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Oil Industry Presence Surges At UN Plastic Talks: NGOs

Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution.

International Business Times

Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians

Germany says it will halt arms deliveries to Israel amid growing international anger over planned operation

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Myanmar’s bloody history can point the way to a future free of tyranny

COMMENT: By commemorating the ‘8888’ uprising of August 8 1988 – when Myanmar’s military regime turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters – we not only mark the past, but cast new light on the country’s decades-long struggle for freedom, says Benedict Rogers

The Independent UK

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Netanyahu believes he must escalate the war to avoid his own cold reckoning – so Israel will try to occupy Gaza next

COMMENT: The Israeli PM knows a full military occupation of Gaza will further isolate his country internationally and deepen domestic criticism. But with an arrest warrant hanging over his head and a government in chaos, he has chosen to continue the bloodshed, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Israel To 'Take Control' Of Gaza City After Approving New War Plan

Israel's military will "take control" of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security cabinet, his office said in a statement Friday.

International Business Times

UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened

Global condemnation of Israel’s takeover plan includes UK’s Starmer saying escalation will ‘only bring more bloodshed’ and Germany halting arms exports

The Guardian - AU

WHO Says Nearly 100,000 Struck With Cholera In Sudan

The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.

International Business Times

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Lebanon Cabinet Meets Again On Hezbollah Disarmament

Lebanon's cabinet met on Thursday for the second time in days to discuss disarming Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed group rejected the government's decision to take away its weapons.

International Business Times

Nicola Sturgeon brands Israel actions in Gaza 'nothing short of genocide'

NICOLA Sturgeon has said that Israel’s actions in Gaza are “nothing short of a genocide” in a major intervention following pressure from her…

The National (Scotland)

Netanyahu says he wants Israel to take control of all of Gaza before handing it to ‘Arab forces’

A Jordanian official says Arabs will only support what Palestinians agree on

The Independent UK

Lebanon backs US proposal for Hezbollah to disarm and IDF to withdraw from south

Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air strikes.

Euronews

Sahrawis reject Moroccan rule over Western Sahara

Brief letters: Western Sahara | Welby’s successor | Labour centrists | Songs sung by actors | Ralph Ineson’s voice

The Guardian - UK

More than 200 lobbyists at UN’s plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn

Environmental group says industry figures will be obstructive and aim to reduce overall ambition of meeting

The Guardian - UK

Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Stuck In 'Dialogue Of The Deaf'

Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf", sources in and around the talks told AFP. Ten days of talks on finalising an international, legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution opened on Tuesday…

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Euronews

Streaming platform Mubi facing pressure from film industry over Israeli military ties

A growing number of filmmakers are calling on Mubi to cut ties from investment fund Sequoia Capital, which backs several Israeli defence-tech start-ups.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries

Latest wave of US levies has left governments around the world racing to try to reach deals to avoid job losses. Plus, former Superman actor Dean Cain says he is becoming an Ice agent

Euronews

Buy a passport, save a nation? So far, Nauru has just six takers

Nauru’s first ‘golden passport’ scheme fell apart after the country granted citizenship to Al-Qaeda members.

International Business Times

Israeli Security Cabinet To Hold Talks Over Future Gaza War Plans

Israel's security cabinet was expected to meet later Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, Israeli media said, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla to the territory.

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Influx Of Afghan Returnees Fuels Kabul Housing Crisis

Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it’s a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state.

Al Jazeera

US-made bombs used in deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza schools, HRW says

Human Rights Watch says US arms used in ‘unlawful indiscriminate’ Israeli attacks that killed Palestinian civilians.

Euronews

How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future

With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they have is to try to learn online, clandestinely.

The Guardian - UK

Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan – as it happened

Israeli PM gives interview to Fox News as security cabinet due to meet over his plan

Al Jazeera

Plastic credits: A ‘false solution’ or the answer to global plastic waste?

As UN meets to negotiate an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, many favour carbon credit-like offsetting.

Benzinga

Trump May End Up Exposing US Consumers As 'Paper Tigers,' Says Economist Peter Schiff On 50% India Tariffs

Economist Peter Schiff warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Indian imports to 50% could "expose the U.S. consumer as a paper tiger," predicting a dollar crash that would "impoverish Americans but enrich foreign consumers, particularly the BRICs."

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