Five killed and 10 injured in Gaza aid airdrop when parachute fails to open (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans baffled by Katie Britt’s State of the Union response: ‘One of our biggest disasters’ (www.theguardian.com)
Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Biden to announce US will build port on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery (www.theguardian.com)
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Biden to announce US will build port on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery (www.theguardian.com)
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic (www.theguardian.com)
‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic (www.theguardian.com)
US uses loophole to keep 100 arms sales to Israel under the radar amid Gaza war – report (www.theguardian.com)
The US is reported to have made more than 100 weapons sales to Israel, including thousands of bombs, since the start of the war in Gaza, but the deliveries escaped congressional oversight because each transaction was under the dollar amount requiring approval....
Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war (www.theguardian.com)
US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Super Tuesday victory speech: grim visions of an American apocalypse (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims (www.theguardian.com)
Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
Five members of the SAS have been arrested by British military police on suspicion of allegedly committing war crimes while on operations in Syria....
Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall days before Ramadan (www.theguardian.com)
Negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war appear to have stalled, days before an unofficial deadline of the beginning of Ramadan....
UN finds ‘convincing information’ that Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostages (www.theguardian.com)
Pramila Patten’s findings are based on interviews with released hostages, whose testimony suggests abuses are continuing in Gaza.
How positive male role models are detoxifying the social media ‘manosphere’ (www.theguardian.com)
Kamala Harris issues sharp rebuke of Israel over ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza [Guardian staff and agencies | 3 Mar 2024 | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
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Israel ‘accepts six-week ceasefire deal’ as Hamas response awaited, US officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Trump confuses Obama for Biden again at Virginia rally speech (www.theguardian.com)
‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat (www.theguardian.com)
Israel reportedly close to accepting six-week Gaza ceasefire, US official says (www.theguardian.com)
Israel is reported to be close to accepting a six-week ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior Biden administration official told several US news outlets on Saturday, two days after more than 100 Palestinians died while attempting to access aid trucks in the territory....
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’ (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12553230...
Humanitarian workers face deportation from Israel after freeze on visas | Israel | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli director receives death threats after officials call Berlin film festival ‘antisemitic’ (www.theguardian.com)
An Israeli film-maker who won one of the top prizes at the Berlin film festival has said German officials’ description of the awards ceremony as “antisemitic” has led to death threats and the physical intimidation of family members, causing him to hold off plans to return to Israel....
South Korea’s fertility rate sinks to record low despite $270bn in incentives (www.theguardian.com)
