‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

• They were among the strongest comments yet on the Israel-Hamas conflict from the Brazilian President.
• Brazil currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20.

Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian march in London as police arrest 12

• Holding banners that said "ceasefire now", the demonstrators chanted "free Palestine" as they gathered at Park Lane
• The city's Metropolitan Police said 12 people had been arrested, including two for displaying anti-Semitic placards

US threatens to block new UN Security Council vote on Gaza

• Algeria worked on a new draft after the ICJ ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza war
• Security Council has adopted just two resolutions on Gaza since October 7

Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha

• The two-day meeting will discuss increasing engagement with Afghanistan and a more coordinated response to the Central Asian nation
• UN's Working Group on Women, Peace and Security said the meeting IS an opportunity to reaffirm the rights of Afghan women are not negotiable

Prospects for Gaza truce ebb as Israel prepares to storm Rafah

• Qatari PM said efforts for a truce were complicated by the insistence it involve releases of hostages
• More people are still fleeing into Rafah, despite the risk of an imminent invasion

GCC and Sweden look to ramp up cooperation in ‘several areas’

• The talks between the two leaders took place on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich
• The two discussed cooperation mechanism between the GCC and Sweden on a bilateral level, and with the EU too

Not entering Rafah means losing war, says Netanyahu

• Israel closest ally the US has implored it to hold off sending troops into Rafah
• Negotiations have been going on in Cairo to try to broker a pause in the fighting

Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024

Lebanon judge charges Nissan employees for allegedly stealing Ghosn documents

• A lawyer for the company said that the legal action was "unlawful" and that they would seek to have the charges thrown out.
• The Beirut judge has decided to prosecute "four senior Nissan officials" of Japanese, Spanish, French and British nationalities.

Iran unveils air defense systems amid rise in Middle East tensions

• "The Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, built by the ministry of defense, were unveiled this morning," local reports said.
• The unveiling of the new weapons comes at a time of heightened regional tensions with the war between Israel and Tehran-backed Hamas raging into a fifth month.