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Gaza war and economic restrictions in Israeli-occupied West Bank have wiped out decades of growth

The world’s most confusing dress code is even worse in the steamy Cop30 tropics

Communities at sharp end of climate crisis have suffered enough, says secretary general

Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that may bring Russia’s invasion to an end

Hamas and Israel have traded blame for what both call violations of the US-brokered truce

Incident comes days after 25 girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in country’s northwest

Much of the road ahead still remains uncharted after Monday’s landmark security council vote

Netanyahu reiterates ‘opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed’ in response to far-right ministers

Little appetite among the would-be troop contributors to new international stabilisation force

Indonesia, Azerbaijan and others could contribute troops to 20,000-strong international stabilisation force

Text authorises an international stabilisation force which would ensure process of demilitarising Palestinian enclave

Sheikh Hasina, tried in absentia at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, was found guilty of crimes against humanity

Berlin says it will return to ‘case-by-case review’ for arms exports to Israel

UNIFIL called the incident a ‘serious violation’, while Israel says peacekeepers were misidentified due to poor weather conditions

As the Government embraces escalating European militarisation, neutrality is being dismissed in media discussions

More than 150,000 killed and about 12m forced out of homes since civil war began two years ago

Opposition and activists have said security forces killed more than 1,000 people and are reportedly hiding bodies

Protesters demand climate action, forest protection and land rights

Gavin Newsom also accuses US president of attempting to rig next election

New analysis shows China, the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, looks to have stabilised its emissions

City of El Fasher was captured by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in October

Without a ceasefire and a massive scaling-up of aid, millions more could face starvation

Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line

Plus: the thing Catherine Connolly and Keir Starmer have in common; the ‘lion’ on the loose in Co Clare; and a big job opening at the EPA

China sends reminder of green agenda in advance of formal start in sweltering Brazilian city of Belém next week

The author of The Hour of the Predator, which is about the symbiotic relationships of political strongmen and tech titans, says this moment ‘feels a bit scary’

Funeral Mass faithful hear devotion inspired nun’s advocacy, that ‘work had become her prayer’

With a new world order, co-operating countries will have to live with doing more with less

Latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’

UN climate report shows modest progress but criticises ‘lack of ambition’ ahead of Cop30 summit

Lebanese government must honour commitment to disarm Iran-backed group, says Tel Aviv

Author Nasser Abu Srour was among Palestinians released as part Gaza ceasefire after being held captive for more than 30 years

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson will present quilt to Brazilian climate minister

After 30 global climate summits, the challenges are greater than ever but there are signs of progress

Rights groups cite pattern of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings ahead of the polls

Government leaders should spell out what they mean by traditional neutrality

Overshooting Paris agreement target will have ‘devastating consequences’ for world, warns António Guterres

Netanyahu hints at opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza as part of ceasefire monitoring

Venezuelan foreign minister says experts ‘corroborate what we have been denouncing’

Aid supplies ‘way below what is needed’, says UN Palestinian refugee agency