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Israel reportedly dropped hundreds of packets of “skunk water” on displaced Palestinians in Gaza overnight – releasing a rancid smell described as a cross between sewage and rotten corpses.
“Hit by the climate we did not warm, and again hit by the wars we did not start.”
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the UN General Assembly following deadly flash flooding in his country last month. The disaster killed at least 1,450 people, and over 5,500 remain missing.
South Africa has one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
But after at least 9 women were murdered, police’s main advice was to tell women to be “vigilant.”
Wanna play as a tiny Macklemore who recruits pro-Palestine musicians to take down a godzilla-sized Ed Sheeran, who yells things like “both sides” and “I’m not complicit” – all while evading mini Robert Krafts?
Well with “Super Macklemore 64,” you can.
With @yelmjouie
A 23-year-old Congolese cyclist died while cycling across Africa to promote peace in D.R. Congo.
Miguel Masaisai had cycled more than 6,700 km of his planned 14,000-km “Pedals for Peace” journey when he was killed in a car crash.
There is outcry in Spain after the govt allowed a U.S. extradition request for pro-Palestinian activist Fergie Chambers to proceed to court.
This politician called him the “first political prisoner in Spain for the Palestinian cause.”
As the UN General Assembly takes place this week, former South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor tells @annakook why changing the composition of the UN Security Council is essential to making the UN more effective at resolving global conflicts.
A video of Iranian women running a 10K is going viral … but why?
And how is it connected to the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement?
@yelmjouie explains:
“Despite all of this, we will learn. We will learn even in a tent.”
Gaza’s children are starting a new school year after almost 3 years of Israel’s genocide, and they’re taking classes in make-shift tents.
These protesters delayed Netanyahu’s speech at the UN.
Over 100 people – including celebrities and U.S. politicians – were arrested while sitting in the street to block traffic at UN headquarters.
A village in India staged a “water funeral” in protest against a multi-billion dollar river-linking project.
22 villages and over 6,000 families would need to be displaced for its construction to go ahead.
The Spanish PM says it’s time for a woman to lead the United Nations once Secretary-General António Guterres’ term ends at the end of 2026.
He said it’s only been men who have served as the organization’s leaders and it's “a historic debt we must settle.” PM Sanchéz also called for more regulation on tech CEOs and the use of AI.
Thousands of workers and students flooded the streets of Argentina in a “March of Anger” against President Javier Milei’s cuts to public funding and education.
“6 points or 75,000 lives?”
Irish activists and former athletes are demanding UEFA Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel be canceled over the genocide in Gaza.
Israel reportedly dropped hundreds of packets of “skunk water” on displaced Palestinians in Gaza overnight – releasing a rancid smell described as a cross between sewage and rotten corpses.
South Africa has one of the highest femicide rates in the world.
But after at least 9 women were murdered, police’s main advice was to tell women to be “vigilant.”
Most Americans are against the war on Iran. But, unfortunately for them, Republicans currently control Congress and the decisions regarding the war.
The one Republican who openly opposed? He was recently voted out.
AJ+ collaborator @franifio explains.