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Israel’s ‘war against Gaza’s children’ explained

More than 100 children have been killed every day since Israel started bombing the besieged enclave on October 7.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023

Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

France 24 · Oct 19, 2023

First Thing: Gaza aid could enter as soon as Friday, says Biden

Twenty trucks are preparing to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but US president says aid will halt if it is seized by Hamas. Plus, Naomi Klein on populists, conspiracists and real-world activism

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

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A real friend of Israel would be making it face up to some uncomfortable truths

President Biden’s visit stopped short of addressing the root causes of this endless cycle of violence, says Israeli journalist Haggai Matar

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

State Department issues global travel warning for Americans, as Gaza awaits aid

Aid trucks line up at Egypt-Gaza border as protests continue around the world. The State Department has warned Americans overseas to be on high alert for terrorist attacks in heavily visited areas.

WEKU · Oct 19, 2023

‘Very disturbing’: crackdown on oil pipeline protests in Uganda concerns UN rights expert

Students in Kampala have been beaten and arrested for marching against a 900-mile pipeline co-owned by a French company

The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023

Palestinians in Gaza feel nowhere is safe amid unrelenting Israeli airstrikes

Israeli airstrikes have pounded locations across the Gaza Strip, including parts of the south that Israel had declared safe zones

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

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The EU and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: many voices, no shared vision

The day after the barbaric attacks by Hamas on Israel, the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Oliver Varhelyi of Hungary, announced the suspension of aid to the Palestinians. He was soon rebuffed by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and…

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023

'Disturbing' lockdown trend at youth detention centre

Tasmania's custodial inspector has a described disturbing and unprecedented lockdowns at the state youth detention facility.

AAP · Oct 19, 2023

Afternoon Update: Biden announces Gaza aid deal; boy killed in quad bike crash; and changes to Netflix’s basic tier

The US president secures an agreement with Israel and Egypt to allow aid delivery of 20 trucks into Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023

Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023

Live updates | Israel OKs limited aid for Gaza as regional tensions rise following hospital blast

President Joe Biden visited Israel on an urgent mission to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader regional conflict

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Ireland announces £11m in additional funding for Palestinians

Hundreds of people stage demonstration outside Irish parliament

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

WHO says medical aid ‘loaded and ready to go’ into Gaza

Five trucks of medical supplies are waiting at the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, ready to enter the besieged Palestinian enclave, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Israel has said it will not block the entry of 20 trucks with food, water and medical aid, but not fuel…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023

Military attack leaves Myanmar’s displaced civilians with ‘no safe place’

Dozens were killed last week when the military bombed a camp for people displaced by decades of conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2023

China marks ten years of Belt & Road forum, though interest is waning

Beijing will inject over $100 billion of new funding into its Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China's President Xi Jinping said Wednesday at a summit marking the vast infrastructure project's tenth anniversary.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution calling for humanitarian pause in Israel-Hamas war

US ambassador says draft resolution did not do enough to underscore Israel’s right to self-defence.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Biden tells Israel not to ‘repeat mistakes’ made by US after 9/11

President reaffirmed US support but urged Israel not to be ‘consumed by rage’ as Netanyahu promises to allow aid into Gaza

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The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Biden backs Israel in blaming ‘the other team’ for Gaza hospital blast during Tel Aviv trip

US president says ‘errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza’ is likely source of explosion which the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave claims has killed hundreds of people

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Ireland increases funding for Palestinians amid calls for ceasefire

Hundreds of people staged a demonstration outside the Irish parliament on Wednesday.

Fortune · Oct 18, 2023

Biden says ‘other team' is probably behind the Gaza hospital blast, as world awaits an Israel-Hamas smoking gun

Before Biden departed for war-torn Israel, the U.S. government reportedly had not drawn a conclusion as to who was behind the deadly attack.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

US vetoes UN’s call for ‘humanitarian pause’ and corridors into Gaza

Ambassador says text was unacceptable as it did not mention Israel’s right to self-defence

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Patients operated on without anaesthetic in Gaza as WHO runs out of medicine

Morphine, saline solution and surgical supplies are critically low while blood banks only have two weeks of supply left

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Activists turn backs on US officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States wraps up

Dozens of activists who champion LGBTQ, indigenous peoples’ and reproductive rights or campaign against discrimination have turned their backs in a silent protest in Geneva

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023

Four reasons why western companies have been 'trapped' in Russia since it invaded Ukraine

More than 600 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, over 1,400 international companies are still operating in Russia. Only a small percentage of western firms have been able to close down their operations in the country since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

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