The people of Northern Gaza are suffering besiegement & the impact of indiscriminate warfare. NRC colleagues are witnessing the utter devastation of whole areas & hearing testimonies of the most appalling suffering. All enabled by political/military support from Israel’s allies.

We deserve protection as Arab journalists covering Gaza, the occupied West Bank, & Lebanon. The blue press vest should mean something. But especially in the last year it has made us all more of a target. I find myself turning down assignments I usually wouldn’t have thought twice

This is a brilliant documentary on the often fatal risks faced by food delivery drivers on South Africa's dangerous roads

Ahead of the UK budget, Sarah Champion writes for Context News , arguing that inaction on aid comes at a price. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->context.news/money-power-pe… International Development Committee

If you watch anything today let it be this. This man is speaking for his people and every single person who is standing in complete solidarity with Palestine. Let his voice be heard around the world. United We Stand 🇵🇸🕊️🇵🇸

Spanish firefighters rescue drivers from floodwaters after Spain's meteorological agency put the Valencia region under the highest red alert for extreme rainfalls. trib.al/T4qJFCl

Global warming will wipe out small island states unless the COP29 summit steps in. ✍️ Hilda Heine, president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Professor Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, write for Context. 🔗 context.news/climate-risks/…

Bełchatów currently supplies 20% of Poland's power, but its closure by 2036 puts 20,000 jobs at risk. The decision comes as the EU seeks to cut planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions. ✍️ Joanna Gill and Ada Petriczko report. 🔗 bit.ly/40v1wQC

Can't recall such a senior UN official using a word like "apocalyptic" before. But that's where we are in northern Gaza.

New Yorker cover this week.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

As we all try to digest what happened last night, it is sobering to consider the potential effect on efforts to address the climate emergency. Next week COP29 climate talks take place in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mohamed Adow lays out the stakes for Context News context.news/climate-justic…

Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children theguardian.com/global-develop… Whatever your position, the stark reality of this statistic tells its own terrible, undeniable truth

As #COP29 climate talks kick off in Baku today, the executive director of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), Ibrahima Cheikh Diong writes for Context News about how the fund must be robust and deliver relief context.news/nature/opinion…

In 2024, billions of people endured heatwaves, storms and floods; 2025 is set to be worse as man-made climate change wreaks havoc. ✍️ Diana Baptista and Clár Ní Chonghaile report. 🔗 context.news/climate-risks/… Here's what the data shows us. 🧵⬇️

Climate change forged a new reality in 2024: 'This is life now'. With Diana Baptista drawing on research from Climate Central With thanks also to Dr Friederike Otto l<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->context.news/climate-risks/…

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I just can't believe what I'm seeing #ovaloffice #ukraine

It is disheartening to see today that the strength of international law and humanitarian law no longer seems binding, replaced by the presumed right to overpower others. This is unworthy and shameful for humanity and for the leaders of nations.