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Israel intercepts and detains crews of Gaza aid flotilla near Crete

Global Sumud Flotilla describes interception as ‘violent raid’ while Turkey condemns it as ‘act of piracy’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK education and health aid to plummet by up to 72% into 2027

Funds for country-to-country help face precipitous drop – with a recovery by 2029 still leaving aid down 20 per cent in cash terms compared to 2024/25

The Independent UK

Nations move fossil fuel debate from pledges to strategies in Colombia

The world’s first conference on phasing out fossil fuels has ended in Colombia with delegates from 56 countries declaring that the global debate has shifted from whether to stop using oil, gas and coal to how to do it. Debt and financing remain major obstacles.

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‘Time to move forward, or be left behind’: Colombia climate talks end with fossil fuel phaseout push

Europe dominated the Santa Marta fossil fuel summit. Here are the key takeaways.

Euronews

‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout

Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits

The Guardian - UK

Israel detains nearly 200 activists after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla near Greek island

The seizure of the flotilla in international waters has been condemned as an ‘act of piracy’

The Independent UK

Iran-US war latest: Trump again declares ‘we’ve already won’ as he pressures Tehran to make a deal

President Donald Trump said even though the U.S. has ‘already won,’ he wants to win by a ‘bigger margin’

The Independent UK

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Once on the back foot, Myanmar's military now looks set to resume offensive in bloody civil war

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned militias, and forced into defensive action around the rest of the country by other established groups…

The Independent UK

Head of organization overseeing nuclear test ban treaty issues warning to US and Russia

The head of the organization overseeing a treaty banning nuclear testing is warning that if the United States, Russia or any other nation goes ahead with a test, other nations will follow

The Independent UK

Countries end Colombia fossil fuel summit with focus on next steps and financing

Countries have wrapped up a first-of-its-kind summit in Colombia on phasing out fossil fuels with no binding commitments but a growing momentum to shift from pledges to action

The Independent UK

Man stabbed innocent victim after receiving ‘poor mental health care’, investigation finds

The PHSO said there were a “series” of failings in the 12 months running up to the incident in November 2020

The Independent UK

Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say

Report calls for tough action to combat ‘escalating and unsustainable burden’ of liver-related problems in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Endometriosis breakthrough as new scan could slash nine-year wait for diagnosis

The new imaging tool could spare patients from going through invasive procedures

The Independent UK

Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?

On the face of it, the government’s desire to make references to te Tiriti o Waitangi consistent across all legislation sounds reasonable.

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The Independent UK

DOJ announces sweeping changes to gun regulations as Biden-era rule faces repeal

This dramatic shift in firearm policy has drawn sharp criticism from gun control activists

The Independent UK

Iran uranium stockpile could build 10 nuclear bombs UN agency warns

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The Conversation

Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives

Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN on the human rights situation in these territories.

The Independent UK

People are talking about drugs on TikTok - experts say it can help predict overdoses

Comments on the social media platform provide a ‘useful’ insight into drug trends, scientists said

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The Conversation

Why the world needs the UN to keep an eye on AI

AI doesn’t have a boss. It doesn’t really care about rules. And most of us don’t have any say over what it will do next.

The Guardian - UK

The little-known clause that Europe’s security may now depend on

Article 42.7 had languished in obscurity for decades – until Donald Trump began casting doubt on US commitment to Nato

The Conversation

Gaza: six months of ceasefire have left the territory in rubble and little vision for the future of its people

Municipal elections in the occupied West Bank and in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah on April 25 have been quickly framed by Fatah, the dominant faction within the Palestinian Authority (PA), as a sweeping victory.

The Independent UK

UN warns of famine in South Sudan: ‘We are witnessing a deadly downward spiral’

A doctors also tells The Independent that there is no electricity at the hospital they work at because there is no fuel – and surgeons have performed caesarean sections with almost no medicines

Euronews

Iran executed 21 people and arrested thousands since start of war, UN warns

UN has warned that the Tehran regime has executed 21 people and detained over 4,000 since the war began, accusing the Islamic Republic of torture, disappearances and targeting minorities.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Talks to end the war in Iran stall as economies feel the impact of rising energy costs

Talks between Iran and the United States on ending the war seemed stalled Wednesday, despite U_S_ President Donald Trump earlier claiming Iran had informed his administration that it was in a “State of Collapse.”

The Guardian - UK

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

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