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Mali junta has 'seized' rebel stronghold of Kidal

Mali's junta leader announced on Tuesday that the armed forces had recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the government.

Radio France Internationale

In the defeat of the Rwanda plan, the entire Tory project lies in tatters

Not just morally objectionable but stupid, the scheme is representative of years of Conservative rule, says author Daniel Trilling

The Guardian - UK

What’s the UK’s ‘unlawful’ Rwanda immigration plan?

Top court rules that the controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is illegal in a big blow to PM Sunak.

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‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’: World reacts to Israel’s al-Shifa raid

Criticism of Israel’s attack on Gaza’s largest hospital is adding to global disquiet over its war on the enclave.

Al Jazeera

Gunfire from Israeli raid on Gaza’s largest hospital leaves medics ‘unable to move between buildings’

Speaking to The Independent from inside al-Shifa, the head of the hospital’s burns unit says it is a ‘gamble’ to move as Israeli troops are still in the complex containing hundreds of patients and staff

The Independent UK

Australia must stop giving ‘leeway’ to Israel’s continued assault on Gaza, UN expert says

UN special rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories points out ‘grave risk’ of genocide and Australia’s responsibility to ‘prevent atrocity crimes’

The Guardian - AU

China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit

The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2.

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What does supreme court rejection mean for Sunak’s Rwanda policy?

Senior judges ruled unanimously that rights of asylum seekers would be at risk in Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

First fuel truck since start of Israel-Hamas war enters Gaza

The fuel is only meant for UN aid trucks and not for hospitals as Israel’s siege of the strip continues.

Al Jazeera

As water becomes a weapon of war, we must focus on cooperation and peace

Record increase in water-related violence shows how urgently we need to reduce these tensions between countries

The Guardian - US

Russia and Israel lead global surge in attacks on civilian water supplies

Exclusive: at least 228 water conflicts were recorded in 2022 – an 87% rise on the year before, Pacific Institute database shows

The Guardian - US

Supreme court rules Rwanda plan unlawful: a legal expert explains the judgment, and what happens next

The UK supreme court has unanimously ruled that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.

The Conversation

First Thing: Israeli military says it has entered Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital

World Health Organization ‘extremely worried’ for health workers and patients. Plus, rare stamp sells for record-setting $2m

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s dream Rwanda scheme has been thrown out. What will he do next?

Rishi Sunak said that the government has been ‘planning for all eventualities’

The Independent UK

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'We aren't where we need to be' on climate change, warns BCG global chair Rich Lesser

COP28, the UN's flagship climate change summit, is just three weeks away.

WEKU

New Hampshire sets Jan. 23 as presidential primary date, bucking Biden's preference

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

The Guardian - UK

Climate-heating gases reach record highs, UN reports

World Meteorological Organization sees ‘no end in sight to the rising trend’, largely driven by fossil fuel burning

The Independent UK

Live updates | Israeli tanks enter Gaza's Shifa Hospital compound

Two and a half weeks after sending tanks and ground troops into northern Gaza, Israeli forces entered a hospital early Wednesday that they claim Hamas operates out of

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The Independent UK

China and the US pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit and UN meeting

China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue

Evening Standard

Israeli troops storm Gaza's al Shifa hospital in hunt for Hamas

Israeli tanks and soldiers entered emergency and surgery departments, an official said

The Hindu

UN apparatus, especially Security Council, is crumbling under weight of 21st century geopolitical realities: India

India: UN apparatus crumbling under 21st-century geopolitical realities; General Assembly should take lead in restoring centrality of UN to resolve transnational issues. India has advocated view that Assembly can be revitalised only when its position as chief deliberative, policy-making and representative organ is respected.

The Independent UK

Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity

The Independent UK

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates

State oil company’s huge expansion plans make its CEO’s role as president of UN climate summit ‘ridiculous’, say researchers

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah-linked sites in Lebanon – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here and our latest full report here

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