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The Israeli prime minister says his country will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully…
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The Israeli prime minister says his country will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully disarms, putting him at odds with a US-backed roadmap endorsed by the group.
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A flight crew member was injured in a near-miss collision on the runway at Australia’s Sydney Airport. An investigation has been launched to determine what caused the incident.
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Sarah Tekhlu was ready to give up on university. An Eritrean refugee, she had already been displaced once from Khartoum to Madani, then again to Port Sudan, as war tore through the country around her. Higher education, she had decided, was a luxury she could no longer afford to want.
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The Israeli prime minister says his country will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully disarms, putting him at odds with a US-backed roadmap endorsed by the group.
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A flight crew member was injured in a near-miss collision on the runway at Australia’s Sydney Airport. An investigation has been launched to determine what caused the incident.
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Sarah Tekhlu was ready to give up on university. An Eritrean refugee, she had already been displaced once from Khartoum to Madani, then again to Port Sudan, as war tore…
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The government describes the program as a way to support low-income families and promote social stability. Among those married were people who lost family members in violent attacks.
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Kosovo has held three elections in over two years. Albin Kurti’s ruling Vetevendosje is struggling to garner the two-thirds majority required to elect a president.
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LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. Senior UN officials, including General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock and Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari, are expected to address the meeting. The event will also feature testimonies from Palestinian […]
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Security Council meets on Syria transition and humanitarian crisis
The UN Security Council meets Friday morning in New York to discuss the evolving situation in Syria, as the country navigates a fragile transition after years of conflict and the fall of the Assad regime. Deputy Special Envoy Claudio Cordone and UN relief chief Tom Fletcher are expected to brief members on political and humanitarian […]
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Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children “at high risk of illness or death”.
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Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children “at high risk of illness or death”.
UK halves Green Climate Fund contribution, as it spends more on security
The British government has notified the UN’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) that it will cut the contribution it pledged for 2024-2027 in half, a GCF spokesperson told Climate Home News. The reduction, which is part of a wider UK shift from development aid to military spending, will restrict the GCF’s ability to fund projects that […]
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Webinar: From Santa Marta to Bonn – where next for the fossil fuel transition?
The Santa Marta summit moved beyond the blockages in the UN climate process, building a coalition of around 60 countries that want to tackle a shift away from fossil fuels. The host countries said the outcomes would feed into the voluntary roadmap on the energy transition being put together by COP30 hosts Brazil, which is […]
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Philippines: Authorities must arrest former police chief amid alarming obstruction of justice
In response to reports that former police chief Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa has fled the Philippines Senate building allowing him to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, Ritz Lee Santos III, Executive Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said: “We are deeply alarmed at the obstruction of justice and chaotic scenes witnessed at the […]
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How international student tuition fees vary across Europe
A French government plan to charge students from outside the EU 16 times more than previously have stoked discontent. But how does this compare to the rest of Europe, both inside the EU and out?
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Corruption in Ukraine: Will this scandal reach Zelenskyy?
A drawn-out corruption affair in Ukraine is widening, with authorities now taking action against Andriy Yermak, the former head of the presidential office. Will this scandal reach all the way to President Zelenskyy?
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UK: Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, likely in bid to topple PM Keir Starmer
Two Labour Party politicians have positioned themselves to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership. Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned, and Angela Rayner said her tax affairs were back in order.