The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Words won’t save Gaza – The West must stop enabling Israel’s war

TOPSHOT – A man carries a propane gas cylinder on his back while walking through debris and destruction littering a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City on October 11, 2023, on the fifth day of battles between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Firstly, the UK and its allies must immediately suspend all arms exports and related components to Israel. Current UK measures – suspending just 10 percent of arms licences – are grotesquely inadequate. If the foreign secretary can describe the atrocities being committed by Israel as “an affront to British values”, how can he justify selling British weapons, munitions and components, including parts for F-35 Jets that facilitate such atrocities?

#GazaGenocide #GazaisRunningOut #FreePalestine #FromTheRiverToTheSea

6.2 earthquake strikes near Crete, Greece; shaking felt as far as Israel and Egypt

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck near the Greek island of Crete on early Thursday, according to seismologists. Shaking was felt across the region, including parts of Israel, Egypt, and Cyprus.

#greeceearthquake #Greece #EuropeanUnion #earthquake

Trump’s treatment of Ramaphosa disappoints South Africans

“On the one hand, there is anger and disappointment [in South Africa] about the way President Donald Trump handled the meeting,” he said. “There is also admiration for the dignity, unity and diversity of the South African delegation. When we couldn’t get our words in, the body language, diversity and dignity of the South African delegation spoke volumes.”

#SouthAfrican #Trump #SouthAfricaPolitics #Africa

Scientists sound alarm after new NASA report reveals concerning phenomenon in oceans: ‘Earth’s expanding oceans are following suit’

Massive icebergs from Jakobshavn Glacier melting in Disko Bay on sunny summer evening, Ilulissat, Greenland.

“The rise we saw in 2024 was higher than we expected,” researcher Josh Willis said in a statement. “Every year is a little bit different, but what’s clear is that the ocean continues to rise, and the rate of rise is getting faster and faster.”

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Science #Earth













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