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COP15: A call to action for investors to help us meet vital biodiversity goals

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, opened the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montréal with a stark message: “Without nature, we are nothing. Nature is our life-support system, and yet humanity seems hell bent on destruction.”

The Conversation

China urges action as ministers meet at U.N. nature summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the world to take action on preventing nature loss in a video message to ministers from more than 120 countries assembled in Montreal for the U.N. biodiversity summit, of which China holds the presidency.

Reuters

Ukrainian general says Russia preparing for ‘prolonged’ war

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

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Despite government delays, food waste recycling bins are coming to your kitchen sooner than you think

Only 24% of local councils in Australia separately collect household food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste. Another 16% provide garden waste collection only. This limited progress has prompted the federal government to push back the target date, from 2023 to 2030, for all councils to collect food and garden…

The Conversation

‘I became more and more violent’: shocking testimonies of abuse from IDF veterans

Horrifying military abuse is recounted in a new video project that aims to highlight how US funding is aiding violence in Israel

The Guardian - US

US actor James Cromwell stages dinosaur protest at Cop15

Actor from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom urges leaders to take more forceful action to end nature crisis

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine uncovers children's torture chamber set up by Vladimir Putin's troops

Dmytro Lubinets revealed evidence which showed that detained children were "practically not" given food and that they were given water every other day in Kherson, Ukraine

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Ireland minister: `The world is a crazy and tragic place'

Ireland’s foreign minister says “the world is a crazy and tragic place at the moment.”

The Independent UK

'Rebound effect' puts CO2 targets at risk

Researchers worry more than half of global efforts to cut greenhouse gases by using energy more efficiently could be wiped out by a sneaky efficiency paradox called the 'rebound effect'.

Newsroom.co.nz

Middle East round-up: Public hanging in Iran seen as message

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

Bangkok Post

Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term - UN aid chief

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times.

Reuters

Seoul: UN agency to boost efforts to monitor N. Korean nukes

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has told South Korean officials that his organization will push to bolster its capacity to verify North Korean nuclear activities and raise international awareness of the urgency of its weapons program

The Independent UK

UN hopeful for Russian fertiliser exports breakthrough

A senior U.N. official on Thursday voiced optimism that there would be a breakthrough in negotiations to ease exports of Russian fertilisers to avoid food shortages next year.

Reuters

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Irish soldier killed on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon named

Two armed vehicles carrying eight personnel came under small arms fire on Wednesday night while travelling to Beirut

The Independent UK

Irish peacekeeping soldier killed in Lebanon attack named

Private Sean Rooney, 23, from Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal, died when his convoy came under fire.

Belfast Live

Lebanon: "Deep sense of shock" as Irish soldier killed on peacekeeping mission

"The names of personnel are not being released at this time, but the families of those involved have been informed."

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Blizzard warnings, tornadoes and two deaths as storm marches across US

A young boy and his mother were found dead in Louisiana, where their home was destroyed after a tornado hit, according to police. Plus, how the Buy Black movement could benefit the country

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UN to send displaced Ukrainians USDC to convert into local currencies

Aid recipients will get funds in the stablecoin USDC, which can be redeemed at any MoneyGram location.

Radio France Internationale

WHO chief says uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Tigray

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has said his uncle was "murdered" by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

Reuters

Senior Hezbollah official says 'unintentional incident' led to Irish soldier death, party not involved

A senior Hezbollah official on Thursday said an "unintentional incident" had led to the death of an Irish soldier on a U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon the previous evening, saying the armed group was not involved.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Irish UN Peacekeeper Killed in Lebanon

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon announced in a statement on Thursday that one of its Irish soldier was killed in Lebanon after a convoy of two armored utility vehicles carrying eight personnel traveling to Beirut came under small arms fire. The UNIFIL said it was coordinating with the…

The Independent UK

UN peacekeeper killed after attack in southern Lebanon

An Irish U.N. peacekeeper has been killed and several others wounded after unidentified attackers fired at a convoy in southern Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Eyes End to Covid Emergency in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Delegation to Visit Tehran Soon

Iran said Wednesday that officials from the UN nuclear watchdog would visit the country in the coming days to resolve the “ambiguities” over claims of secret activities. The United Nations Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has for months been calling on Iran to explain the presence of nuclear material…

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