Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says – BBC

  1. Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says  BBC
  2. Gaza parents desperate as children face starvation under Israeli blockade  BBC
  3. A picture that shocked the world: the story behind baby Siwar Ashour  The Guardian
  4. Gaza's entire population faces 'critical' levels of hunger: Report  ABC News
  5. Famine stalking across Gaza, 500,000 face starvation: Analysis  Al Jazeera
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Russian drones attack Ukraine after the Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal – ABC News

  1. Russian drones attack Ukraine after the Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal  ABC News
  2. Ukraine says Russia is 'completely ignoring' ceasefire call  France 24
  3. Ukraine says Russian attacks continued after ceasefire proposed by Europe kicked in  NBC News
  4. Putin Answers Zelensky's Ceasefire Proposal With Drone Attack  Newsweek
  5. Russian attacks injure 22 in Ukraine over past 24 hours despite ceasefire calls  The Kyiv Independent
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Trump repeatedly bypasses Netanyahu, stoking dismay among Israelis – The Washington Post

  1. Trump repeatedly bypasses Netanyahu, stoking dismay among Israelis  The Washington Post
  2. Disagreements on Iran, Gaza straining Trump-Netanyahu relationship  NBC News
  3. Trump's Mideast trip to focus on three key issues that could spark clashes with Netanyahu  Haaretz
  4. History will judge Netanyahu and Trump on whether they can keep US-Israel ties ironclad – editorial  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Once in Sync, Trump and Netanyahu Now Show Signs of Division  The New York Times
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Hamas will release U.S.-Israeli hostage, Israel says no ceasefire – Reuters

  1. Hamas will release U.S.-Israeli hostage, Israel says no ceasefire  Reuters
  2. Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage  The New York Times
  3. IDF confirms freed hostage to meet family at Re’im base after handover via Red Cross  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel committed to ‘intensified’ Gaza operation despite US captive release  Al Jazeera
  5. Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage as a gesture to Trump  Axios
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PM promises tougher visa rules to fix ‘broken’ migration system – BBC

  1. PM promises tougher visa rules to fix 'broken' migration system  BBC
  2. Starmer, Under Pressure From the Right, Pledges to Cut Immigration to U.K.  The New York Times
  3. UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says  The Guardian
  4. Struggling care providers say overseas worker crackdown 'short-sighted'  BBC
  5. Keir Starmer unveils migration curbs  Financial Times
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Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State – The New York Times

  1. Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State  The New York Times
  2. Is Turkey’s four-decade Kurdish insurgency coming to an end?  Financial Times
  3. Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability  Reuters
  4. PKK disbands, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye  Al Jazeera
  5. Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey  CNN
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Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows

Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disaster

The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit by 2080, new research has found.

Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate-related pests are pummeling banana-growing countries such as Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia, reducing yields and devastating rural communities across the region, according to Christian Aid’s new report, Going Bananas: How Climate Change Threatens the World’s Favourite Fruit.

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Trump backs Putin’s proposal for Ukraine talks, undermining allies – The Washington Post

  1. Trump backs Putin’s proposal for Ukraine talks, undermining allies  The Washington Post
  2. Uncertainty and tension ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks  The Economist
  3. Zelensky Agrees to Talks With Russia, After Trump Intervention  WSJ
  4. Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine to end war  Fox News
  5. Kremlin focuses on draft 2022 deal for proposed peace talks  Reuters
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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says Tanya Plibersek ‘very positive’ about new role after being shifted from environment portfolio

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Labor’s Tanya Plibersek has avoided comment about her ministerial desires or expectations, offering little other than general remarks when pressed this morning on the issue of the forthcoming cabinet announcement from Anthony Albanese.

Plibersek, who previously held the environment portfolio, told Sunrise this morning that cabinet decisions were “completely a matter for the prime minister” and that she was just “very grateful” to be on the front bench, and to have won the election, and to get to do “a good job for the government and for the people of Australia” again … and, well, you get the idea.

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Green party must choose again between election-focused or activist leaders

Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns will be up against Zack Polanski, who is calling for ‘eco-populism’ mass movement

So here we are again. Much as was the case in 2021, the last time the Greens picked their leaders, members have a choice that could be broadly presented as the more sober, election-focused professionals versus insurgent activists.

On one side of the equation are Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns, both MPs, and in the case of Ramsay, already a co-leader. Four years ago, he and Carla Denyer saw off Amelia Womack and Tamsin Omond with a self-stated mission to change the party and win elections.

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Adrian Ramsay to stand for re-election as Greens co-leader with Ellie Chowns

Exclusive: Waveney Valley MP and North Hereforshire MP likely to go up against party’s deputy leader Zack Polanski

Adrian Ramsay is to stand as Greens co-leader with another of the party’s MPs, Ellie Chowns, amid what the duo describe as an unprecedented fracturing of political allegiances that meant it was vital to have leaders in Westminster with a proven record of winning.

Ramsay has already been co-leader for four years, alongside Carla Denyer, who with Ramsay, Chowns and Siân Berry were elected to parliament last year in the party’s greatest electoral triumph.

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