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Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike

The family of one of Egypt’s top jailed pro-democracy activists warn that the clock is ticking on his life as they plead with world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to press Egypt for his release

The Independent UK

COP27: Hosts launch plan to help poorest adapt to climate change

The hosts of the COP27 climate talks on Tuesday launched a global plan to help the world's poorest communities withstand the impacts of global warming.

Reuters

Russia still deciding whether to extend Ukraine grain deal

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has reassured Ukrainian farmers that extending a wartime deal to facilitate Black Sea shipments of Ukrainian grain and other commodities is a priority for the U.N. The agreement, which Russia and Ukraine signed separately with the U.N. and Turkey, is set to expire…

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U.N. experts call for release of Turkish medical association head

United Nations experts called on Ankara to release the head of Turkey's medical association, who was arrested after she called for an investigation into allegations of chemical weapons used by the Turkish army.

Reuters

UN experts demand crackdown on greenwashing of net zero pledges

High level group releases report at Cop27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners’

The Guardian - UK

Spain asked to explain deaths at Moroccan border crossing

Doubt cast on official version of events after deadly crush at border fence in which at least 23 died

The Guardian - UK

EU's von der Leyen: "Let us not take the highway to hell"

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged countries to hasten action on climate change, speaking at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh on Tuesday.

Reuters

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First Thing: Biden makes final plea in high stakes midterms

The Democrats could lose their majorities in both chambers today. Plus, developing countries ‘need $2tn a year in climate funding’

The Guardian - UK

COP27: how responsible are industrialised countries for climate change?

The United Nation’s 27th annual climate summit, COP27, opened on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The event, which should pressure governments into ramping up their decarbonisation pledges, will be the first to put the issue of financial compensation for damages suffered by developing countries at the top of the agenda.…

The Conversation

Renewed optimism for Franco-British ties after leaders hold first meeting

Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak held his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and vowed to address the issue of cross-Channel migrants quickly. He also hailed renewed optimism towards ties with European partners.

Radio France Internationale

Macron to pressure France's most climate-damaging industries

French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet in Paris with the heads of the country’s most climate-damaging industries to pressure them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The Independent UK

COP27: Austria commits $50 million for climate 'loss and damage'

Austria will provide 50 million euros (dollars) to developing countries facing unavoidable damage and losses caused by climate change as it joins a small group of European nations to offer such funds, the country’s climate ministry told Reuters.

Reuters

Tell us: has the climate crisis forced you to move?

We’d like to speak to people around the world who have had to leave their homes because of conditions worsened by the climate emergency

The Guardian - UK

Animals Farmed: Walmart delay cage-free eggs, live export ban and farmers protest climate tax

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

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Reuters

COP27: What they are saying at the climate summit

World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are in Egypt at the COP27 U.N. climate summit, which delegates kicked off with a deal to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming.

The Guardian - UK

‘Closed’ village on Lebanese-Israeli boundary welcomes visitors after 22 years

Mindsets are changing, says resident of Ghajar, a Syrian Alawite village in occupied Golan Heights

Reuters

Election deniers on ballot aim to run U.S. presidential vote in 2024

Americans in key election battlegrounds on Tuesday will decide who will run the 2024 presidential vote in their states, choosing from a slate of candidates that includes Republicans who back former President Donald Trump's false claim that he won in 2020.

The Guardian - UK

UK rolling back efforts to tackle modern slavery, charity says

Reclassifying modern slavery as immigration issue and rhetoric of ‘abusing the system’ are among concerns levelled at government

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COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich

Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they pay up for damages being inflicted on their economies.

Reuters

U.N. warns Egypt hunger striker's life in danger as family seek information

The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Tuesday they had not heard from him since he had been due to stop drinking water two days ago, and the United Nations human rights chief warned his life was in great danger.

Evening Standard

COP27: What are climate change ‘loss and damage’ reparations and who should pay?

The phrase refers to the cost, both economic and physical, that developing countries are facing from the extreme impacts of climate change.

Reuters

Factbox-Countries and rival interests at the COP27 climate talks

Each of the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has its own concerns and interests, which makes reaching consensus a daunting challenge.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Largest Donor to Humanitarian Effort in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has been Yemen's largest donor since the beginning of the war launched by the Houthi militia, with 30 percent of the total aid provided to the country, according to data issued by the Yemeni government and the United Nations. The data showed that the development financing gap widened…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Asserts Need to Work Toward Political Process in Yemen

The Office of the Special Envoy of the Sec-Gen said Hans Grundberg concluded a visit to Riyadh, where he held constructive meetings with Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber and diplomats from the Security Council's permanent members. The discussions focused on options to renew the truce and work toward…

The Guardian - UK

African nations can’t ‘adapt’ to the climate crisis. Here’s what rich countries must do

There are 37 million people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa. Time for wealthier countries to adopt ‘loss and damage finance’, says climate activist Vanessa Nakate

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