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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

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

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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.

Reuters

‘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

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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.

Reuters

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Reuters

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…

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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

The Guardian - UK

Cop26 one year on: how much progress has been made?

As the UN’s Cop27 summit begins in Egypt, there are warnings more must be done to avert climate breakdown

Reuters

Analysis-North Korea's missile launches show no scarcity of weapons funding, materials despite sanctions

North Korea's record year of missile launches has shown its willingness to pour resources into producing and deploying more weapons than ever, supported in part by overseas networks that provide funding and material, analysts say.

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The Independent UK

Live updates | UN Climate Summit

World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming Tuesday, as this year’s international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for the damage they have helped cause to the planet

The Independent UK

‘Football is a massive platform’: Patrice Evra’s personal improvement continues after life on the pitch

Exclusive interview: From an early attacking full back to social media and business investments, the former France international remains keen to explore opportunities to push himself further

Radio France Internationale

France, Britain say Ukraine war can not excuse backsliding on climate pledges

Day two of the Cop27 conference in Egypt gets underway Tuesday on the back of UN warnings that climate change has put the world on a “highway to hell”, and appeals from Britain and France to ensure the Ukraine war is not used to stymie efforts to rein in global…

The Guardian - UK

How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels

In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan – and the rest of the world is watching

The National (Scotland)

What is 'loss and damage' and how is Scotland leading the way at COP27?

The issue of “loss and damage” is finally on the agenda at this round of negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, but what does it mean?

The Independent UK

N. Korea slams US for raising alleged arms supply to Russia

North Korea accused the United States of cooking up a “plot-breeding story” on its alleged arms transfer to Russia

The Guardian - UK

Developing countries ‘will need $2tn a year in climate funding by 2030’

Report co-written by Nicholas Stern says figure required to switch away from fossil fuels and cope with extreme weather impacts

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