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Trump's Top Contenders to Lead His Next Situation Room, According to Reports

A long standing list of individuals Donald Trump and his personnel operations team are considering for appointments in the West Wing and the Situation Room.

International Business Times

Money talks as oligarch Alisher Usmanov moves to regain control of fencing

Ethics aside, the Russian’s possible return should be absurd given he cannot set foot in the country where the International Fencing Federation is based

The Guardian - UK

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says international datasets show 2024 outstripping 2023’s record heat.

The Independent UK

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Lebanon Says 3 Killed, UN Peacekeepers Wounded In Israel Strikes

The Lebanese army said an Israeli strike on a vehicle near a checkpoint in the southern city of Sidon on Thursday killed three people and wounded troops and UN peacekeepers.

International Business Times

‘It will be harder on us’: Palestinians weigh up impact of Trump election win

Many in Ramallah argue things cannot get any worse but some say US result could add unpredictability to despair

The Guardian - UK

Climate change reporting is not connecting with people and their real issues – what needs to be done about it

The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties global climate change meetings play a pivotal role in elevating climate conversations. They’re often accompanied by intense media coverage that raises awareness and engages the public. This visibility is crucial, as it brings discussions from distant, elite-driven events into local news.

The Conversation

How we discovered that the ocean’s surface absorbs much more CO₂ than previously thought

The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and have so far acted as a brake on the full impact of climate change. Current estimates of the CO₂ from the atmosphere that disappears in the ocean, commonly referred to as the ocean CO₂ sink, suggests…

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Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK

Mauritius and the United Kingdom released a joint statement on 3 October 2024 announcing the UK’s agreement to transfer the Chagos archipelago, including the island of Diego Garcia, back to Mauritius. While the agreement recognises the sovereignty of Mauritius over the entire archipelago, it also permits the UK to exercise…

The Conversation

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet

Russia will gain from Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to negotiate a ceasefire but is unsure about how much he can do.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Harris concedes to Trump but urges supporters to ‘never give up’

Harris calls on her supporters to stay engaged in the fight for US democracy. Plus, prosecutors to drop criminal cases against Trump

The Guardian - UK

‘Smash the gangs’ is just Keir Starmer’s version of ‘stop the boats’. It won’t solve the migrant crisis

The PM echoes Tony Blair in his pledge to be tough on crime – but he is less interested in the causes behind the Channel crossings, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Wild weather and record heat as 2024 set to breach 1.5C warming milestone

This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks.

Radio France Internationale

Rounded up, massacred and posted on social media: can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?

The country is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal regional war. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike kills 12 in Gaza City school; Ireland joins genocide case against Israel – as it happened

12 Palestinians killed in attack on al-Shati refugee camp; Irish foreign minister says country will join South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

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2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’

Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coup

AAP

Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says.

The Guardian - UK

Eight countries pledge to ban corporal punishment in ‘fundamental shift’ for children

Panama, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Czech Republic among those newly committing to totally prohibit violence against under-18s

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UN Removes Controversial Artwork Calling For Israel's Extermination

The United Nations removed a controversial artwork depicting Israel as a watermelon without the West Bank or Gaza, sparking debates on freedom of expressio...

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