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Wiltshire: Will a tunnel be built near Stonehenge? Controversial plan back in court

The £1.7bn, two-mile tunnel was authorised by the Department for Transport last year, but the decision is being challenged

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023

First Thing: Hamas issues threat over lives of hostages

Israeli troops reach heart of Khan Younis as Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Hamas fighters to surrender. Plus, the oldest black hole ever observed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Britain has manipulated the principle of self-determination in the Falkland Islands

Letter: If there is a people who are victims of colonialism, to whom the principle of self-determination can be applied, it is the Argentine people, writes Facundo D Rodriguez

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians still stranded near front lines

Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday with civilians still sheltering along the front lines even after massive waves of displacement across the besieged territory

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Italy, France and Germany called on the EU to impose ad hoc sanctions against Hamas and its supporters – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2023

Live updates | Israel says it's prepared to fight for months to defeat Hamas

Israel says it is prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

COP28 draft deal calls for 'reducing' – rather than 'phasing out' – fossil fuel production

A new draft climate agreement proposed Monday by the Emirati presidency of UN COP28 talks called for reducing the production and consumption of fossil fuels but it no longer mentioned a "phase-out".

France 24 · Dec 11, 2023

At COP28, Indigenous women have a message for leaders: Look at what we're doing. And listen

Indigenous women at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai are coming together to share some of their innovative ideas on how communities on the front lines of climate change can contend with it

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Negotiators, activists and officials ramp up the urgency as climate talks enter final days

Delegates at the United Nations climate talks were poring over the latest language on how the world plans to cap planet-warming emissions and keep the worst of warming at bay early Monday as a new draft of a key text in negotiations was released in the early hours

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Israel rejects claims it is trying to force Palestinians out of Gaza

WHO chief says Gaza’s health system is ‘on its knees and collapsing’ amid intensifying ground offensive

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023