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The Guardian - US

Ex-Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Crackdown That Killed Up to 1,400 Protesters

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death after a tribunal ruled she incited killings during the 2024 protests. From exile, she called the trial biased and politically motivated.

International Business Times UK

Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises

There is mounting disquiet among Labour MPs, while the vulnerable refugees at the heart of this story are living with a renewed sense of panic, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights, racism and civil liberties

The Guardian - UK

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‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30

Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’

The Guardian - UK

Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House

Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump’s post condemning Nigerian government

The Guardian - US

Cop30 enters crunch week as fights over money and fossil fuels intensify

The Cop30 climate summit enters its final week in Brazil with ministers heading into closed rooms to fight over climate money, fossil fuels and how to protect people already hit by rising heat, storms and floods. Civil society groups say trust is thin after a decade of broken promises.

Radio France Internationale

Marines Guarding U.S. Embassy In Haiti Exchange Gunfire With Gangs Controlling Most Of The Capital

U.S. Marines guarding the country's embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with gangs controlling most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a report.

Latin Times

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Pay inequality means women 'work for free' until year's end, European Commission says

Women in the EU only earn €0.88 on average for every euro a man makes, meaning that they will symbolically start “working for free” from 17 November until the end of the year, according to the EU.

Euronews

Nicki Minaj Joins Trump's UN Ambassador to Condemn Alleged Killings of Christians in Nigeria

Rapper to speak at UN event on Tuesday alongside Ambassador Mike Waltz in unprecedented celebrity-diplomatic collaboration

International Business Times UK

Why small climate-vulnerable island states punch well above their weight in UN climate talks

Few diplomatic organisations punch above their weight quite like the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis). With no fixed budget, no permanent secretariat and no formal charter, it has still managed to shape some of the most important climate agreements of the past few decades – including the 1.5°C target…

The Conversation

Denmark’s prime minister has led the country’s hardline migration policy – now she is trying to influence the rest of Europe

The social democrat Mette Frederiksen won Denmark’s 2019 elections on a platform of radical reforms to reach climate targets, lowering the pension age for manual workers – and stricter migration policies.

The Conversation

Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death

A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. The court found Hasina guilty of incitement, orders to kill and inaction to prevent atrocities during the deadly state crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024.

The Conversation

Sheikh Hasina Slams 'Rigged' Tribunal After Shocking Death Sentence Verdict

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death by a special tribunal for crimes against humanity stemming from the 2024 uprising, vehemently rejects the ruling as biased and politically motivated.

International Business Times UK

UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state

Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right ministers after Saudi insistence on ‘credible pathway’ to statehood

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Haitian Gangs Threaten To 'Take To The Streets,' Leading Foreign Embassies To Advise Staff To Not Go Out

Foreign embassies and the United Nations in Haiti have advised officials to avoid going out following public threats from gangs controlling vast swaths of territory in the country

International Business Times UK

India Under Pressure to Extradite Sheikh Hasina After Ex-PM Is Sentenced to Death for Brutal Crackdown

India is under mounting pressure to extradite ex-PM Sheikh Hasina after Bangladesh sentenced her to death over a deadly crackdown that left 1,400 people dead.

The Conversation

Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations – but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India

Polling on public attitudes to climate change show a dip in the numbers who worry about it in many high-income countries, compared with three years ago. This declining public concern will be a worry to those governments looking to push forward with new environmental measures.

The Independent UK

London Aquarium pledges to listen to ‘constructive ideas’ about their indoor penguins

Many groups are concerned about the 15 penguins kept indoors in the central London attraction

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The Guardian - US

AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?

Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced

International Business Times

Angelina Jolie in Distress After Bodyguard Detained by Ukrainian Military: 'She Feels Responsible'

Angelina Jolie is reportedly 'devastated and guilt-ridden' after her Ukrainian bodyguard was detained and conscripted into military service during her humanitarian visit.

The Independent UK

This Week in History: 17-23 November

From power struggles to global crises, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how major stories have unfolded through the years

Axios

Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker Carlson jabs

Cruz is putting himself on a collision course with Vice President Vance, a Carlson ally widely seen as the 2028 GOP frontrunner.

The Independent UK

Most of Gaza's schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class

More than 600,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have missed the past two years of school because of the war between Israel and the militant Hamas group

The Guardian - UK

Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Hasina sentenced in absentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last year

The Independent UK

China basks in the spotlight at Cop30 as Trump forces the US to stay away

ON THE GROUND AT COP30: The world’s largest polluter is being celebrated by attendees in Brazil for leadership on renewable energy, Nick Ferris writes. However, experts warn that Chinese energy investment is no substitute for the grant-based climate aid that the US used to provide pre-Trump

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