After Seeing Gaza’s Starving Children, My Work as an Israeli Pediatrician Will Never Be the Same – Haaretz

  1. After Seeing Gaza's Starving Children, My Work as an Israeli Pediatrician Will Never Be the Same  Haaretz
  2. ‘She knew nothing but cruelty’: Baby born during war in Gaza dies of malnutrition  The Independent
  3. One-year-old girl born during war dies of malnutrition  The Independent
  4. More than 1.2 million Gazan children need immediate psychological support, Ayuda en Acción and UNRWA warn  ReliefWeb
  5. Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza  unfpa.org
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Labor greenlights contentious Robbins Island windfarm despite fears for endangered orange-bellied parrot

Environment advocates have called for important migratory shorebird habitat off Tasmania to be declared ‘no-go site’

The Albanese government has greenlit a contentious windfarm proposed for Robbins Island off north-western Tasmania, promising to impose conditions to protect threatened bird species, including the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot.

The environment minister, Murray Watt, announced on Friday that he had approved an application by the renewable energy company Acen Australia to build up to 100 turbines, a 1.2km bridge between the nearly 10,000-hectare island and the Tasmanian mainland, a 500-metre wharf and four quarries.

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Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of cruise missiles for Kyiv in Europe-funded package – The Guardian

  1. Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of cruise missiles for Kyiv in Europe-funded package  The Guardian
  2. Trump administration approves sale of 3,350 extended range missiles to Ukraine  CNN
  3. Ukraine – Air Delivered Munitions  dsca.mil
  4. US State Department approves potential sale of air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine  Reuters
  5. Trump administration announces a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine  AP News
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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn

Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

The number of giant cars in England’s cities has increased tenfold in recent years, according to researchers, who warn the vehicles are taking up excessive public space and posing a threat to public safety.

Analysis published by Clean Cities has found SUVs have gone from 3% to 30% of existing cars in the past two decades. In London, the number of SUVs has increased from about 80,000 in 2002 to about 800,000 in 2023.

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The Path to a Good-Enough Iran Deal – Foreign Affairs

  1. The Path to a Good-Enough Iran Deal  Foreign Affairs
  2. UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions  Reuters
  3. Iran’s Currency Slides After Europe Moves to Reimpose Sanctions  Bloomberg.com
  4. Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel  Long War Journal
  5. Tehran's Nuclear Recalcitrance and the Houthis' Missiles Bring Israel's Iran War Back Into Focus  Haaretz
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Macron’s stunned troops see no good way out of France’s impasse – politico.eu

  1. Macron’s stunned troops see no good way out of France’s impasse  politico.eu
  2. French PM faces backlash over holiday excuse  Reuters
  3. France's latest budget crisis poses risk to defense investment pledges  CNBC
  4. France’s government is on the brink of collapse, again  The Economist
  5. Macron vows to serve out mandate to its end despite budget crisis  France 24
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European countries to notify U.N. of ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran – The Washington Post

  1. European countries to notify U.N. of ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran  The Washington Post
  2. Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions  Reuters
  3. China Denounces Iran Snapback Sanctions Plan as Not Constructive  Bloomberg.com
  4. How triggering snapback sanctions may deepen Iran nuclear crisis  Al Jazeera
  5. France, Germany and UK begin process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear program  CNN
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