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EU lawmakers support ban of goods linked to deforestation

European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests

The Independent UK

UN sums up climate science: world heading in wrong direction

The United Nations says weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming show the world is “heading in the wrong direction.”

The Independent UK

Logistics of Queen’s funeral equivalent to hundreds of state visits, officials say

As many as 500 heads of state and dignitaries have been invited in biggest task to face diplomatic service since Winston Churchill’s state funeral in 1965

The Guardian - UK

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Ukrainians face even tougher winter due to power disruptions - UN migration agency

Any damage inflicted on Ukraine's power and heating systems will seriously exacerbate living conditions this winter, especially for an estimated 6.9 million internally displaced people, the United Nations' migration agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Archie Battersbee funeral: Hundreds of mourners attend service as 12-year-old boy laid to rest

Schoolboy died following legal battle over his life support treatment, after he was found unconscious at his home in Essex

The Independent UK

Cold shutdown reduces risk of disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – but combat around spent fuel still poses a threat

Energoatom, operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar, announced on Sept. 11, 2022, that it was shutting down the last operating reactor of the plant’s six reactors, reactor No. 6. The operators have put the reactor in cold shutdown to minimize the risk of…

The Conversation

Bureau of Meteorology confirms La Niña event is under way

The Bureau of Meteorology yesterday confirmed that a La Niña event is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean.

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Number of people crossing Channel in small boats exceeds 2021 total

Provisional number for 2022 so far is 28,561, despite announcement of controversial Rwanda plan

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Monkeypox fatality confirmed in Los Angeles

The death is the first in the state and possibly in the country, with the individual being immunocompromised and hospitalized. Plus, who won big at the Emmys

The Guardian - UK

U.S. allows Russia's Lavrov to travel to United Nations

The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders next week with half the delegation Moscow requested, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Security Council Condemns Houthi Offensive, Demands Immediate Open of Taiz Roads

The UN Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to urgently intensify negotiations towards expanding their historic truce that could be translated into a "durable ceasefire," according to a UN statement issued on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s advances pose question for world: can Kyiv actually win?

As world leaders prepare for a meeting of UN general assembly, the raging war of narratives shows no sign of abating

The Guardian - UK

Half a million Somali children face hunger in world's worst famine this century

More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year, a number unseen in any country this century, the U.N. children's agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Nations try to rein in destructive anti-satellite weapons

The U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Japan have already banned destructive anti-satellite weapons tests.

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Reuters

Fodder dries up for Pakistan's cattle as floodwaters stay high

Farmers stranded by unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan are running low on feed for their cattle, officials said on Tuesday, as airdropping supplies proved a difficult task.

Reuters

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning a food relief programme targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October as the effects of a poor harvest and the Ukraine war continue to show, an official has said.

The Conversation

Inside the mind of a sceptic: the ‘mental gymnastics’ of climate change denial

The numbers of climate sceptics are dwindling. But they remain a noisy and at times powerful minority that continues to have political influence. This group is unmoved by the near-universal agreement among scientists on the reality and impact of climate change.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Recaptures More Ground as Russia Strikes Back

Ukraine said Monday that its forces regained yet more ground in the past 24 hours and retook an area seven times the size of Kyiv this month, as Russia responded with strikes on some recaptured areas. The territorial shifts marked one of Russia's biggest reversals since its troops were turned…

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Efforts against IUU fishing earn praise

Thailand has been commended for sharing lessons learned in combatting illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, during the opening of the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo 2022 in Bangkok on Monday.

Zenger

Queen Elizabeth II, An Advocate For Climate Action, Dies At 96

The late Queen of the United Kingdom (UK) was a promoter of climate action

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy says 6,000sq km of territory retaken in Ukraine blitz

The Ukrainian troops have made major gains in the country’s northeast this month in counteroffensive against Russians.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss under pressure to reveal details of energy crisis plan

Emergency budget of winter tax cuts expected next week once period of national mourning for Queen is over

Mic

A terrifying new report just found modern slavery is on the rise

The United Nations’ study found a shocking 50 million people are living under conditions that meet the criteria for modern slavery.

Reuters

Mexican president previews Ukraine peace plan after criticizing U.N

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said his government would present a plan to the United Nations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, moments after criticizing the world body and calling for it to be reformed.

Reuters

U.N. investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information

The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide.

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