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‘Kancheepuram deserves world heritage status,’ says architect Abha Narain Lambah, who helped get Santiniketan on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Abha Narain Lambah has been a pioneer in India's conservation field, restoring iconic buildings from Elphinstone College to Mumbai's Opera House. Her practice has won several UNESCO awards and she has crafted management plans for Ajanta Caves and prepared the dossier for Santiniketan’s UNESCO listing. She has worked with governments…

The Hindu

Actors and academics criticise UK over climate ‘madness’ and limits on protest

Letter says government pushing ahead with new fossil fuel projects while criminalising activists who raise alarm

The Guardian - UK

Houthi attacks on Israel jeopardise Saudi peace efforts in Yemen

US reportedly willing to attack Houthi military sites unless Houthis release Israeli-linked ship seized on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

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'Repressive State': Climate Activists Fear COP28 Clampdown In UAE

Rights groups are preparing for the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates with trepidation, fearing surveillance and detention under the oil-rich monarchy's strict criminal justice system.

International Business Times

Hamas frees 24 hostages, 39 Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Hamas on Friday released 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and a Filipino national, taking the total number of hostages released to 24, according to the Qatari foreign ministry. Under the terms of the Israeli-Hamas truce deal, Israel in turn freed 39 Palestinian women and children from jails, Qatar confirmed. Read FRANCE…

France 24

‘We are overwhelmed’: southern Gaza’s exhausted doctors forced to leave children to die

A surgeon at one of the territory’s last functioning hospitals tells of desperate conditions amid an acute lack of medicine

The Guardian - UK

Australia's emissions policies need 'radical reset'

Australia's is failing at every turn to rein in its emissions and a radical reset is needed, experts say ahead of a global climate summit in Dubai.

AAP

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With war raging in Gaza, how much do we know about Australia's weapons exports? The answer: very little

Australia’s defence export program has recently come under scrutiny for its lack of transparency – particularly in relation to whether approved export permits are providing material support to Israel’s war against Hamas.

The Conversation

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Antarctica just before the COP28 climate talks begin

The Independent UK

Israel, Hamas Reach Landmark Hostage Deal After 47 Days Of Bloodshed

Israel to release prisoners in exchange for hostages, sparking market rally

Zenger

Gaza: what aid agencies can hope to achieve under the strict limits of the four-day humanitarian pause

The four-day humanitarian pause in Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip will be vital to allow humanitarian agencies into the stricken Palestinian enclave with much-needed supplies of food, water, fuel and medicine. But four days is a very short window to meet the vast humanitarian needs, given the damage wrought…

The Conversation

Why the man-hating feminist is a myth – according to science

As part of the “Women Against Feminism” campaign that launched in 2014, social media posts have featured young women holding placards with the message “I don’t need feminism because…” listing various reasons ranging from “I respect men” to “I am not a MAN-HATER”.

The Conversation

‘Dogs are eating corpses on the streets of Gaza’: Qatari official describes ‘unparalleled’ destruction

No amount of foreign aid will be enough, a top Qatari official tells The Independent, as Hamas run health ministry puts the number of people killed in Gaza since the conflict began at 14,500

The Independent UK

Albanese government urged to sign treaty banning nukes

Australia is being urged to sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons "without delay," bringing the nation into line with its Pacific neighbours.

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France 24

Israel-Hamas war: Hostage deal on hold

Negotiators are continuing to work out the final details of an agreement that will see at least 50 hostages freed from Gaza and allow a pause in more than six weeks of relentless fighting. For more, we speak to lawyer and researcher Johann Soufi, who is also a former senior…

The Independent UK

Gaza has become a moonscape in war. When the battles stop, many fear it will remain uninhabitable

Israel’s military offensive has turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape

WEKU

We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

We came to a refugee camp in Jordan to ask what is on people's minds, as war and violence unfold in places that may be miles away, but that feel central to their identities.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas deal: What makes a truce lead to lasting peace?

With Israel and Hamas agreeing to a four-day pause in fighting, here’s a look at how truces from other wars played out.

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Will Iran give Russia ballistic missiles for the war in Ukraine?

It might help Iran bolster military ties with Russia but could hurt efforts to patch up relations with the EU.

The Independent UK

Taoiseach confident hostage releases will still go ahead

Leo Varadkar said it remained unclear whether Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand, nine, would be among the first hostages set free.

Radio France Internationale

Cameroon receives first shipment of 'breakthrough' malaria vaccine

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

The Conversation

If Kenya wants to help Haiti, it should push for colonial reparations not send in the police

As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the paramilitary-style gangs that control the capital city of…

France 24

'The climate crisis is a health crisis,' WHO's Vanessa Kerry tells FRANCE 24

Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy. Vanessa…

Evening Standard

What is pneumonia and its symptoms — and how is the strain in China different?

Children under five, the over-65s, and those with compromised immune systems are most likely to contract the disease

The Independent UK

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children

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