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Verdant Square Network<p>"Duty to Repair": Vanuatu Climate Minister on World Court Ruling Countries Must Address Climate <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/vanuatu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/24/van</span><span class="invisible">uatu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/progressivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressivenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>"Wasting Away" in Gaza: Oxfam, 100+ Groups Decry Israel's "Man-Made" Mass Starvation of Palestinians <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/oxfam" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/24/oxf</span><span class="invisible">am</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/progressivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressivenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head Boasts Success as Palestinians Starve <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/24/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-israel-aid-starvation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/07/24/ga</span><span class="invisible">za-humanitarian-foundation-israel-aid-starvation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/leftistnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftistnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/intercept" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intercept</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>A Blueprint for Change: Food Security Leadership Council Charts New Path Forward <a href="https://foodtank.com/news/2025/07/a-blueprint-for-change-food-security-leadership-council-charts-new-path-forward/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foodtank.com/news/2025/07/a-bl</span><span class="invisible">ueprint-for-change-food-security-leadership-council-charts-new-path-forward/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>"One Meal Every Three Days": Journalist &amp; Aid Worker Back from Gaza on Stark Reality on the Ground <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/gaza_afeef" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/24/gaz</span><span class="invisible">a_afeef</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/progressivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressivenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Headlines for July 24, 2025 <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/headlines" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/7/24/hea</span><span class="invisible">dlines</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/progressivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressivenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
VSN Revolution<p>Education Secretary Hails Columbia Settlement as ‘Monumental Victory’ Over ‘Far-Left’ <a href="https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/07/education-secretary-hails-columbia-settlement-as-monumental-victory-over-far-left/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/education-secretary-hails-columbia-settlement-as-monumental-victory-over-far-left/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stay.woke.institute/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://stay.woke.institute/tags/vsn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vsn</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Gaza families in despair as Israel starves their children <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/7/24/gaza-families-in-despair-as-israel-starves-their-children?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2</span><span class="invisible">025/7/24/gaza-families-in-despair-as-israel-starves-their-children?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Russia escalates in Ukraine <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/project-force-2/2025/7/24/russia-escalates-in-ukraine?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/project-fo</span><span class="invisible">rce-2/2025/7/24/russia-escalates-in-ukraine?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Cyber kidnapping scams target Chinese international students <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/101-east/2025/7/24/cyber-kidnapping-scams-target-chinese-international-students?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/101-east/2</span><span class="invisible">025/7/24/cyber-kidnapping-scams-target-chinese-international-students?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Russia seeking to create ‘buffer zones’ in Ukraine, says Kremlin <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/russia-seeking-to-create-buffer-zones-in-ukraine-says-kremlin?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/r</span><span class="invisible">ussia-seeking-to-create-buffer-zones-in-ukraine-says-kremlin?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Gaza hunger <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/compare-contrast/2025/7/24/gaza-hunger?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/compare-co</span><span class="invisible">ntrast/2025/7/24/gaza-hunger?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Saudi Arabia pledges $2.9bn for Syria infrastructure, part of wider package <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/saudi-arabia-pledges-2-9bn-for-syria-infrastructure-part-of-wider-package?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/s</span><span class="invisible">audi-arabia-pledges-2-9bn-for-syria-infrastructure-part-of-wider-package?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>What we know about clashes on the Thai-Cambodian border <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/what-we-know-about-clashes-on-the-thai-cambodian-border?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/w</span><span class="invisible">hat-we-know-about-clashes-on-the-thai-cambodian-border?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Fact check: Could Trump’s trade tariffs pay off the US deficit? <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/fact-check-could-trumps-trade-tariffs-pay-off-the-us-deficit?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/24/f</span><span class="invisible">act-check-could-trumps-trade-tariffs-pay-off-the-us-deficit?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Petition: Demand Education for Man Who Poisoned and Shot Dolphins – Protect Marine Life Now <a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/petition-demand-education-for-man-who-poisoned-and-shot-dolphins-protect-marine-life-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onegreenplanet.org/environment</span><span class="invisible">/petition-demand-education-for-man-who-poisoned-and-shot-dolphins-protect-marine-life-now/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>UNRWA’s “ability to respond” to needs in Gaza depend on Israel <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2025/7/24/unrwas-ability-to-respond-to-needs-in-gaza-depend-on-israel?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2</span><span class="invisible">025/7/24/unrwas-ability-to-respond-to-needs-in-gaza-depend-on-israel?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Deadly Cyprus wildfire claims two lives, forces mass evacuations <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/7/24/chk_deadly-cyprus-wildfire-claims-two-lives-forces-mass-evacuations?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/7/2</span><span class="invisible">4/chk_deadly-cyprus-wildfire-claims-two-lives-forces-mass-evacuations?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Deadly fighting along disputed Thai-Cambodian border <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/7/24/deadly-fighting-along-disputed-thai-cambodian-border?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2</span><span class="invisible">025/7/24/deadly-fighting-along-disputed-thai-cambodian-border?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Michelle Agyemang in England spotlight before UEFA Euro 2025 final <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/7/24/michelle-agyemang-in-england-spotlight-ahead-of-uefa-euro-2025-final?traffic_source=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/sports/2025/7/24</span><span class="invisible">/michelle-agyemang-in-england-spotlight-ahead-of-uefa-euro-2025-final?traffic_source=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSN</span></a></p>