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This isn't a thread about the genocide in Gaza. It's a thread about a likely genocide somewhere else: Ethiopia. But please don't scroll on and ignore it. This story deserves amplification.

The former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak has said that military actions in Gaza are now 'totally unjustified' and have 'nothing to do with the security of Israel'. trib.al/Ky8OkqN

Efforts are underway in Geneva to finalize a global #PlasticsTreaty, as UN Environment Programme warns that plastic waste could triple by 2060 without urgent action. The talks aim to produce a legally binding treaty addressing threats to health, oceans & economies. unep.org/inc-plastic-po…

The second part of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution #INC5 starts today in Geneva. Negotiators from around the world are gathering in Geneva to work toward a #PlasticsTreaty to end plastic pollution. Watch the opening plenary live:

Due to a lack of fuel in #Gaza, people are resorting to dangerous methods that cause serious public health risks and environmental damage. We're doing our best to deliver critical supplies, but our work is being systematically obstructed.

Norway to review $2tn oil fund’s investments in Israeli companies on.ft.com/4m1eCgi

Seems like a good day to post Nick Bostrom's simulation argument paper from almost twenty-five years ago.

Israel’s war no longer has a strategy and fighting on is no longer just. If it is to remain a liberal democracy, it must hold itself to account for the crimes committed in Gaza econ.st/41qOYJx

New newsletter: The US economy is splitting in two. There’s a rip-roaring AI economy. And there’s a lackluster consumer economy. - Macro: Last quarter, spending on AI outpaced the growth in consumer spending - Stocks: In the last two years, ~60% of equity returns have come from

Amid relentless airstrikes and widespread malnutrition, one critical struggle remains overlooked: access to feminine hygiene. CNN sheds light on how women and girls in Gaza are fighting a war within a war.

Die UBS zieht sich aus der Net-Zero-Banking-Alliance zurück. Damit beendet die Grossbank ihre Mitgliedschaft bei der Klima-Allianz, die sie vor vier Jahren mitgegründet hatte. srf.ch/news/wirtschaf…

Pakistan is one of few countries to have reached a US trade deal without much fuss, unlike arch-rival India bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

A real "it's so over" chart from John Burn-Murdoch

Germany suspends arms exports to Israel in ‘rupture’ over Gaza on.ft.com/4lCGqXD

My statement on the Israeli government’s decision to expand military operations across Gaza:

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"The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this

Some in Russia still view Alaska as rightfully theirs. Patch here worn by a Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine

Zelenskyy rejects Trump suggestion that Ukraine will give up territory on.ft.com/45sSiW3

I have just spoken again with President Zelensky, as well as with Chancellor Merz and Prime Minister Starmer. We remain determined to support Ukraine, working in a spirit of unity and building on the work undertaken within the framework of the Coalition