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Goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C ‘more fragile’ than ever, says Cop27 chair

Exclusive: in a rare interview, Egyptian minister Sameh Shoukry says global tensions are making talks harder

The Guardian - UK

In Jordan Camp, a New Generation of Syrians Born in Exile

Ten years after fleeing war in her native Syria, Hadeel is expecting a third child, brought into a life of poverty and uncertainty at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The squalid camp, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Amman, is home to some 80,000 Syrian refugees, according…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Urges Extension of Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on "all parties" to "make every effort" to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, including facilitating shipments of Russian grain, his spokesman said. The so-called Black Sea deal, signed in July by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, has allowed more than…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Sudani Kicks Off Duties as Iraq PM with Fight Against Corruption

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani kicked off on Friday his duties after his government earned the parliament’s vote of confidence on Thursday. A majority of the 253 lawmakers present voted to appoint 21 ministers, with two posts — the Construction and Housing Ministry and the Environment Ministry — remaining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles will not go to Cop27 in Egypt, No 10 confirms

UN climate talks not ‘right occasion’ for monarch to attend, says Downing Street, adding Buckingham Palace has agreed

The Guardian - UK

Making room for youth in Thai politics

Thailand is heading towards national elections next year, and this is an opportune moment to ask how much room there is for the participation of youth in politics. The record to date has been ambivalent, and much depends on both political and social will to broaden the civic and political…

Bangkok Post

New Zealand PM Ardern delayed in Antarctica after plane breaks down

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spent an extra night Friday at the country's research station in Antarctica after the military aircraft she was meant to be travelling back to New Zealand on broke down.

Reuters

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Exclusive-United States to put United Nations focus on Iran protests

The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights abuses.

Reuters

Unite and conquer: how Alex Greenwich plans to make NSW more progressive

‘There’s never been a better time to be an independent,’ says Sydney MP celebrating 10 years in office

The Guardian - AU

‘A lot of anger’: a community shattered by the senseless death of Cassius Turvey

As investigations continue into the alleged attack, the Indigenous boy’s Perth community grapples with the loss

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Removals from Kherson continue; Russia steps up unfounded claims that a ‘dirty bomb’ could be used in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on the climate crisis: no end in sight

Editorial: The globally agreed target of 1.5C is on track to be missed. For those working to prevent disaster, the only option is to keep trying

The Guardian - UK

Iran Is an Ever More ‘Relevant’ Problem, Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says

Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the UN nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges Tehran is using to enrich uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said in recent confidential reports to member states…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rishi Sunak is the best choice the Tories could have made – but Labour can still beat him

Starmer may have preferred to face Mordaunt or Johnson, but the new PM has plenty of vulnerabilities, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon confirms intention to attend COP27 after Rishi Sunak pulls out

NICOLA Sturgeon is still set to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, the Scottish Government has announced.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under fire for skipping COP27 climate summit

A prime minister’s time is valuable and finite. That’s why the taxpayer generously funds various perks such as a flat above the shop, car and driver. But leaders still can’t be in more than one place at a time, and so where they choose to go – and be seen…

The Guardian - UK

Windfall tax must change in face of ‘excessive’ oil profits, Alok Sharma says

Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Global tuberculosis cases increase for the first time in 20 years

Campaigners say diagnoses of TB – ‘the quintessential disease of poverty’ – have risen because of ‘neglect’ and lack of funding

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The Independent UK

Dead body found in undercarriage of flight from Tehran

Airline and police yet to comment on incident

The Independent UK

UN: Flooding in west, central Africa displaced 3.4M people

The U.N.’s refugee agency says destruction from flooding has displaced more than 3.4 million people in west and central Africa

The Conversation

Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again

Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again.

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

Ukraine’s presidential office says at least four civilians have been killed and 10 others wounded by the latest Russian attacks

Reuters

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment

Iranians kept up protests calling for the toppling of the Islamic Republic on Friday, as activists posted videos of crowds demanding the death of the supreme leader and the widely feared Basij militia he unleashed against them.

Evening Standard

COP27: Rishi Sunak prioritises ‘depressing economic challenges’ over going to climate summit

PMSunak insists it is ‘right’ for him to instead focus on the UK economy

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Elon Musk reportedly plans to become Twitter’s interim CEO

Musk ‘fires top executives’; $44bn deal will give world’s richest person control of platform with 230m users. Plus, world close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown

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