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Cop29 draft deal on verge of collapse as small island nations walk out

Dramatic day sees talks to reach agreement going into overtime and protests echoing through corridors

The Independent UK

Revealed: Saudi Arabia accused of modifying official Cop29 negotiating text

Exclusive: News of changes to usually non-editable document ‘risks placing climate summit in jeopardy'

The Guardian - UK

Failure Haunts UN Environment Conferences

Negotiators were struggling to reach a deal Saturday at UN climate talks in Baku.

International Business Times

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Negotiators work through the night at UN climate talks to try to reach a cash deal for poor nations

The United Nations’ annual climate talks pushed into overtime Saturday as negotiators pressed on to get a deal on money for developing nations to curb and adapt to climate change

The Independent UK

Finance deal remains elusive at Cop29 as UN climate talks stretch into overtime

Negotiations at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan were scheduled to finish on Friday evening but a final deal on climate finance remains elusive.

Evening Standard

Moscow claims advance in Ukraine’s east has ‘accelerated’ – as it happened

Russia’s defence ministry said that its forces had captured the settlement of Novodmytrivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region

The Guardian - UK

Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Central Beirut

An Israeli air strike in central Beirut killed at least four people early Saturday, bringing down a residential building and jolting residents across the city out of bed as Israel kept up its air campaign against Hezbollah.

International Business Times

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Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say

The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of a global finance target to $300 billion per year by 2035, sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Cop29: wealthy countries agree to raise climate finance offer to $300bn a year

EU and nations including the UK, US and Australia indicate they will make the increase in exchange for changes to a draft text, sources say

The Guardian - AU

Satellite images show North Korea breaking sanctions to get million barrels of oil from Russia

Pictures show North Korean tankers repeatedly loading oil at Russian port, report by UK group claims

The Independent UK

Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity

A key U.N. General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort

The Independent UK

Christmas means women have to spend more time and money to stay safe

IN FOCUS: December is a time for making merry, but if you are female, a night out can often also be fraught with fear. Olivia Petter investigates why so many women continue to feel frightened when out after dark, and asks whether government awareness campaigns and some of the language…

The Independent UK

‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29

Advocates and officials argue that consequences of Israeli siege are inextricably linked to tackling the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: US expects thousands of North Korean troops to enter Ukraine combat ‘soon’

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says about 10,000 of the soldiers believed to be based in Kursk border region and being ‘integrated into Russian formations’. What we know on day 1,004

The Guardian - AU

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UN Report Highlights Atrocities In Myanmar

Learn about the escalating violence in Myanmar by the military junta, leading to a devastating humanitarian crisis and urgent calls for international action.

Latin Times

Israeli Ambassador to UN Claims 'No Starvation in Gaza' Despite UN Agency Warning of 'Imminent Famine'

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon claimed Palestinians in Gaza are not being starved despite multiple aid groups warning famine is imminent.

The Guardian - UK

Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposal

Al Jazeera

‘It’s a joke’: $250bn climate finance offer met with scorn at COP29

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion annually to deal with the damage caused by climate change and to adapt.

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The Guardian - US

Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’

Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera

Latin Times

UN Weighs Peacekeeping Mission for Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence and Political Instability

As gangs escalate violence in Haiti, the UN Security Council debates upgrading the current security mission to a peacekeeping force despite opposition from Russia and China.

Radio France Internationale

Rich nations pledge $250bn for climate aid, but Africa demands more

Wealthy nations on Friday offered $250 billion a year to help poorer nations hit hardest by global warming but faced immediate calls led by Africa to give more as UN climate negotiations extended into overtime.

International Business Times

Fears For Gaza Hospitals As Fuel, Other Aid Run Low

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that hospitals have only two days' fuel left before they must restrict services, after the UN warned aid delivery to the war-devastated territory is being crippled.

The Conversation

Cop29: Indigenous communities still being sold short as the world decides how to regulate carbon markets

As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers and activists are staying up late, poring over draft texts that will determine how the international community addresses climate change for years to come. Central among their concerns this year: the turbulent world of carbon…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Are we headed for a Third World War in Ukraine? If so, shouldn’t we be talking about it?

Is the Ukraine conflict turning into a world war involving Britain? If so, shouldn’t there be more open discussion about it? I mention this because British Storm Shadow long range missiles have been used by Ukraine inside Russian territory. Yesterday, the Russian ambassador to London, Andrei Kelin, declared that “Britain…

The Conversation

Nations at Cop29 have emphasised the role culture can play in climate recovery – as a playwright, I’m sceptical

For many, the advent of the 29th UN Cop has elicited as much despair as hope – especially with the long shadow of the US election result darkening proceedings. Add in the grim irony of its setting in Baku, Azerbaijan – capital city of a petrostate maxing out on fossil…

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