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Lebanon's public schools reopen amid war and displacement

Lebanon

Lebanon's public schools reopen amid war and displacement

In the quiet seaside town of Amchit, 45 minutes north of Beirut, public schools are finally in session again, alongside tens of thousands of internally displaced people who have made some of them a makeshift shelter.

Beirut’s southern suburbs witness fresh bombardments

Lebanon

Beirut’s southern suburbs witness fresh bombardments

The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area after the defence minister ruled out a ceasefire until Israeli goals were met.

Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

COP29

Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters, and said time was running out to limit a destructive rise in global temperatures.

A legacy of excellence in research

Israel

A legacy of excellence in research

The 76th Annual General Meeting of the International Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) is currently underway at the institute’s headquarters in Rehovot, Israel, located 20 kilometers from Tel Aviv. 

UN Security Council considers action on Sudan war

Sudan

UN Security Council considers action on Sudan war

The United Nations Security Council is discussing a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan's warring parties cease hostilities and calls on them to allow safe, rapid and unhindered deliveries of aid across front lines and borders.

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