Sat 11 October 2023: Global fossil fuel production in the next seven years will be more than double the levels pushing the world far beyond the climate goals, including the 1.5 degree Celsius target, set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, said the United Nations and researchers, on Wednesday (Nov 8). The UN Environment Programme’s […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: Protests at shipping ports and a unique court case are bringing attention to Australian weapons exports to Israel amid the war on Gaza, a trade that critics describe as secretive and unaccountable. “Few people know that Australia has one of the most secretive, unaccountable weapons export systems in the world,” Australian Greens […]
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Fri 10 October 2023: Negotiations on Ukrainian membership in the European Union should not move forward, with the war-torn country “in no way ready” to join the bloc, Hungary’s premier said. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s remarks came on Friday, two days after Brussels recommended the opening of membership talks. The comments suggest that Budapest could block any […]
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Fri 10 October 2023: The political future of British Home Secretary Suella Braverman hangs in the balance as she faces anger within her own Conservative Party after making unauthorised comments about the country’s pro-Palestine demonstrations, which she called “hate marches” and for criticising the police. In an opinion piece published in The Times on Thursday, Braverman said […]
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Fri 10 October 2023: Germany has greatly increased arms exports to Israel, media reports said Wednesday. The government allowed exports of almost €303 million ($323 million) to Israel up to Nov. 2 — almost 10 times as much for the entire 2022 (€32 million), according to the German Economic Ministry. The approvals include primarily components […]
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Palestinians escape after Israeli airstrikes on their homes in Gaza City, Gaza on October 15, 2023. [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency] Fri 10 October 2023: The figure represents a stark reminder of the ongoing medical emergency in Gaza, where a critical shortage of fuel and other supplies has left overcrowded hospitals either forced to […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: Russia is trying to get back parts of defence systems it had exported in an attempt to restock for its invasion of Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported. In an article published on Wednesday, the US-based newspaper reported – citing three people with knowledge of the encounter – that Russian officials […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the European Commission’s annual report assessing its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, saying it was unjust and biased. The report, published on Wednesday by the EU’s executive arm, accused Ankara of “serious backsliding” on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: The number of younger supporters of the US Democratic party who say they are less likely to vote for President Biden over his stance on Israel-Palestinian issues has more than doubled since October, a new poll by the University of Maryland has found. They are also now “twice as likely” to view Biden […]
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A Palestinian fighter from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza Aug, 18, 2014. Mohammed Salem—Reuters Thu 09 October 2023: More Israeli soldiers might die as the invading troops take the battle underground, into the feared Hamas tunnels. As everyone tries to […]
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