UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions

The UN should consider suspending Israel as a member state due to its continuing “genocide” against the Palestinians, the divisive special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories has said.

Francesca Albanese was speaking to a UN committee on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in New York the day after she published her latest report alleging that Israel was not just committing war crimes or crimes against humanity in Gaza, but a genocide.

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Jake Paul encourages voting Trump for president, even though he can’t from Puerto Rico – USA TODAY

  1. Jake Paul encourages voting Trump for president, even though he can't from Puerto Rico  USA TODAY
  2. Jake Paul endorses Trump in fiery video torching Biden-Harris administration: ‘Can’t sit back and watch this’  Fox News
  3. Jake Paul admits he’s ‘nervous’ as he reveals presidential endorsement in new video  The Independent
  4. Divisive Influencer Jake Paul Is ‘Scared’ That Endorsing Trump Will Cause Division  The Daily Beast
  5. Jake Paul endorses Trump: 'Things just don't feel right'  KATU
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Congratulations, Buffoons! We Did More Global Warming Last Year Than in Any Other Year in Human History – Futurism

  1. Congratulations, Buffoons! We Did More Global Warming Last Year Than in Any Other Year in Human History  Futurism
  2. Climate and environment updates: Compost your pumpkin and do a gourd thing for the planet  ABC News
  3. 'We are teetering on a planetary tightrope': Cut emissions in half right now to prevent climate catastrophe, UN warns  Livescience.com
  4. Greenhouse gas concentrations surge again to new record in 2023  World Meteorological Organization WMO
  5. Planet-warming pollution is growing at the fastest rate in history, scientists say  The Washington Post
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US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel

IDF airstrikes kill 45 people while seven die, including four Thai workers, in rocket attack on northern Israel

Senior US officials have held talks in Israel aimed at brokering a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, on a day when more civilians in both countries were killed in the year-long war.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, who had expressed optimism of a speedy settlement “in hours or days” earlier on Thursday, said that Israel’s “ongoing escalation” in his country “does not inspire optimism”.

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Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian Man – The New York Times

  1. Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian Man  The New York Times
  2. Iran summons German envoy in protest against Germany’s decision to close consulates  The Times of Israel
  3. Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction  The Associated Press
  4. Germany to close Iranian consulates after Tehran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Daughter of California man executed by Iran slams ‘incompetent’ Biden-Harris admin: ‘You left him to die’  New York Post
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Spain floods death toll passes 150 as country begins three days of mourning

People urged to stay at home as more bad weather forecast, with number of dead expected to rise further

The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Spain has risen to 158, regional authorities and emergency services have said, as the country began three days of mourning and the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, urged people to stay at home.

With forecasts of more bad weather prompting storm alerts farther north, Sánchez urged residents on Thursday to “please, follow the calls of the emergency services … Right now the most important thing is to save as many lives as possible.”

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Jake Paul reveals presidential endorsement in 20-minute video – Yahoo! Voices

  1. Jake Paul reveals presidential endorsement in 20-minute video  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Jake Paul encourages voting Trump for president, even though he can't from Puerto Rico  USA TODAY
  3. Jake Paul endorses Trump in fiery video torching Biden-Harris administration: ‘Can’t sit back and watch this’  Fox News
  4. Jake Paul Compares Trump to the Founding Fathers Over His Felony Charges  Newsweek
  5. Divisive Influencer Jake Paul Is ‘Scared’ That Endorsing Trump Will Cause Division  The Daily Beast
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Israel extends key lifeline for Palestinian economy, but only for a month – Axios

  1. Israel extends key lifeline for Palestinian economy, but only for a month  Axios
  2. United States Government’s Response to Israel’s Cabinet Decision on Extending the Indemnification for Correspondent Banking between Israel and the West Bank  Department of State
  3. US: Month-long extension of Israeli waiver for cooperation with PA risks 'another looming crisis'  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel's Smotrich to sign waiver for Palestinian banks cooperation for one month  Reuters.com
  5. Germany, France, UK call for urgent renewal of Israeli-West Bank banking services  The Jerusalem Post
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