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Paris conference aims to rally military and humanitarian support for Lebanon

France on Thursday hosts an international conference for Lebanon to rally military and humanitarian aid for the country where war between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million people, killed over 2,500 and deepened an economic crisis

The Independent UK

US Defense Secretary Urges Israel To Seize Ceasefire Opportunities

US Defense Secretary urges Israel to consider ceasefire and hostage deal, deploys THAAD battery in response to recent events in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Israeli assault on northern Gaza forces postponement of polio vaccination campaign

WHO says ‘escalating violence’ in northern Gaza has led to postponement of vaccines to more than 100,000 children

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Putin To Meet UN's Guterres For First Time In Over Two Years

Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the Russian president faces calls from his BRICS allies to end the conflict in Ukraine.

International Business Times

The Climate Crisis Is Driving Bankers to Quit Their Jobs in Disillusionment

Wells Fargo and others pledged to achieve net-zero and invest in sustainable financing. Instead, they kept funding fossil fuels.

Capital & Main

Parts of Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements ‘unconstitutional’

Micheal Martin said parts of the Occupied Territories Bill need to be changed to withstand a legal challenge.

Evening Standard

Israel Pounds Beirut, Levels Residential Complex: State Media

Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, Lebanese state media said, as the Iran-Hezbollah war reached its one-month mark.

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UN Aid Workers Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Gaza

Tragic incident in Gaza as two brothers, including a UNRWA employee, killed in an Israeli airstrike while delivering aid. International community urged to ...

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Proportion Of Women Killed In Conflict Doubled In 2023: UN

The proportion of women killed in conflict in 2023 doubled compared to the previous year, according to a UN report that denounced "oppressive patriarchal" structures and called out an increase in sexual violence in war zones.

International Business Times

Albanese rejects China’s claim that Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Strike on Iran will make world understand Israel’s might, says defence minister

Yoav Gallant says his country still intends to strike back in response to 1 October missile attack by Tehran

The Guardian - UK

Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit

Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against west

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of confidential UN documents linked to gender equality push leaked online

UN Women documents were left unencrypted and without password protection in a database that anyone with an internet connection could access.

TechRadar

Putin Faces Calls For Peace At Flagship BRICS Summit

World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.

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The Guardian - AU

Bill Maher puts the fate of the Great Barrier Reef in the spotlight – but something’s missing from the soundbites

The Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg has told the US cable host its biggest threat is not the climate crisis, but do his claims stack up?

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UN Polio Vaccination Campaign In Gaza Postponed Due To Violence

WHO postpones polio vaccination campaign in Gaza due to escalating violence, risking spread of virus.

The Guardian - UK

Pedro Almodóvar among Spanish stars urging PM to ban arms trade with Israel

Letter signed by more than 250 cultural figures calls for comprehensive arms embargo and ‘an end to this horror’

The Guardian - UK

Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds

UN Women says figure doubled in 2023 amid ‘blatant disregard’ of laws that left women and children unprotected

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The Independent UK

US and Cyprus launch a strategic dialogue to bolster security

U.S. and Cypriot officials have launched a strategic dialogue they said would bolster security and stability in a crisis-wracked region through initiatives including counterterrorism training of personnel from Middle Eastern countries

International Business Times

Putin Touts 'Multipolar World Order' At Flagship BRICS Summit

The meeting in the city of Kazan is the largest diplomatic forum in Russia since Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022, triggering a barrage of Western sanctions and international condemnation.

International Business Times

UN Chief In Russia For Putin's BRICS Summit

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, his first visit to the country for more than two years that has drawn scorn from Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Global warming worsening deadly flooding in Africa, warn scientists

Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions.

The Guardian - AU

Hezbollah claims to have hit Tel Aviv factory – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest report from our correspondent in the region here.

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UN Report Warns Of Devastating Impact Of War In Gaza

UN report warns of erasing 69 years of progress in Gaza, with poverty rates surging to 74.3% in Palestinian territories. Urgent international support needed.

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