The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

TV tonight: Jamie and Harry Redknapp chase down soccer superstars

The footie father and son respond to a silly challenge from Jack Whitehall. Plus: Boy George joins the Drag Race judges. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

In meat-loving South Africa, climate concerns whet appetite for veggie burgers

In South Africa, a country where 'braai' all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and hostility from the regulator.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says UK ‘too deep’ in war and claims special forces involved in drone attack

Russian ambassador to UK accuses Britain of being over-involved in war

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 253 of the invasion

Vladimir Putin says Moscow will rejoin grain export deal; US alleges North Korea covertly supplying Russia with a ‘significant’ number of artillery shells

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022

Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine's Kherson region

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia's retreat in one of the most bitterly contested areas in Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Russia fails at U.N. in bid for Ukraine, U.S. bioweapons inquiry

Russia failed on Wednesday to get the United Nations Security Council to establish a formal inquiry into its accusation that the United States and Ukraine have biological weapons programs in Ukraine, a claim that Washington and Kyiv deny.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Security Council rejects Russian call for bio weapons probe

The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected Russia’s attempt to establish a commission to investigate its unfounded claims that Ukraine and the United States are carrying out “military biological” activities that violate the convention prohibiting the use of biological weapons

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

‘We need your help’: young girl throws note over fence at Manston

Letter in a bottle from overcrowded Kent processing centre compares facilities to prison and says sick people are held there

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Key events in the Ethiopian conflict

Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities after nearly two years of war, which has killed thousands of civilians, left millions of people needing food aid and displaced millions more.

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change talks in Egypt. Known as COP27, the conference will aim to put Earth on a path to net-zero emissions and keep global warming well below 2℃ this century.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022