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UN Chief Urges Restraint Amid Lebanon Explosions

UN Secretary-General expresses concern over recent explosions in Lebanon, urging restraint to prevent escalation.

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Russian Advance In Kursk 'Stopped': Ukraine Official To AFP

Russia's counter-offensive to retake Ukrainian-held territory in the Kursk region has been "stopped", a spokesman from Ukraine's military administration there told AFP Wednesday, after Moscow said it was beginning to repel the surprise incursion.

International Business Times

A message from American businesses: Don’t walk away from the UN

'As powerful as the United States is, we understand that we cannot go it alone,' write Whitney Y. Baird and Peter Yeo.

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Crude Prices Slip on Chinese Fuel Demand Concerns

Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24 ) today is down -0.44 (-0.62%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24 ) is down -0.38 (-0.19%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower. Crude is under pressure today on concerns about Chinese energy demand after two Chinese refiners run by Sinochem Group declared...

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UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity

World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations.

The Conversation

How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel

The increase in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank over the past year has been unprecedented. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and the start of the war, there have been more than 1,000 attacks, according to a new report from the International Crisis Group.

The Conversation

Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping

In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the report called for the immediate deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect civilians.

The Conversation

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The history of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel

Tuesday’s dramatic pager attack on Hezbollah operatives was just the latest salvo in a decades-long battle.

Al Jazeera

Australia must curb imports from occupied Palestinian territories due to ICJ ruling, UN legal expert says

Australia weighs how to vote in UN general assembly resolution following international court of justice’s advice

The Guardian - AU

U.N. To Vote On Palestinian Resolution Against Israel

UN to vote on resolution demanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. Resolution calls for an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 bor...

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Australia working to change Palestinian resolution

Australia is working with a number of other countries to try to change a draft UN resolution by the Palestinian Authority which comes to a vote this week.

AAP

UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi

UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions rises to 20, with more than 450 injured – Middle East crisis as it happened

Rising number of deaths comes as White House says US not involved in wave of explosions ‘in any way’

The Guardian - AU

The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation

The U.N. General Assembly will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

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International Business Times

Nine Dead, 2,800 Wounded As Lebanon's Hezbollah Hit By Pager Blasts

Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel.

International Business Times

UN General Assembly To Vote On Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Blinken briefed on Kyiv’s plan to push Russia to end war

Zelenskiy expected to present plan to UN general assembly next week; Microsoft says Russia behind Harris disinformation. What we know on day 938

The Guardian - UK

Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says

Exclusive: analysis finds $800bn increase in direct support for activities including deforestation and fossil fuel use

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UN Special Coordinator Condemns Lebanon Pager Explosions

UN Special Coordinator condemns Lebanon pager explosions, stresses protecting civilians, and calls for de-escalation to maintain stability in the region.

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Sierra Leone is working to transform its food system, but it faces mounting challenges

One of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the need to transform food systems to become more equitable, environmentally sustainable, able to deliver healthy diets for all, and also more resilient to disruptions.

The Guardian - UK

Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel

Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s military intensifying killing and torture of civilians, UN says

UN report finds 5,350 civilians have been killed by the military since the coup in February 2021.

The Conversation

Antarctic krill store as much carbon as the world’s mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds

Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that inhabit the icy waters surrounding Antarctica – may be small (around 5cm) but they have an enormous total biomass, similar to that of the global human population. However, while humans pump ever more carbon into the atmosphere, krill are working in reverse. They are…

The Independent UK

UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories

The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within a year

International Business Times

WATCH: Hundreds of Hezbollah Members Wounded After Their Pagers Simultaneously Explode

The terror group uses handheld pagers to communicate

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