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Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release

The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist has said that she has started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak

The Independent UK

Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was one of its employees but had no function as he was placed on administrative leave since March

The Independent UK

"One Person, One Vote" is a must-watch

Maximina Juson's documentary describes how the Electoral College works and how it brought us to January 6

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Gaza Children 'Extremely Impacted' By War: UNICEF

Nearly a year of devastating war has left Gaza's 2.4 million people enduring a humanitarian tragedy, with children in the besieged territory the most vulnerable, a UNICEF official told AFP in an interview.

International Business Times

Haiti Security Mission Extended For One Year As WFP Sounds Alarm

The UN Security Council extended on Monday its authorization of the multinational policing mission in crime-ravaged Haiti, but without any call to transform it into a UN peacekeeping mission, as floated by Port-au-Prince.

International Business Times

UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti’s government to start talks on transforming it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission

The Independent UK

Azerbaijan is using Cop29 to ‘peacewash’ its global image

Azerbaijan is hosting the next UN climate summit, Cop29, in November. Their proposed agenda omits discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and excludes civil society participation. This is not a surprise. Azerbaijan has recently increased oil and gas production, and aims to diversify its economy by expanding mining.

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Could rival Lebanese factions exploit a weakened Hezbollah?

Rival Lebanese parties may exploit Hezbollah’s weakness as the group struggles to survive a war against Israel.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s ‘immoral’ coalmine decision akin to drowning Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu climate minister declares

Labor government has undermined case to co-host 2026 UN climate summit with island nations, Dr Maina Talia declares

The Guardian - AU

Leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Condemn the Killing of Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Israeli Airstrike

Few other countries around the world, including Iran, Syria, Russia and Turkey, condemned the killing

Latin Times

Israeli bombardment of Lebanon sends 100,000 fleeing to war-torn Syria: UN

The UN Refugee Agency operates at four crossing points to assist those fleeing Lebanon for safety in Syria.

Al Jazeera

How the Taliban’s new ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them

Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people’s freedoms and human rights, especially those of women and girls.

The Conversation

Kamala Harris Shifts Stance On Border Wall, Supports Filling Strategic Gaps

In 2018, Harris and other Democrats had called the former President Donald Trump's border wall a waste of taxpayer money and a "vanity project," with the vice president calling it "un-American."

Latin Times

The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown

With the last coal-fired plant closing on Monday, we chart the rise and fall of the once-indispensable fuel that powered modern Britain

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Israel launches rare strike on central Beirut

Attack, the first by Israel on centre of Lebanese capital since 2006, targeted senior figures in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

The Guardian - UK

In a tumultuous world, we rely on the United Nations more than ever – but it is failing

There should be leadership but instead we see grandiose initiatives and a reluctance to address fundamental flaws, says former UN under secretary general Jamal Benomar

Radio France Internationale

Foreign minister visits Lebanon as second French citizen confirmed dead

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Lebanon Sunday night for talks with authorities and to bring humanitarian aid, after earlier calling for an “immediate” end to Israeli air strikes. As he arrived, the foreign ministry announced that a second French person had been killed in Lebanon.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists criticise UN agency’s failure to withdraw livestock emissions report

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of ‘serious distortions’ in report

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International Business Times

Israel-UN Relations Sink To New Depths

Israel's long-contentious relationship with the United Nations has since October 7 spiralled to new depths, amid insults and accusations and even a questioning of the country's continued UN membership.

International Business Times

Israel Hits Apartment Block In First Strike On Heart Of Beirut

Israel carried out an air strike on a Beirut apartment block on Monday, a Lebanese security source said, killing four people in its first such raid on the heart of the city since the outbreak of the Gaza war last year.

AAP

Community tensions boil after Hezbollah flag display

The flaunting of Hezbollah flags and pictures of the terror group's slain leader at a protest has inflamed community tensions following mass protests.

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Yaroslav Bogdanov: An attempt to restart international relations failed at the UN Summit of the Future

The countries that make up the UN General Assembly (GA) adopted an important document at the Summit of the Future on September 22 and 23. Despite objections from a number of nations, the adoption by consensus of the “Pact for the Future” was announced.

The Guardian - UK

Hassan Nasrallah obituary

Ruthless head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah who led his movement for more than 30 years

The Independent UK

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight

The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future

The Guardian - US

‘Running away from good news’: why is Harris distancing herself from Biden’s record?

Under Biden, immigration has stabilised, inflation has been tamed and crime is down, but his VP is forging ‘a new way’

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