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China's Xi Promises $50 Billion For Africa Over Next Three Years

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandemic.

International Business Times

Death toll in third day of Israeli raid on West Bank hits at least 20

The death toll from a three-day Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank rose to at least 20 on Friday, Israel and the Palestinian Red Crescent said, while violence raged on in the Gaza Strip. Israel has described its raids on towns and refugee camps across the northern West Bank…

France 24

Israeli military kills Islamic Jihad commander in mosque shootout as West Bank raids continue

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad confirms the death of commander Mohammed Jabber

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Death Toll Rises As Israeli West Bank Raids Enter Second Day

The death toll climbed Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is "fuelling an already explosive situation".

International Business Times

Pacific islands face grave danger as sea levels surge, UN warns

Warning that sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, particularly around vulnerable Pacific island nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a fresh climate SOS to the world. His alert coincides with a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which warns that climate change threatens the very existence…

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UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe

Speaking at a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Tonga, Antonio Guterres warned the region was ‘uniquely exposed’.

Al Jazeera

NZ's Peters downplays human-made climate change at PIF

As Pacific leaders thanked the UN secretary-general for his advocacy on climate change, New Zealand has downplayed the heights of the crisis.

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UN's Guterres Issues 'Global SOS' Over Fast-rising Pacific Ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages.

International Business Times

UN chief calls rising seas a 'worldwide catastrophe' that especially imperils Pacific paradises

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world

The Independent UK

UN issues rallying cry on climate for Pacific

The UN secretary-general has used the Pacific Islands Forum to call for developed nations to quit fossil fuels and fund developing countries to adapt.

AAP

Big Polluters Urged To Pay As Key Pacific Summit Opens In Tonga

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay."

International Business Times

UN chief rebukes New Zealand's fossil fuel plans

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has continued his advocacy for climate action while on a two-day visit to New Zealand.

AAP

UN Fears Repeat Of 2017 Atrocities Against Rohingyas

The United Nations said Friday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.

International Business Times

UN head Guterres talks tough on climate in Pacific

Antonio Guterres has finished the first leg of his Pacific visit, the first time the United Nations Secretary General has been through the region in five years.

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Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats

Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says 'complex issues,' 'hard decisions' remain over cease-fire plan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza

AAP

UN Secretary-General Guterres to start Pacific swing

The leader of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, kicks off a two-week Pacific mission this week when he touches down in Samoa.

Al Jazeera

Gaza records first polio case as UN calls for truce to tackle virus

Hamas says it supports UN request to halt the fighting to allow a vaccination campaign for children against polio.

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Officials at UN Security Council push for a permanent seat for Africa

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges reform, says the African continent is underrepresented in a changing world.

The Independent UK

Fire forces evacuations in Rome as large parts of Europe burns

The fire broke out in the Monte Mario area

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah says top commander Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said three people, including two children, were killed and 74 also wounded in the attack.

The Conversation

How a global pact could tackle extreme heat

The UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has made an urgent call for a global action plan to tackle extreme heat. His recent speech in New York came as the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has broken records twice and followed 12 consecutive months as the warmest months ever.

International Business Times

Humanity Suffering From 'Extreme Heat Epidemic,' UN Chief Warns

Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.

Al Jazeera

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress and vows to achieve 'total victory'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza

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