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Australia urged to increase climate goal after UK announces ambitious 81% reduction target

One expert says climate targets can seem abstract but matter because they serve as an ‘investment signal’ to cashed up investors

The Guardian - AU

Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows

Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country's ongoing war

The Independent UK

What UK’s climate leadership could look like at Cop29

Analysis: To fill the vaccum of climate leadership at Cop29, the UK needs to take on one of the thorniest issues in UN negotiations

The Independent UK

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Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says

UNRWA chief warns new Israeli law threatens education for 660,000 Gaza students and risks extremism and marginalisation.

Al Jazeera

Climate inequality must take centre stage at COP29

In a cruel case of injustice heaped upon injustice, the people who stand to suffer the most from climate change have the least responsibility for causing it and the fewest resources to avoid its ravages.

The Conversation

Buy Now, Pay Later: Latin America Pressured By Chinese Online Shops

Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China almost 20,000 kilometers (11,800 miles) away.

International Business Times

World Diabetes Day: Why diabetes is more than abnormal blood sugar level

Diabetes is slowly having a strong grip over the world population. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), diabetes affects 422 million worldwide annually. "About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority living in low-and middle-income countries, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. Both…

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President of Climate Change Summit Host Nation Calls Oil a 'Gift from God,' Slams Criticism of Emissions as 'Western Fake News'

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev slammed the West's hypocrisy around emissions while hailing oil and gas as a "gift of God" during his opening remarks at COP29.

Latin Times

Trump unbound: inside the 15 November Guardian Weekly

What Trump 2.0 means for America and the world

The Guardian - UK

Barbados PM asks Donald Trump for face-to-face meeting on climate

Exclusive: Mia Mottley, who has championed climate action, says she would seek common ground with US president-elect

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog

Pakistan introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the country’s east

The Independent UK

Is there any red line that Israel will be held to? Biden has just confirmed the answer is no

Following butchering and starvation, Israel has ignored US demands over aid for Gaza. There have been no consequences, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Biden is a ‘lame duck’ president – but can he still put pressure on Israel?

The Biden administration has shown no willingness to change course on Israel. It is running out of time to do so.

Al Jazeera

This United Nations AI official doesn’t want to create an international AI agency—Here’s why

Carme Artigas has pushed for a scientific panel and global fund for the tech.

Fortune

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UN Accuses Israel Of Violating 1974 Agreement With Syria

UN accuses Israel of violating 1974 Disengagement Agreement with Syria by conducting construction activities in Golan Heights buffer zone, risking escalation.

The Conversation

Donald Trump’s approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board

What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? In short, a mixture of continuity and change. There will be much continuity across military, civil and industrial space policy as these rarely diverge between political parties. Changes usually involve minor or incremental bureaucratic shifts.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that leaders shouldn’t be negotiating at United Nations climate talks this year, with countries responsible for warming up the planet instead just providing the funds to deal with the global crisis

The Guardian - UK

Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected Black African prime minister

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The Conversation

Thousands of corporate lobbyists are at the UN climate summit in Baku. But what exactly is ‘lobbying’ and how does it work?

Representatives of the world’s governments are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, to negotiate international climate policy at the Cop29 summit. Of the more than 30,000 participants, thousands will be representatives of companies or business associations – so-called “corporate lobbyists”.

The National (Scotland)

'Good global citizen' Scotland to fund cholera vaccine testing in Africa

Cash from the Scottish Government is to be used to develop cholera vaccine testing in parts of Africa ...

The Guardian - UK

Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official

Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand that aid efforts be protected

International Business Times

No End In Sight To Sudan War As Both Sides Seek 'Decisive' Win

Sudan has seen a surge in extreme violence in recent weeks as the warring military and paramilitary push for a decisive victory, with no political solution in sight.

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Trump Announces Key Appointments For Second Administration

President-elect Trump's second administration key appointments include Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security.

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