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The Shifting Discourse on Israel, Zionism, and Jewish Identity

Peter Beinart is a distinguished journalist, political scientist, and editor-at-large at Jewish Currents. He joins today to discuss his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, and

Katy Perry’s blast-off was a waste of space | Letters

Blue Origin ‘crew’ | Vanity mission | Privileged ladies | Travel tech | Overheard in hospitalLauren Sánchez, Katy Perry and their companions were no more “crew” of the Blue Origin

Parched waterways, dead fish and trees ready to give up: historic big dry grips South Australia

Parts of the state record their lowest rainfall on record, with devastating impacts on freshwater fish, butterflies, bees and even some hardy treesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam

Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals

The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice dataUS politics live – latest updatesGreen groups have sued the Trump administration over the removal of government webpages

Brewster Kahle Accepts Project Uil Award from Dutch Wikipedia Community

Brewster Kahle accepting the “Project Owl”, which he was awarded by the Dutch Wikipedia community. Telderszaal, Academiegebouw (Leiden). Wiki info. The Internet Archive was recently honored for its valuable contribution

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Thursday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday. 

Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system

An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave. ​ 

World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month. 

From inner-city Detroit to AACR president

The post From inner-city Detroit to AACR president appeared first on Cancer Research UK - Cancer News. ​ 

Amphibious boat brings Bond-style glamour to RSPB in Northumberland

Bear Grylls-inspired vessel helps wardens on Coquet Island care for UK’s only breeding colony of roseate ternsIt looks like something James Bond might drive – or, more accurately, Bear Grylls.