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Palestinian boy, 17, dies of Israel-induced starvation in Gaza

Atef Abu Khater’s weight dropped to just 25kg (55lbs) before he died of malnutrition, his family says.

Al Jazeera

Gaza hospitals say 18 killed by Israeli fire as aid site shootings continue to rise

UN says 859 have died near GHF sites since May while hospitals report growing number of hunger-related deaths

The Guardian - UK

DRCongo, Rwanda outline deal on mining, economic cooperation: US

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reached an outline economic cooperation accord during their first talks since signing a peace deal, the United States said late Friday.

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US Envoy Meets Israeli Hostage Families In Tel Aviv

US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday met the anguished families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, as fears for the captives' survival mounted almost 22 months into the war sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack.

International Business Times

Israeli fire kills at least 18 in Gaza, US envoy visits hostage family protest

Hospitals in Gaza have reported the killing of more than a dozen people, half of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday as Palestinians endured severe risks in their search for food amid airdrops and restrictions on overland aid delivery

The Independent UK

One in three Palestinians in Gaza going days without food, UNICEF says

UN agency warns of grave risk of famine as the number of starvation deaths hits 162 Palestinians, including 92 children.

Al Jazeera

Defining famine: the complex process behind Gaza's hunger crisis

Despite mounting international concern over widespread hunger in Gaza, no official famine has been declared in the territory – highlighting the complexities of determining a country's famine status.

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Growing number of Jewish American groups speak out over Gaza famine

Prominent groups, including traditional defenders of Israel, urge action on aid as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

The Guardian - US

‘This is not life’: Starvation breaks Gaza’s spirit as world argues over Palestinian statehood

US officials have hailed the ‘incredible’ job of aid distributors in Gaza. But starving Palestinians call the trek for aid the ‘death journey’ – with the UN saying nearly 1,400 aid-seekers have been killed since May

The Independent UK

France bans smoking on beaches

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about cigarette butts and microplastics. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne created by Vincent Pora Dallongeville. All that and the new quiz…

Radio France Internationale

‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out

The Guardian - UK

Israel ‘engineering massacres’ as more Palestinians starve to death in Gaza

MSF official says Palestinians have no choice but to risk their lives in ‘desperate search for food’.

Al Jazeera

PHOTO ESSAY: Starvation attacks the bodies of these children in Gaza

In some tents and shelters in northern Gaza, emaciated children are held in their parents' arms. Their tiny arms and legs dangle limp. Their shoulder blades and ribs stick out from skeletal bodies slowly consuming themselves for lack of food.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises

Editorial: To counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be grasped

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

The struggle to protect wildlife around the world as Trump’s aid cuts start to bite

IN FOCUS: Six months on from the US president’s order to halt all foreign assistance, Nick Ferris explores just how badly wildlife conservation programmes have been impacted – and how they have managed to keep operations going against the odds

The National (Scotland)

Gaza detainees 'tortured and raped' by Israeli forces, United Nations hears

THE United Nations has heard testimonies about the “disturbing” escalation in the scale and severity of violence committed by Israeli…

Euronews

Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

The Guardian - UK

Ignore the bluster: as Netanyahu starves Gaza, the world is turning on him – and he knows it

As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Independent UK

Trump envoys praise ‘incredible’ aid efforts during Gaza visit after UN says nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed seeking food

Three Palestinians were killed at a Gaza aid site just hours after a visit to Rafah by Steve Witkoff and Mike Huckabee

The Guardian - UK

Sir David Nabarro obituary

Special envoy for the UN and the World Health Organization who was critical of the global response to Covid-19

The Independent UK

Freedom Flotilla activists say they were ‘brutalised psychologically’ by Israeli military after aid boat boarded

The Handala Freedom Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli troops on Sunday as carried baby formula, nappies, food, and medicine to Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance

US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative

Al Jazeera

What has triggered deadly clashes at Uganda’s border with South Sudan?

Disputes between the two over border demarcations have been ongoing but heavy, armed fighting has been rare until now.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Stock markets fall as US announces new tariff rates on dozens of countries

Donald Trump orders levies ranging from 10% to 41% but extends deadline to next week. Plus, how did Labubu dolls became a ‘social currency’?

The Guardian - US

‘Everything we do is under siege’: small fundraisers try to provide lifeline in Gaza

Individual donations supply hope at a time when Israel has severely restricted aid and starvation grips the territory

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