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‘My son went to get flour. He came back in a coffin’: As the world focuses on Iran, Palestinians are being shot dead seeking aid

MIDDLE EAST IN CRISIS: While the world has its attention fixed on a regional war, desperate Palestinians are being killed by the dozen as they seek food at controversial American-run aid sites in Gaza, write Bel Trew and Richard Hall

The Independent UK

These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known

The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones

The Independent UK

US Approves Gilead's Twice-yearly Injection To Prevent HIV

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV -- a move the company hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against the sexually transmitted virus.

International Business Times

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Iran Threatens Response If US Crosses 'Red Line': Ambassador

The United States is "complicit" in Israel's strikes in Iran, Tehran's ambassador to the United Nations claimed Wednesday, vowing that his country would respond if Washington crosses a "red line".

International Business Times

Trump draws Pentagon into Bush-era Groundhog Day over Iran as he shuns intelligence to justify war

ANALYSIS : ANALYSIS: Donald Trump rose to power criticizing Bush-era politicians for lying about weapons of mass destruction. Now he is accused of doing the same, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

The Conversation

UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

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France's Foreign Minister Barrot confirms French activists to be deported

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Thursday confirmed four French nationals who sailed on a Gaza-bound aid boat would be deported back to France on Thursday or Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Israeli fire kills 41 in Gaza with many deaths near aid centre

The United Nations said the blockade brought the Palestinian enclave to the brink of famine and that food supplies remain critically low

The Independent UK

Syria's post-war economic recovery will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild after over a decade of conflict

The Independent UK

Syria's post-war economy will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

Since long-time authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December countries have started restoring ties with Damascus, with some lifting sanctions in a bid to kickstart the economy.

Euronews

Israel sends military to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying activists

Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying international activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan. The Madleen flotilla is trying to break the Israeli blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Radio France Internationale

Israel kills more than 70 in Gaza, including 16 in attack on family home

Latest deadly attack at US-backed aid hub kills eight Palestinians seeking food on second day of Eid al-Adha.

Al Jazeera

Brazil urges United Nations to take lead role in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday called on the United Nations to assemble a group of countries tasked with seeking a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Pope Francis' Popemobile Prevented From Entering Gaza to Deliver Aid Despite Palestinians Facing 'Risk of Famine'

A modified Popemobile carrying humanitarian aid was blocked from entering Gaza, even as the United Nations warns the population faces the threat of famine.

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Former Royals Leaked NYPD Memo Sparks Outrage Over Harry And Meghan Label

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly labelled as the “former Duke and Duchess of Sussex” by a New York Police Department

The Independent UK

Syria will give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN watchdog tells AP

The new Syrian government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately

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Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council

Five countries have won seats on the United Nations Security Council in uncontested elections

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UN assembly elects Germany's ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body

Euronews

Germany's former Foreign Minister Baerbock appointed president of United Nations General Assembly

The former German foreign minister will be the president of the United Nation's General Assembly for a period of one year — despite backlash in Berlin.

The Conversation

What is populism?

In 2017, in the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election win, populism was named the “word of the year” by Cambridge University Press.

The National (Scotland)

Meet the woman pushing to have Scotland 'decolonised' by the UN

SARA Salyers, one of the driving forces behind a push to have Scotland “decolonised” by the United Nations, says she is “hoping for a…

The Independent UK

Hamas says it is still reviewing a US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire

Hamas says it is continuing to review a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza

International Business Times

'Really Worried': Ukrainian Pupils Mark End Of School As War Drags On

As she watched her 17-year-old son Vladyslav graduate from high school in Kyiv on Friday, servicewoman Oksana Baranovska said she felt a mix of pride and fear.

Evening Standard

Israel accepts US-proposed plan for a ceasefire in Gaza but Hamas says deal still 'under discussion'

The proposals involve a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians

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