Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Many of the world’s leaders are gathered in Dubai for COP28, the annual United Nations summit on climate change. Some 2,400km (1,500 miles) to the West, meanwhile, Israel’s war on Gaza is raging. Sixty days into the war, Israel’s bombs have killed about 16,000 people, including more than 6,600 children….

Northern Gaza hospital ‘overwhelmed by horror’ as Israeli army lays siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Northern Gaza hospital ‘overwhelmed by horror’ as Israeli army lays siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Terrified civilians are trapped inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza as Israeli forces have encircled the medical facility, a senior official at the Ministry of Health tells Al Jazeera. More than 100 people have been killed in strikes close to the facility, the ministry said on Tuesday. “The…

Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Madrid, Spain – On Friday, a survivor of the 1937 Guernica massacre and a Palestinian protester will sound an alarm in the Spanish marketplace bombed by a Nazi legion 86 years ago, to pay tribute to the victims of Israel’s bloody campaign in Gaza. Hundreds of people in the Spanish town,…

Death toll rises to 13 after Mount Marapi eruption, climbers still missing | Volcanoes News

Death toll rises to 13 after Mount Marapi eruption, climbers still missing | Volcanoes News

Two more bodies were found late on Monday, an Indonesian official says, as volcanic activity hampers rescue mission. Thirteen climbers have been declared dead since the Mount Marapi volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, with the head of the local rescue service saying two more bodies were found. “The total…

Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

An online row has emerged between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Israel after the United Nations health body said the Israeli army ordered it to remove supplies from its warehouse in southern Gaza, a claim Israel then denied. The “WHO received notification” from the Israeli forces “that we should…

Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14 | transport News

Long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok to the country’s far south when it veered off the road at about 1am. A double-decker bus has smashed into a tree in southern Thailand, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32 others, police have said. The long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok…

Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Right-leaning coalition has pledged to review affirmative action and remove references to treaty with Maori people. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in New Zealand to express opposition to the new government’s policies towards Indigenous people. Protesters gathered in front of the parliament and on motorways on Tuesday…

In the Solomon Islands, a US agency’s struggles hint at China’s influence | Conflict

In the Solomon Islands, a US agency’s struggles hint at China’s influence | Conflict

Taipei, Taiwan – In October 2019, the United States announced that the Peace Corps, the storied volunteer programme established by John F Kennedy, would return to the Solomon Islands after a two-decade absence. The announcement was the latest in a flurry of moves by Washington to counter China’s growing presence…

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The number of displaced people arriving at Nasser Medical Complex continues to increase, with new shelters being set up in the facility’s car park and many people sleeping on the ground in the open. The hospital located in Khan Younis, where teams from Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or…