In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement ( www.the-independent.com )
BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
Huge protests in Niger call for French forces to leave after coup ( www.reuters.com )
Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says ( www.reuters.com )
China says countries should see its national map in 'objective' way ( www.reuters.com )
Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China's latest South China Sea map ( www.reuters.com )
Interview - ‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech ( www.theguardian.com )
Blinken makes forceful case for Gaza aid, says humanitarian pauses 'must be considered' ( www.haaretz.com )
China says outlook worrisome as conflict spreads in Middle East - state media ( www.reuters.com )
We are at war, says Israel's PM, after major surprise Palestinian attack ( www.bbc.co.uk )
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 ( www.theguardian.com )
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