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Refuse to Fight Anymore – Soldiers Testify About Gaza's Horrors
Before Yuval Green's platoon entered Gaza, the commanders decided that they would show no mercy. The Gazans were demonized: everyone was to be killed, everything was to be destroyed.
Floods in South Sudan – one million affected
South Sudan has been hit by massive flooding and more than 370,000 people have been driven from their homes. The devastating floods affect a total of 1.
This is why the climate meeting is mostly about money
Money, money, money. This year's UN climate meeting – COP29 – which begins this week, is called finance-COP.
Experts: Famine Catastrophe in Gaza Imminent
Parts of northern Gaza – where Israel is conducting a comprehensive offensive – are at high risk of being affected by famine, warn hunger experts. .
UN: Seven out of ten dead in Gaza are women and children
Nearly 70 percent of the thousands of Gazans killed in Israeli attacks are women and children, according to the UN. Israel has committed a number of war crimes, according to a report from the UN agency OHCHR – including attacks with white phosphorus.
UN: Israel Blocks Food and Water to Northern Gaza
Israel is preventing the UN from delivering food and water to the inhabitants of northern Gaza, according to the UN's disaster relief organization, OCHA. The USA simultaneously announces that Israel has agreed to open an additional border crossing before a deadline expires on November 13.
The General Warns of Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space
The threat in space is very real, warns the US. Russia and China are developing methods to knock out satellites – such as lasers, jamming transmitters, and energy weapons.
Refuse to Fight Anymore – Soldiers Testify About Gaza's Horrors
Before Yuval Green's platoon entered Gaza, the commanders decided that they would show no mercy. The Gazans were demonized: everyone was to be killed, everything was to be destroyed.
Israel Cuts Ties with Unrwa
Israel severs all ties with the UN's aid organization for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa). An agreement that was entered into 57 years ago is torn up – despite sharp warnings from the outside world.
UNESCO: A journalist is killed every fourth day
The number of journalists killed in service during 2022-2023 increased compared to the previous two years, shows a report from the UN agency Unesco. .
Death toll rises after attacks in Lebanon
The death toll is rising after Friday's extensive Israeli bombings in Lebanon. At least 52 people were killed and 72 injured in the area around Balbeek in northeastern Lebanon, according to local authorities.
Mission: Here grows Putin's top-secret bioweapon lab
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed biological weapons containing plague, hemorrhagic fever, and smallpox. Now, a top-secret research facility outside Moscow has been revived, according to satellite images reviewed by The Washington Post.
Chairman of the Truth Commission Resigns – Again
Chairman of the Truth Commission for the Sami people Anders Lidén has requested to be discharged. I have thought about it for a long time and felt that the cooperation has not worked so well with me as chairman, says Lidén to TT.
Kristersson criticizes the UN Secretary-General
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) criticizes the UN chief and his trip to Russia. It has created great disappointment in Ukraine, he says.
UN Warns Israel Against Stopping UNRWA's Work
The UN Security Council unites in sharp criticism of Israel's decision to ban the refugee organization UNRWA's work with Palestinian refugees. .
The Political Scientist: "UNRWA is an Easy Punching Bag"
The announcement that the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, Unrwa, is banned in Israel was expected – and can have enormous consequences, according to Middle East expert Anders Persson. But my feeling is that the last word has not been said yet, he says.
Israel stops UNRWA with new laws
Israel's parliament has voted through new legislation that prevents Unrwa, the UN's aid organization for Palestine refugees, from operating in the country. .
UN warns: We are miles away from the climate goals
The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record levels in 2023, warns the UN. .
Norway's Prime Minister: The Gaza War is Barbarism
Norway's Prime Minister directs sharp criticism towards Israel's warfare in Gaza. .
Attack on Beirut after new evacuation order
Israel has carried out several air strikes against southern Beirut on Friday evening, according to Lebanese media. Just before the attack at 21:00, the residents of the designated areas were urged to evacuate immediately.
UN: More women die in the world's conflicts
The number of civilians killed in armed conflicts increased dramatically in 2023 compared to the previous year. Moreover, the proportion of killed women increased.
Emissions are increasing – but maybe for the last time
What countries say they will do to reduce emissions is one thing. What they actually do is something entirely different, notes the UN in an important report.
One Billion Dollars Pledged to Lebanon
A support conference in Paris for crisis-stricken Lebanon has gathered promises of a billion dollars – nearly eleven billion kronor. The message from the French Foreign Ministry implies necessary help to Lebanon's afflicted.
Allegations: Ukrainian prisoners of war have been executed
Russian forces have executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. .
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