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‘It’s part of our psyche’: why Ireland sides with ‘underdog’ Palestine

Ireland is seen as an outlier in the EU – but its sympathy for the suffering in Gaza is rooted in its own history

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023

Qatar-UN mediation returns orphaned Ukrainian teen home after Russia ordeal

Bohdan Yermokhin is one of 20,000 Ukrainian children who were illegally taken to Russia from Ukraine’s occupied regions.

Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023

Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital after babies evacuated from Shifa

Heavy fighting erupted around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Steering road safety in India back onto the right lane

Road safety is a complex and multi-dimensional challenge, but the benefits that come with addressing it can be equally profound, especially in India

The Hindu · Nov 19, 2023

Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan

No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

The Guardian view on the war in Sudan: destruction and death are going largely unnoticed

Editorial: As civilians are forced from their homes, killed, raped and enslaved, the world is preoccupied by conflict elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

IDF publishes footage of what it says is Hamas tunnel at al-Shifa hospital

Israel says opening was discovered beneath floor of a garage within Gaza medical complex’s walls

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

A return to the scene of a big political stink

Letters: David Cameron’s return | Maggie Mia | Ministerial changes | Global hunger | Great Snoring

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

France to send more medical supplies and hospital ship to Gaza

France will send more medical supplies and a second hospital ship to Gaza and is ready to welcome injured children in need of emergency care, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Sunday. The UN has described the civilian death toll in Gaza as "staggering and unacceptable" and…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 19, 2023

‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups launch unprecedented armed resistance

Fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and an alliance of ethnic armed groups has intensified since late October after an unprecedented offensive in the country’s north exposed the junta’s struggles on the ground. The UN called for all sides to respect international law in a statement on Friday, saying…

France 24 · Nov 19, 2023