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How much more have billionaires amassed in the last 10 years?

Oxfam’s report showed an astronomical rise in the wealth of the richest top 1% over the last decade. Collected, it would be enough to end global poverty more than 20 times over, although the report found an alarming lack of funding for projects to tackle inequality.

Euronews

Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world’s richest 1% ‘enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over’, charity says

The Guardian - UK

'Lifesaving' £250K Scottish aid package announced for Democratic Republic of Congo

THE Scottish Government is set to send £250,000 in aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis, activating…

The National (Scotland)

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Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds

Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries

The Guardian - UK

‘Intense and fleeting’ – how festival friendships can touch your soul (and change your life)

One of Glastonbury’s many joys is connecting with like-minded strangers who can suddenly feel like soulmates, writes festival super fan Alexandra Jones

The Guardian - UK

India’s gender divide in domestic, care work is deeper than you think

Indian men spend less time on unpaid domestic and caregiving work compared to the women, and the little time they do spend is also concentrated in outdoor activities such as shopping, travelling, moving and transporting for family needs, and playing with children, an analysis of data from the Time Use…

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Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war

According to Oxfam, nearly 150,000 people in the Netherlands called for the government to do more against the war.

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Tens Of Thousands Rally In Dutch Gaza Protest

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague Sunday to demand more action from the Dutch government against what they termed a "genocide" in Gaza.

International Business Times

Dorothy Myers obituary

Other lives: Environmentalist whose research identified pesticides with deadly impacts in the global south and contributed to the Rotterdam Convention

The Guardian - UK

Aid cuts push global funding down by a third in 2025, UN data shows

IN FOCUS: Agency that coordinates humanitarian responses says that for 44 humanitarian crises it has prioritised this year, only around 11 per cent of the required funding as been confirmed, writes Nick Ferris

The Independent UK

Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Number Of Aussie Billionaires More Than Doubled In The Last Decade, New Analysis Reveals

Oxfam Australia's latest analysis has found the country’s wealthiest grew to 161 in 2025, up from 74 just ten years ago.

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Glastonbury Festival releases adidas football shirt today

Limited edition, retro-inspired football tee is launched ahead of the festival next month

Evening Standard

“Have You Considered Dying?”: 69 Bold Posts And Memes That Give Capitalism A Run For Its Money

Living life shouldn't come with pay walls.

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The Independent UK

Top 10 wealthiest American men collectively earned extra $1B a day, report says, as Trump pushes tax cuts

Despite market turmoil caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs, the group saw an increase in their collective wealth of $365 billion over the last 12 months

The Independent UK

Aid workers feel helpless as Israel's blockade pushes Gaza towards famine

Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israel’s blockade pushed the territory into famine

International Business Times

Rights Groups Urge Court To Halt UK Fighter Jet Supplies To Israel

Rights groups on Tuesday urged judges to halt Britain's supply of fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza, as they took the government to court and accused it of breaking international law.

Evening Standard

Events in Gaza a ‘live-streamed genocide’, High Court told

Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is bringing legal action against the Government over the export of fighter jet parts.

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International Business Times

Rights Groups Take UK Govt To Court Over Israel Arms Sales

Rights groups and NGOs took the UK government to court on Tuesday accusing it of breaching international law by supplying fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Campaigners take UK to court over export of F-35 components to Israel

Al-Haq, a Palestinian rights organisation, and the Global Legal Action Network take their case to the High Court.

The Independent UK

Trump’s aid cuts leave countries unable to fight back against famine

IN FOCUS: More than 4.5 million people in Somalia are expected to suffer from hunger and food shortages before the end of June. The US president’s axing of aid leaves the country with precious few resources to respond. Nick Ferris reports

Euronews

Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than worker wages since 2019

The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (€885,000) in 2024.

The National (Scotland)

I'm a mother of six in Gaza. I worry my children will starve due to Israel's blockade

PALESTINIANS in Gaza are suffering from a huge lack of water, food and medical supplies amid the ongoing Israeli blockade ...

The National (Scotland)

Piers Morgan stunned following American journalist's Gaza genocide response

PIERS Morgan was stunned into silence following an American journalist's answer to whether the Israeli Government is committing genocidal acts in…

The National (Scotland)

Aid workers describe Gaza as 'stuff of nightmares' as vital supplies denied by Israel

AID workers have described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the “stuff of nightmares” as an Israel-imposed siege on the territory enters its…

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