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We have received information that a unit of the New People’s Army engaged attacking troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) twice today in Barangay Lantuyang 2, Baco,…

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Revolution requires more than violence—it demands collective awakening. Haiti’s crisis exposes the danger of hollow slogans masquerading as liberation. A wind of despair blows relentlessly across the world. This wind…

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Israel has killed 61,827 Palestinians, starved 240 to death: Health Ministry Israeli forces have killed 61,827 Palestinians and wounded 155,275 others since October 2023, Gaza's Health Ministry has said.  The ministry also reported the death of a child due to the Israeli-imposed aid blockade. The latest casualty brings the death toll from starvation to 240, including 107 children.  Israel has enforced a near-total blockade of aid on Gaza, leading to severe shortages of food and essential medical supplies.  Israeli forces have also shot dead more than 1,300 Palestinian aid seekers, mostly at the US and Israel-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites.  Since 27 May, at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food; 859 in the vicinity of the GHF sites and 514 along the routes of food convoys, United Nations has said. 

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Agonising heat wave hits Gaza amid widescale dehydration and famine Submitted by Mera Aladam on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:13 An outbreak of skin diseases is also spreading due to the sweltering weather and harsh displacement conditions A Palestinian girl collects water in al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, south Gaza, on 14 August 2025 (AFP) Off As temperatures in the Gaza Strip surpass 40 degrees celsius, health authorities and rights organisations have sounded the alarm over increasing dehydration cases and the spread of diseases. The United Nation's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) warned in a post on X that the scorching heat is "making an already desperate situation far worse". The agency noted the limited water supply across the besieged enclave, as Israel continues its months-long blockade on the territory.  "Bombardments and forced displacement continue. With limited electricity and fuel, there is no relief from the extreme heat," it said. "There must be a ceasefire." Gaza is facing severe water shortages due to months of Israeli attacks targeting water and sanitation infrastructure, including desalination plants and sewage systems.  The blockaded enclave - which was already suffering from a water crisis before the nearly 700-day genocide - now has less than four percent of the fresh water in needs, with surrounding sea water polluted by sewage. The Gaza government press office has previously said that such Israeli attacks are aimed at "turning water into a tool of genocide and a weapon of slow killing". Moreover, expulsion orders issued in recent weeks have left displaced Palestinians vulnerable to dehydration. The spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned in late July that these displacement orders target sources of clean water, as they have concerned zones hosting vital water infrastructure.  Among them is the desalination plant in southern Gaza, a main source of drinking water for internally displaced people in al-Mawasi. The plant serves hundreds of thousands of people, producing about 2,500 cubic meters of water per day.  "As of early July, 80 percent of water sanitation and hygiene facilities fall within the Israeli militarised zone or in areas that have been placed under displacement orders," Stephane Dujarric told reporters.  Lack of shelters and spread of diseases  Compounding the dehydration is the absence of proper shelter for the majority of Gaza's displaced population. An Israeli ban on the entry of shelter materials, including tents, has been in effect for at least five months, according to the UN.  Moreover, persistent bombardment has targeted much of Gaza's buildings, with a total of 192,812 damaged or destroyed structures identified in recent satellite imagery, comprising nearly 80 percent of total structures in the blockaded strip.  The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) warned that if Israel's recently announced operation to fully occupy Gaza advances, "thousands of families already enduring appalling humanitarian conditions could be pushed over the edge". Bacterial infections resistant to multiple drugs are widespread in Gaza, study finds Read More » "Nearly everyone in Gaza has been displaced at least once since the war began, and the makeshift shelters they managed to improvise or acquire have often either worn out or been abandoned in the rush to flee," Ocha's update added.  The Red Crescent in Gaza stressed that "more than 90 percent of the Strip's population lives in tents and suffers from the intense heat," which "has caused the emergence of diseases in the displacement camps", in light of Israel's deliberate "recycling of displacement in the Strip, forcing residents to move in harsh conditions." The Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, noted an outbreak of skin diseases spreading due to the sweltering weather, warning that the intense heat and lack of drinking water are impacting the health of civilians of all ages. Salmiya added that the health sector is going through its "worst phase" amid Israel's ongoing starvation and genocide of Gaza residents, which has killed over 61,776 and injured 154,906 other Palestinians since 7 October 2023. Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Maybe not as interesting as conversations at the chippy round the corner, but probably more amusing. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest  book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of [...] The post Branko Milanović – How to learn about politics from two Democratic-leaning women in New York appeared first on Brave New Europe.

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If Moscow previously relied on treaties and ‘playing normal’, now it relies on unpredictability, interconnected fronts, and a balance of threats. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts [...] The post Alastair Crooke – Russia seeks to comprehend fully the various constraints on Trump appeared first on Brave New Europe.

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The courage of Journalists in Gaza reflects the courage of the Palestinians in the face of the Zionist Nazi waged holocaust. Shame on our Western governments and shame on all the Western journalists who are [...] The post A Journalist in Gaza – Gaza journalists between death and truth: We keep going no matter what appeared first on Brave New Europe.

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Ahead of the planned invasion of Gaza City, killing Anas Al-Sharif is the latest step in Israel's campaign to erase Gaza's witnesses and prevent accountability. The post ‘Hamas in disguise’: Israel’s tried-and-true tactic to smear Palestinian journalists appeared first on +972 Magazine.

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Ahead of the planned invasion of Gaza City, killing Anas Al-Sharif is the latest step in Israel’s campaign to erase Gaza’s witnesses and prevent accountability. Read Article HERE The post Muhammad Shehada: Hamas in disguise’: Israel’s tried-and-true tactic to smear Palestinian journalists appeared first on Brave New Europe.

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Short Url https://arab.news/jeaqy RIYADH: More than 151 million trees have been planted and 500,000 hectares of land rehabilitated under the Saudi Green Initiative, which aims to plant 10 billion in total, the Kingdom’s environment minister said on Wednesday. The Kingdom has made significant progress under the National Environment Strategy, en-route to achieving Saudi Arabia’s Vision […]

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Data from the European Drought Observatory comes as Israel copes with an extreme heat wave that is expected to break records By AFP and SUE SURKES. 12 August 2025 full report: https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-half-of-europe-and-mediterranean-basin-hit-by-drought-since-april/

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Israel bakes in record heat as temperatures expected to approach 50ºC Times of Israel 13 August 2025 Jerusalem, which experienced unusual summer rain Tuesday night, set to reach 39ºC; Dead Sea experiences highest-recorded minimum daily temperature of 36.6°C full report: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-bakes-in-record-heat-as-temperatures-expected-to-approach-50oc/ Shattering decades-old records: Israel braces for extended heatwave – Jerusalem Post The heat wave […]

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Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how Iran’s triple crisis is reshaping daily life they’ve had to adjust. By Mohammad Lotfollahi 10 Aug 2025 Tehran, Iran – Every morning at 6am, Sara reaches for her phone – not to check messages, but to see when the day’s blackout will begin. […]

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12 August 2025 Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a “total outage” after the shutdown of two transmission lines amid a spike in consumption triggered by a “record rise in temperatures”, with the heat […]

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Hydrological framework deteriorates as drought, civil war and climate stress take lasting toll A flock of sheep standing along one of the few wet patches along the mostly dry riverbed of Syria’s Orontes (Assi) river during an extreme drought in the area of Jisr al-Shughur in Syria’s northwesterShow more Syria‘s drought crisis is deepening in […]