depardieu accused of rape

Former president declared ineligible to hold office again by court after determining he engaged in insurrection on 6 January 2021

The Independent UK

UN resolution on Gaza hampered by issues important to US: cessation of hostilities and aid monitors

The Security Council's adoption of a new U.N. resolution to spur desperately needed aid to Gaza has been bogged down by two issues: a reference to a cessation of hostilities, which the U.S. has opposed, and putting the U.N. in charge of inspecting trucks to ensure they are actually carrying…

International Business Times

Hamas Chief Due In Egypt For Gaza Ceasefire Talks

The head of Hamas was due in Egypt on Wednesday for talks on a fresh ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel said it was willing to agree to another pause in exchange for more hostages.

France 24

Netanyahu rules out Gaza ceasefire until 'elimination' of Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday there would be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip until the "elimination" of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The announcement came as Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was in Cairo for talks aimed at brokering a new truce. A UN Security Council vote on…

International Business Times

French Court Jails Rwandan Ex-doctor 24 Years Over 1994 Genocide

A French court on Wednesday sentenced former Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana to 24 years in prison for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in his native East African country.

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