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Israel War: Death toll from explosion at Gaza City hospital up to 500 - health ministry

Hamas claims nearly 1,000 children have been killed in Gaza in the last 10 days

Evening Standard

Palestinians report heavy shelling in south Gaza towns where civilians are seeking refuge

Palestinians in Gaza reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel ordered civilians to seek refuge, early Tuesday

The Independent UK

Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad through its decade-old “Belt and Road” initiative

The Independent UK

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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed India's ambassador to UN in Geneva

It is learnt that around four senior diplomats, including joint secretary (G20) Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and high commissioner to Mauritius K. Nandini Singla are being considered for the post of MEA spokesperson.

The Hindu

'Gaza is being strangled': why Israel's evacuation order violates international law

In conflicts around the world, evacuations have long been used to rescue people from serious harm. During the second world war, for instance, thousands of children across Europe were sent to rural areas or abroad under evacuation schemes initiated by governments and child welfare agencies.

The Conversation

‘They challenged the Communist monopoly’: Vietnam regime turns on its climate champions

NGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer needed

The Guardian - UK

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave.

The Conversation

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Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 11

Hundreds feared dead or injured after Gaza hospital strike; Biden to meet regional leaders

The Guardian - AU

UN Security Council meets to vote on rival Russian and Brazilian resolutions on Israel-Hamas war

The U.N. Security Council is meeting to debate rival Russian and Brazilian resolutions that reflect deep divisions over the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the latest Hamas’ attacks and Israeli retaliation

The Independent UK

Israeli diplomat claims no Gaza "crisis"

"Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity," UN official says

Salon

Israeli forces killed Abu Akleh ‘without justification’, UN inquiry says

UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh victim of ‘excessive and disproportionate force’.

Al Jazeera

UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

Al Jazeera

Could 'marine cloud brightening' reduce coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?

It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat.

The Conversation

People inside Gaza forced into drinking sea water as supplies run out – with enclave facing ‘real catastrophe’

World Health Organisation says there are less than 24 hours’ worth of supplies in many areas

The Independent UK

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UN Agency In Gaza Reports Equipment Theft Amid Conflict

UNRWA states equipment taken from its facility in Gaza, raising concerns amid ongoing conflict.

The Guardian - UK

China woos global south and embraces Putin at belt and road Beijing summit

Development drive’s forum will focus on poorer countries as Xi’s relations with the west become increasingly frosty

WEKU

Israel-Hamas war: U.S. and Israel agree on aid plan for Gaza just as water runs dry

"Gaza is running dry" and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

Sudanese face 'no respite from bloodshed and terror' as conflict drags on: UN

Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs said on Sunday, calling on the parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law.

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The Conversation

Gaza has been blockaded for 16 years – here's what a 'complete siege' and invasion could mean for vital supplies

After 56 years of occupation and a 16-year blockade, the Gaza Strip (Gaza) is now subjected to what Israel’s defence minister described as a “complete siege”. Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as further retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.

Salon

Biden, Trump and "split-screen" reality

Trump keeps whining and House GOP is in full meltdown — they still think Americans want their fantasy universe

France 24

Israel's former PM Ehud Barak: 'Netanyahu doesn't have the trust of the people or the army'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israel's former premier Ehud Barak (1999-2001) said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has neither the trust of the Israeli people nor that of the army following a devastating attack by Hamas last week. He also said Israel had no choice but to launch a…

Radio France Internationale

Mali junta upholds UN peacekeepers' departure, sends more troops north

While the UN voiced concern over an escalation of fighting in in Azawad in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend that the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from the region would go ahead before 31 December.

The Guardian - UK

Biden’s support for Israel is qualified: he means to hold Netanyahu to the law of war

The US president has a frosty history with Israel’s PM, says international relations professor Yossi Mekelberg

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On World Food Day

Every year, October 16 is observed as World Food Day. It is celebrated by organisations which are involved in alleviating hunger and improving food security

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 in Dubai: detention risk warning at UN climate summit

The emirate brands itself as a travel hub open to the world, but has seen a string of high-profile detentions of activists

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