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The Guardian view on the IPCC warning: a last chance to save the planet

Editorial: Tackling the climate emergency needs public funding, but without socialising the risk and allowing banks to privatise the profit

The Guardian - UK

Samoan prime minister says she understands Australia's push to obtain nuclear-powered submarines at Lowy Institute

Samoa's prime minister speaks about Australia's deepening political engagement with Pacific Island nations at Lowy Institute.

ABC News

Iran rights violations amount to crime against humanity, says UN expert

Remarks by Javaid Rehman come as EU and UK impose fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals

The Guardian - UK

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All the warnings in the world couldn’t stop the Iraq war, or Tony Blair

Looking back after 20 years, I recall how an unswerving PM bullied MPs to get their votes and ignored cool heads, says the Labour MP Diane Abbott

The Guardian - UK

World can still avoid worst of climate collapse with genuine change, IPCC says

Positive framing of otherwise grim report a counterblast to those who dismiss hopes of limiting global heating to 1.5C

The Guardian - UK

Putin Warns Russia Could Drop Grain Deal after 60 Days

Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed on Monday that Moscow has agreed to extend a deal allowing the exports of Ukrainian grain to global markets only for 60 days and could drop it altogether if its conditions aren't met. Speaking at a parliamentary meeting in Moscow attended by lawmakers from African…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change ’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday. But doing so requires quickly slashing nearly two-thirds of carbon pollution by 2035, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said. The United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

New IPCC report says there are sufficient resources and knowledge to tackle the global climate crisis.

Al Jazeera

Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 in 2022, half under 5: UN

After five consecutive failed rainy seasons, rate of fatalities could rise in first half of 2023, research finds.

Al Jazeera

Putin warns Russia could drop grain deal after 60 days

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed that Moscow has agreed to extend a deal allowing the exports of Ukrainian grain to global markets only for 60 days and could drop it altogether if its conditions aren’t met

The Independent UK

OPINION - Talking Point: What makes other countries so much happier than us?

On International Happiness Day, the UK only just scraped into the top 20 happiest countries

Evening Standard

As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now

Today’s IPCC report has given a ‘final warning’ to avert global catastrophe. We call on all world leaders to urgently transition to renewables, write politicians Ralph Regenvanu and Seve Paeniu

The Guardian - UK

UN: A "livable future" is on the line

World needs a “quantum leap” in climate ambition to stave off devastating consequences

Salon

Aid funding shortfall could push Afghans into famine - WFP

A drop in donor funding could push parts of Afghanistan into famine this year, the World Food Programme said on Monday, adding that up to 9 million Afghans could be left without food aid after it had already had to slash rations.

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Minister uses UN report to urge action on safeguard

Chris Bowen says the latest UN report on climate change makes clear the need to legislate the government's safeguard mechanism.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Window of opportunity to preserve liveable climate rapidly closing

The Metropolitan Police. The Democratic Unionist Party. Xi Jinping in Moscow. Boris Johnson at the Privileges Committee. UBS acquiring Credit Suisse. Beavers marauding around Ealing. There is always something going on that seems more urgent than climate change. More ‘newsy’. I mean, what’s another UN report or additional tonne of…

France 24

EU pledges €1 billion for post-quake reconstruction in Turkey

The European Commission said Monday it will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month.

The Independent UK

How the Iraq war unleashed jihad and the rise of Isis

The outrage around the invasion became a call to arms, the repercussions of which are still being felt today, writes Kim Sengupta

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The Independent UK

Somalia drought: 43,000 people die in a year and half are children under five

‘Unrelenting droughts’ have created worst hunger crisis for 70 years says

France 24

UN climate report a 'message of hope' despite impacts hitting faster than expected

Devastating climate impacts are hitting faster than expected as the world teeters on reaching the 1.5 degree Celsius warming limit in a little over a decade, the UN said Monday.

The Independent UK

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

Reuters

'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change.

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Ireland among countries with the most cocaine users in the world

The study warns that a growing number of children as young as 10 to 14-years-old are taking part in "intimidation practices" such as throwing stones at houses and damaging cars

The Conversation

Kenya's police are violent, unaccountable and make most citizens feel less safe – should they be abolished?

A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe.

Reuters

U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

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