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WATCH: New artwork floating in Venice canals

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3 years ago

April 22, 2022

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New artwork has been added to the city’s canal collection

The floating city of Venice now has a new claim to fame, with a giant floating fresco sailing through the canals.

The work of a French-Swiss graffiti artist is a close-up of two people’s hands holding each other.

The artist says his work is part of a global project, designed to promote “Finding common solutions” to the problems humanity faces.

Floating through the Venetian canals, he adds this is symbolic of the fragile times we are living through given “Venice is a city that floats on water” at the mercy of climate change.

The city is gradually sinking

In 2019, Venice experienced the second-worst flood in history with fears of the increasing impact of climate change.

Venice’s layout, built on log piles among cannels, makes the city vunrable to climate change. Especially as the rising sea levels are leading to the gradual inundating of the 1,600-year-old city.

According to a recent study published by the European Geosciences Union, Venice’s worst-case scenario for the rise in sea level by the end of the century is 120 centimetres.

Savannah Pocock contributed to this article.

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Trump gives Hamas ultimatum for Gaza peace plan acceptance

Trump gives Hamas deadline to accept Gaza peace plan amid rising pressure from Arab states and ongoing conflict in the region

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October 1, 2025

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Trump gives Hamas deadline to accept Gaza peace plan amid rising pressure from Arab states and ongoing conflict in the region

In Short:
– Trump gives Hamas three to four days to accept a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, warning of consequences.
– Hamas calls the plan biased and insists on a complete Israeli withdrawal before considering any agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump has given Hamas three to four days to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, warning of severe consequences if they reject it.The plan, shared by mediators Qatar and Egypt, emerged after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed it during a visit to the White House. Hamas, which was not part of the talks, is expected to review the proposal that calls for disarmament, a previously rejected demand.

Trump stated that support for the plan came from both Israeli and Arab leaders, and he emphasised the need for Hamas to respond promptly. The proposal includes a ceasefire, hostage exchanges, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and disarmament of Hamas, along with a transitional government.

A Hamas source described the plan as biased towards Israel and containing unacceptable conditions.

The group maintains that a complete Israeli withdrawal is a prerequisite for their agreement to any deal, while they are unwilling to disarm.

Pressure Mounts

Hamas faces significant pressure as foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and Egypt have supported the initiative. Turkey’s intelligence head is also set to join discussions in Doha, marking a new level of mediation.

Despite expressing initial support, Netanyahu is cautious about the plan’s implications for Palestinian statehood and faces pressure from his coalition. Public sentiment in Gaza reflects a desire for peace, albeit with scepticism about the sincerity of both Trump and Netanyahu’s commitments.