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With COP27 climate summit negotiations grinding over political points and technical details, delegates were hoping the G20 summit starting Tuesday in Indonesia offers a boost to ambition for global action on fighting climate change.

Reuters

Q&A: The world's population is hitting 8 billion. Our experts took a deeper dive into the numbers — as it happened

The world's population is about to hit 8 billion. So what does it mean for society? ABC data analyst Casey Briggs and ANU demographer Liz Allen answered all your questions

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Many Australians look at the world and see it heading the wrong way. Is democracy no longer the faction of choice?

If we want to rebuild the rotting foundations of democracy, we must start by restoring workers’ rights

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Sunak vows to stem migration to UK, but signals delay to refugee cap

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’

The Guardian - UK

UN General Assembly calls for Russian reparations to Ukraine

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine, including by paying reparations

The Independent UK

UN General Assembly calls for Russia to pay Ukraine reparations

The resolution recommends member states create an international register to record evidence and claims against Russia.

Al Jazeera

The global threat of rogue diplomacy

Massive investigation discovers alarming evidence on so-called honorary consuls

Salon

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FBI opens investigation into killing of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh

Israeli officials said they would refuse to cooperate.

Axios

Anxiety grows over risk to 1.5C: what happened on day seven at Cop27

Indigenous women from the Amazon held a press conference and developing countries criticised the G7’s loss and damage strategy

The Guardian - UK

Climate criminals will be punished under new Labour law, David Lammy to tell Cop27

The shadow foreign secretary will tell delegates in Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday that Labour would put the environment at the top of the international agenda by pushing for climate action to “become a fourth pillar of the UN”

Daily Mirror

U.N. General Assembly calls for Russia to make reparations in Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly on Monday called for Russia to be held accountable for its conduct in Ukraine, voting to approve a resolution recognizing that Russia must be responsible for making reparations to the country.

Reuters

Climate-focused reform of World Bank could be done in a year, says Al Gore

Former US vice-president says bank should refocus its spending and end its role in ‘fossil fuel colonialism’

The Guardian - UK

Why COP27 should be the last of these pointless corporate love-ins

It’s a glorious afternoon at a luxury resort in Egypt, with six swimming pools leading to a lovely little stretch of beach on the Red Sea. A salsa aquatic class in one of the pools has several enthusiastic participants. Elsewhere, guests are lounging on deck chairs sipping ice cold cocktails.…

The Conversation

Renewed Iranian Strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan Leave Casualties

One person was killed and at least 8 others were wounded on Monday when Iranian rockets and drones hit the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish parties in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. An Iranian military source confirmed that "Iran has carried out attacks with drones and missiles targeting the…

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia's retreat from Kherson gives Ukraine renewed hope (Nov. 14)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Newsroom.co.nz

Rod Oram: Climate summit clogged by indecision

Political leaders at the global climate summit are handed an over-long list of unsolved issues to sort this week - and NZ wins Fossil of the Day award

Reuters

COP27 considers 'loss and damage' fund, but has yet to commit - draft text

The United Nations on Monday published a draft text setting out what the COP27 climate summit could agree on "loss and damage" financing for countries ravaged by climate impacts.

The Independent UK

China, US to resume climate talks halted after Pelosi trip

President Joe Biden says Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has agreed to resume crucial talks on climate between the two countries

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Britain to withdraw troops from Mali peacekeeping force

Britain will pull out its 300 troops from a U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali following similar withdrawals this year by other Western nations, a government minister said on Monday.

France 24

CIA chief meets Russian counterpart to discuss nuclear weapons in Ukraine, prisoners

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with his Russian counterpart in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday to warn of the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, which Moscow has threatened to deploy in Ukraine, and to raise the issue of US prisoners in Russian jails, according…

The Conversation

Just Stop Oil: journalist arrests show how the demonisation of protest threatens us all

At least eight journalists have been detained while covering Just Stop Oil protests in recent weeks. Their press credentials ignored, the journalists (including an LBC reporter, a documentary filmmaker and a photographer) were held for hours, fingerprinted and DNA-swabbed. Their phones and cameras were confiscated and – in at least…

Reason

Climate Reparations and the Problem of Pervasive Corruption

At COP27, poor countries demand climate change "loss and damage" funding from rich countries.

Radio France Internationale

UN probes reports of Egyptian police spying on Cop27 delegates

Attendees of the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt have been warned they may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents, with United Nations officers on Monday confirming they're looking into allegations of surveillance and misconduct by Egyptian police.

The Independent UK

Insurance fund for climate impacts announced at UN talks

The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change

The Independent UK

Hippos, sharks up for protection at UN wildlife conference

Hippos that are poached for their skin and teeth and sharks that are caught for their fins are up for protection at a United Nations wildlife conference

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