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Fifty years ago, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest – why do so few people know her story?

It was May 4 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away from their scheduled bid for the summit of Mount Everest. Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south…

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Netanyahu’s occupation plan for Gaza means more suffering for Palestinians and less security for Israel

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on May 5 that his government intends to intensify military operations and indefinitely reoccupy Gaza. The announcement has dashed hopes for a permanent ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.

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Humanitarian aid depends on good data: what’s wrong with the way it’s collected

The defunding of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), along with reductions in aid from the UK and elsewhere, raises questions about the continued collection of data that helps inform humanitarian efforts.

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First, Gulf of America. Now Trump Wants to Rename the Persian Gulf — Here's Why Iranians Are Furious

Trump's bid to call the Persian Gulf the 'Arabian Gulf' has united Iranians in outrage, threatening diplomacy and igniting a historic naming dispute.

International Business Times UK

Monday briefing: Is Israel using starvation as a weapon of war?

In today’s newsletter: Gaza’s suffering continues under military blockade and the Israeli government’s new plans to control distribution of essential supplies

The Guardian - UK

As World Heats Up, UN Cools Itself The Cool Way: With Water

Deep in the bowels of the UN headquarters, a pump sucks in huge amounts of water from the East River to help cool the complex with an old but energy-efficient mechanism.

International Business Times

Israel's blockade means Gaza's hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients

Hospital patients are among the most vulnerable as Palestinians across Gaza struggle to feed themselves

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The future of bananas is under threat

Christian Aid is urging developed nations to urgently reduce their carbon emissions to stem the growing impacts of climate change

The Independent UK

Bananas under threat as rising temperatures killing crops – report

An analysis found 60% of the most suitable banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean could be lost by 2080.

The Independent UK

Hamas Officials Say Group Held Direct Gaza Ceasefire Talks With US

Hamas and US representatives have held rare direct talks in Qatar, two officials from the Palestinian group told AFP on Sunday, while deadly Israeli strikes hit the besieged Gaza Strip.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on Israel and Gaza: Trump can stop this horror. The alternative is unthinkable

Editorial: The US president has the leverage to force through a ceasefire. If he does not, he will implicitly signal approval of what looks like a plan of total destruction

The Guardian - UK

Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Sheinbaum Says U.S. Deportations to Mexico Have Risen in Recent Weeks; They Are Still Below End of Biden Term

Sheinbaum also took the time to reject claims that Mexico's migration policy has been militarized, responding to concerns raised in a United Nations report

Latin Times

Iran Says Nuclear Talks 'Difficult But Useful', US 'Encouraged'

Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public standoff over enrichment, but with both sides confirming plans for future negotiations.

International Business Times

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G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists

The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”.

The Guardian - UK

A picture that shocked the world: the story behind baby Siwar Ashour

Six-month-old Palestinian girl’s painfully emaciated body symbolised starvation in Gaza

The Independent UK

Lammy and Cooper lead Labour fightback against Farage with new migration strategy

Exclusive: Foreign secretary David Lammy has revealed to The Independent his new push with international partners to tackle illegal migration as Yvette Cooper prepares to unveil her white paper on legal migration. Both come in the wake of a surge in popular support for Nigel Farage and Reform

International Business Times

India Claims Pakistan Violated Truce, Says It Is Retaliating

India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.

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The Independent UK

Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows

Health officials say Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday have killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza

International Business Times

India And Pakistan Agree To Ceasefire After Days Of Attacks

Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US President Donald Trump, who congratulated them on using "common sense".

Evening Standard

‘Nothing prepares you for the devastation’: British physio recounts horror inside Gaza hospital under bombardment

Rachael Moses, from Newcastle, has returned from Gaza after spending a month volunteering at one of the region’s last functioning hospitals.

The Independent UK

‘Nothing prepares you for the devastation’: Physiotherapist recalls Gaza horrors

Rachael Moses, from Newcastle, has returned from Gaza after spending a month volunteering at one of the region’s last functioning hospitals.

Euronews

US Ambassador to Israel says Gaza aid set to resume 'very soon'

Ambassador Huckabee says US President Donald Trump made clear to all parties involved in the new initiative that the priority is to ensure aid arrives to those in need “as expeditiously as possible”.

Al Jazeera

World could be witnessing ‘another Nakba’ in Palestine, UN committee warns

Israel’s priority is a ‘wider colonial expansion’, the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.

International Business Times

Israel Not Involved In Gaza Food Distribution Under US Aid Plan: Envoy

Israel would not be involved in food distribution under a US-led plan for the Gaza Strip but would provide "necessary military security", Washington's ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said on Friday.

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