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Rishi Sunak should expand windfall tax on ‘excessive’ oil profits, says Cop26 president

Senior Tory Alok Sharma speaks out on loopholes encouraging fossil fuel investment

The Independent UK

More of UK’s aid budget spent at home than abroad – report

Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia

Evening Standard

Biden to Travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November Summits

US President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate change summit on Nov. 11, where he will call on the world to act "in this decisive decade", the White House said on Friday. Biden will then travel to Cambodia from Nov. 12-13 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia suspends participation in deal on Ukraine grain exports – as it happened

Russia’s defence minister says mobilisation of 300,000 reservists finished and ‘no further measures are planned’; Antonio Guterres calls for west to help remove blocks to Russian grain exports

The Guardian - AU

India to contribute $500,000 to UN to counter terrorism

India will contribute half a million dollars to the United Nations' efforts to counter global terrorism as new and emerging technologies used by terror groups pose fresh threats to governments around the world, the country’s foreign minister said on Saturday

The Independent UK

Goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C ‘more fragile’ than ever, says Cop27 chair

Exclusive: in a rare interview, Egyptian minister Sameh Shoukry says global tensions are making talks harder

The Guardian - UK

In Jordan Camp, a New Generation of Syrians Born in Exile

Ten years after fleeing war in her native Syria, Hadeel is expecting a third child, brought into a life of poverty and uncertainty at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The squalid camp, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Amman, is home to some 80,000 Syrian refugees, according…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN Chief Urges Extension of Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on "all parties" to "make every effort" to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, including facilitating shipments of Russian grain, his spokesman said. The so-called Black Sea deal, signed in July by the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, has allowed more than…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudani Kicks Off Duties as Iraq PM with Fight Against Corruption

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani kicked off on Friday his duties after his government earned the parliament’s vote of confidence on Thursday. A majority of the 253 lawmakers present voted to appoint 21 ministers, with two posts — the Construction and Housing Ministry and the Environment Ministry — remaining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles will not go to Cop27 in Egypt, No 10 confirms

UN climate talks not ‘right occasion’ for monarch to attend, says Downing Street, adding Buckingham Palace has agreed

The Guardian - UK

Making room for youth in Thai politics

Thailand is heading towards national elections next year, and this is an opportune moment to ask how much room there is for the participation of youth in politics. The record to date has been ambivalent, and much depends on both political and social will to broaden the civic and political…

Bangkok Post

New Zealand PM Ardern delayed in Antarctica after plane breaks down

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spent an extra night Friday at the country's research station in Antarctica after the military aircraft she was meant to be travelling back to New Zealand on broke down.

Reuters

Exclusive-United States to put United Nations focus on Iran protests

The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights abuses.

Reuters

Unite and conquer: how Alex Greenwich plans to make NSW more progressive

‘There’s never been a better time to be an independent,’ says Sydney MP celebrating 10 years in office

The Guardian - AU

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‘A lot of anger’: a community shattered by the senseless death of Cassius Turvey

As investigations continue into the alleged attack, the Indigenous boy’s Perth community grapples with the loss

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Removals from Kherson continue; Russia steps up unfounded claims that a ‘dirty bomb’ could be used in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the climate crisis: no end in sight

Editorial: The globally agreed target of 1.5C is on track to be missed. For those working to prevent disaster, the only option is to keep trying

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Is an Ever More ‘Relevant’ Problem, Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says

Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the UN nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges Tehran is using to enrich uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said in recent confidential reports to member states…

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak is the best choice the Tories could have made – but Labour can still beat him

Starmer may have preferred to face Mordaunt or Johnson, but the new PM has plenty of vulnerabilities, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon confirms intention to attend COP27 after Rishi Sunak pulls out

NICOLA Sturgeon is still set to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, the Scottish Government has announced.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under fire for skipping COP27 climate summit

A prime minister’s time is valuable and finite. That’s why the taxpayer generously funds various perks such as a flat above the shop, car and driver. But leaders still can’t be in more than one place at a time, and so where they choose to go – and be seen…

The Guardian - UK

Windfall tax must change in face of ‘excessive’ oil profits, Alok Sharma says

Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Global tuberculosis cases increase for the first time in 20 years

Campaigners say diagnoses of TB – ‘the quintessential disease of poverty’ – have risen because of ‘neglect’ and lack of funding

The Independent UK

Dead body found in undercarriage of flight from Tehran

Airline and police yet to comment on incident

The Independent UK

UN: Flooding in west, central Africa displaced 3.4M people

The U.N.’s refugee agency says destruction from flooding has displaced more than 3.4 million people in west and central Africa

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