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International
Essequibo
Guyana and Venezuela agree to ‘refrain from escalating conflict’ over disputed border region
Thursday
14 Dec 2023
EU summit
Varadkar stresses importance of Council meeting as EU leaders wrestle with Orban over Ukraine
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Gillette
Dec 14
South America
Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana meet on Caribbean island for talks over disputed border region
Israel-Gaza war
Senior US official visits Israel to discuss 'timetables', as nine soldiers killed in ambush
The army has continued to meet heavy resistance in an offensive against Hamas that has drawn international outrage.
Wednesday
13 Dec 2023
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Department of Transport
Dec 13
Tuesday
12 Dec 2023
Gaza
Overwhelming majority of countries at UN General Assembly backs demand for ceasefire in Gaza
The vote comes as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas militants today and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip.
The UN estimates 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced by the conflict, half of them children.
The Gaza health ministry updated the death toll in Gaza to 18,412, mostly women and children.
Boycott
Zara apologises and pulls advert over claims it had similarities to scenes emerging from Gaza
Monday
11 Dec 2023
Khan Yunis
Israel continues bombing in south Gaza as Hamas issues warning over lives of hostages
Israel had urged civilians to seek refuge in the far south, but the army has kept striking targets throughout the territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas to "surrender now" after his national security advisor claimed the army had killed 7,000 militants.
The Gaza health ministry has said Israeli bombardment has killed at least 18,205 people, mostly women and children.
The UN General Assembly will meet tomorrow to discuss the humanitarian crisis.
Falling apart
EU will not accept draft COP28 deal that has 'killed' hopes unless major changes made - Ryan
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Sunday
10 Dec 2023
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: 'This is the happiest I’ve ever felt' - Taylor Swift is in her Person of the Year Era
Saturday
9 Dec 2023
movement of people
'A new normal': Migrants huddle in open-air camps on US border without food or water
Friday
8 Dec 2023
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