As Israel’s aid blockade continues, WFP warns Gaza food stocks low
- The World Food Programme says it only has enough food supplies in Gaza to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks.
- Arab leaders unanimously agree on a five-year $53bn plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians, to counter US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” the coastal enclave.
- Israel, which is maintaining a blockade on all food, medicine and aid into Gaza, slams the proposal, while the White House says Trump stands by his vision for the Strip. The UN food agency says it has two weeks’ worth of supplies in Gaza.
- Hamas says it appreciates the Egypt-led proposal and welcomes calls to hold legislative and presidential elections as soon as possible.
UK, France and Germany urge Israel to restore aid to Gaza
Israel must meet international obligations to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, the foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany have said in a joint statement.
“We call on the government of Israel to abide by its international obligations to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza,” the statement read.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that “the entry of all goods and supplies to the Gaza Strip will be halted,” accusing Hamas of refusing to accept a framework for the continuation of talks proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators
Wed 5 Mar 2025 10.00 GMT
Financial speculators are investing in a growing number of lawsuits against governments over environmental laws and other regulations that affect profits, often generating lucrative awards, the Guardian has found.
For a long time, litigation finance thrived primarily in the realm of car crashes and employment claims. “Had an accident that wasn’t your fault?” was the industry’s billboard catchphrase, offering to finance lawsuits in exchange for a cut of any payout.
Now, however, the sector has found a far larger playground: financing massive arbitration lawsuits launched by companies against governments, where claims can stretch to tens of billions of dollars.
Europe sees rise in disinformation, attacks on media: report
The Council of Europe's annual press freedom report highlighted violence against journalists, particularly in Ukraine and Georgia. The rise of disinformation also poses a threat.
The Council of Europe said Wednesday it recorded 266 cases of physical attacks, intimidation, arrests, and reprisals against international journalists across Europe in 2024.
Its annual European Press Freedom Report 2024 compiled data from a coalition of 15 press freedom NGOs and journalist associations.
The report highlights growing acts of violence against journliasts, particularly in Ukraine and Georgia. Around 64% of recorded attacks took place in Russia and Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.
Israel's new army chief says mission against Hamas 'not accomplished'
Barely a week after the Israeli military acknowledged its “complete failure” to prevent the October 7, 2023 attack, Eyal Zamir, the country’s new army chief, said the military mission against Hamas remained unfinished. Zamir was sworn in as army chief on Wednesday, replacing Herzi Halevi, who resigned in January.
Israel's newly appointed military chief Eyal Zamir said Wednesday that his country's mission to defeat Hamas was not yet accomplished, with his inauguration coming at a precarious moment for the fragile truce in Gaza.
Speaking before Zamir at a ceremony at military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel was "determined" to achieve victory in the multi-front war that began with Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
Court rejects suit requesting halt of western Japan nuclear reactor
A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt the operation of a nuclear reactor run by Shikoku Electric Power Co in western Japan.
In the lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court, plaintiffs, including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings, claimed there is a high likelihood of a serious accident at the Ikata plant's No. 3 reactor if an earthquake or volcanic eruption strikes the area.
But Presiding Judge Kazumi Ohama said, "We cannot say that there are actual risks to harming the lives and bodies of the plaintiffs."
Nine things about Lesotho - the country 'nobody has ever heard of'
Basillioh Rukanga
US President Donald Trump has said that "nobody has ever heard of" the African country of Lesotho - a comment that has "shocked" its government.
It is a small country in southern Africa that almost entirely consists of mountains and is completely surrounded by South Africa.
Here are nine things to know about the country:
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