We have mobilised full humanitarian response across region and will meet this moment.

But humanitarians are being asked to do too much with too little, while politicians pour oil on fire and boast of spending billions on war while aid budgets are slashed.

‘We say no to war’: Spain pushes back against Trump’s threats Spanish PM insists he won’t bow to U.S. commercial pressure as he leads international opposition to the strikes against Tehran.

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Appealing To Venus de The Sea Nymphs na Apple Music Música · 1991 · duração 2:33

I used to rate streaming platforms based on whether or not they had this album.
Now, new shit has come to light, man.

Intense heat and fire, record-breaking cold and snow, devastating rainfall and flooding impacting countries in every region of the world.

WMO news roundup on January, a month of extremes:

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Portugal braces for second big storm, residents to prep emergency kits Portugal braces for storm Leonardo with heavy rain, 95 km/h winds and coastal waves up to 11 metres, days after deadly storm Kristin struck.

Portugal braces for storm Leonardo with heavy rain, 95 km/h winds and coastal waves up to 11 metres, days after deadly storm Kristin struck.

Six dead as Storm Kristin wreaks havoc in Portugal with 202 km/h winds Six people died as Storm Kristin battered Portugal with winds reaching record speeds, causing widespread destruction and leaving around 1 million people without electricity.

Six dead as Storm Kristin wreaks havoc in Portugal with 202 km/h winds

Storm #Kristin has caused devastation in parts of Portugal & Spain this week with high winds & waves and heavy snowfall. This Met-12 FCI Night Micro RGB and Cloud Phase RGB loop shows her barrelling across the area on 26/27 Jan. Via @inorbitivan.bsky.social

Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.

A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.

The decision is a harsh blow to the Palestinian state and brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69.

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Red Line For Gaza is a movement bringing together all of our voices to end the killing and suffering of children in Gaza: redlineforgaza.org.uk

Together, we will use our voice to demand action every week. Until the UK Government acts, we will not stop.

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‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siege

‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert

Watch Portishead's 'Together for Palestine' performance of "Roads" Shattering as always.

Watch Portishead's 'Together for Palestine' performance of "Roads" www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-portis...

I think this building is always closed but there's another place with an exhibition of his estate and legacy.

I hope so.

Graham Greene (1952–2025)

Relatively early black and white photograph of Husker Du.

A collection of live recordings dating back to 1985 by #HüskerDü will form the focus of a new box set being released by Numero Group. The 4xLP 1985: The Miracle Year is centred around the recording of a full live set from January 30, 1985

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Sumud, the largest flotilla to sail for Gaza, prepares to set out An international effort bringing together volunteers from all over the world aims to break the siege on Gaza.

An international effort bringing together volunteers from all over the world aims to break the siege on Gaza.

Gazans are starving. It’s a manmade catastrophe. On this week’s “More To The Story,” the Gaza Soup Kitchen’s Abe Ajrami on the challenges of feeding Palestinians at risk of famine.

“There are thousands of people who are starving because the Israelis decide to use hunger as a weapon.”

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled back

Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat
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🔥 Fires in Portugal and Spain have sent huge plumes of smoke over the Bay of Biscay this morning. White is clouds, light brown is smoke:

The House of Liberty - in memory of Salgueiro Maia

Happy birthday Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys). And many happy rebirths. Read our Beastie Boys Over/Under: magnetmagazine.com/2010/08/24/t...

Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb? What does hope mean when your city is flattened and everyone you know is slowly starving?

"I worry that, if a ceasefire does come, there will be nothing left to save."

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

@theipcinfo.bsky.social warns: the worst-case scenario of #famine is unfolding in #Gaza.

Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.

@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.

Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!

The horrors of Israel's merciless blockade of Gaza has reached a point where parents "are thanking God for the loss of their children" as it represents an end to their children's suffering, says aid worker Mahmoud Alsaqqa. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/ox...