- In largest Gaza barrage in months, 20 rockets launched at border communities The Times of Israel
- Gaza Militants Regroup and Rearm, Raising Threat of a Long War The Wall Street Journal
- Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel, as tanks advance in north and south Reuters
- About 20 rockets pepper Israeli communities bordering Gaza Strip The Jerusalem Post
- Israel-Hamas War Day 269 | Palestinians Say Woman, Teen Killed by IDF in West Bank; Israeli Army: 20 Rockets Fired From Gaza - Israel News Haaretz
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The Taliban tell the West to look past harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls and build ties – NBC News
- The Taliban tell the West to look past harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls and build ties NBC News
- Afghan Taliban meet Pakistani officials in Doha, term meeting ‘good’ DAWN.com
- What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar Al Jazeera English
- Pakistan, Afghan Taliban hold face-to-face talks on TTP The Express Tribune
- Taliban told to 'include women' in public life at UN talks Business Recorder
The Taliban tell the West to look past harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls and build ties – NBC News
- The Taliban tell the West to look past harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls and build ties NBC News
- No Afghan women allowed to attend UN-led meetings with Taliban: 'Caving to terrorist demands' Fox News
- With Doha III, U.N. Risks Being Complicit In Normalizing Gender Apartheid Forbes
- Taliban Talks With U.N. Go On Despite Alarm Over Exclusion of Women The New York Times
- Afghan terrorist organization to attend UN-led meeting in Qatar The Jerusalem Post
South Africa’s new coalition government unveiled
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North Korea tests 2 missiles, 1 reportedly may have fallen on land – ABC News
- North Korea tests 2 missiles, 1 reportedly may have fallen on land ABC News
- Failed North Korean missile test may have fallen near capital Pyongyang, South Korea says CNN
- North Korea Says It Tested Multiple-Warhead Missile Technology The New York Times
- North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Seoul says Fox News
- MIRV: Did North Korea succeed in firing a new missile? BBC.com
Watch: China rocket crashes after ‘accidental’ launch – BBC.com
- Watch: China rocket crashes after 'accidental' launch BBC.com
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- Chinese space rocket crashes in flames after accidental launch The Guardian
- Chinese Rival to SpaceX Falcon 9 Explodes During Test After Accidental Launch Business Insider
- Chinese space rocket crashes in fiery explosion after launching accidentally NBC News
Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its ‘failed coup’ claim – NPR
- Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its 'failed coup' claim NPR
- Bolivia coup attempt: General arrested as Luis Arce faces new crisis The Associated Press
- Politics | Jun 29th 2024 Edition The Economist
- Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims New York Post
- Alleged Bolivian Coup Attempt Fails After Military Breaches Presidential Palace Forbes
France’s far right celebrates lead and seeks majority
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Child malnutrition crisis in Nigeria amid rural violence and soaring food inflation
MSF says it is overwhelmed in country where 31.8 million people are suffering from hunger
An unprecedented number of children in northern Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, aid workers in the country have said.
Nigeria has the “largest number of food insecure people globally” at 31.8 million, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization office in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri said.
Continue reading...Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem – The Associated Press
- Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem The Associated Press
- Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Men Protest Against Military Draft Order The Wall Street Journal
- ‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military CNN
- The army must soon begin enlisting ultra-Orthodox men. How will that work? The Times of Israel
- Scuffles in Jerusalem as ultra-Orthodox men protest ruling on Israel army enlistment The Associated Press
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- Analysis | Fear of a Full-blown Conflict in Lebanon Looms, With Members of Israel's Government Stoking It - Israel News Haaretz
- Iran-Israel Threats Intensify as Large Middle East War Looms Newsweek
- Sec. of State Antony Blinken declares Israel lost sovereignty in North The Jerusalem Post
China rocket crashes after ‘accidental’ launch
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North Korea fires two missiles after end of joint drills by U.S., South Korea and Japan – NBC News
- North Korea fires two missiles after end of joint drills by U.S., South Korea and Japan NBC News
- North Korea launches new missile capable of carrying 4.5 tonne warhead Firstpost
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- North Korea says its recent missile tests involved new ballistic missile with 'super-large warhead' The Times of India
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Aly believes amended motion on recognition of Palestine was stronger than Greens motion
The Greens motion that Fatima Payman voted for, called for recognition of Palestinian statehood. Labor amended the motion to say that recognition of Palestinian statehood was part of a peace process that ended in a two-state solution.
I think actually our motion strengthened it because the I think just saying the night to recognise a Palestinian state without any context is in some ways tokenistic. I don’t want this to be tokenistic. I want this to be a very clear message to the Palestinian people that Australia supports their aspirations for statehood.
And as I say, I was hoping that that would have a resolution, would have got passed. And unfortunately, it didn’t.
There’s never one opinion here and you know, different people in the Muslim communities will have different views.
And I’ve been in contact with quite a few who have a very different view, who argue one of those things, or they’re they’re saying that, you know, the way to make change may not necessarily be the way that Fatima has chosen.
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