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Nearly $2 trillion in damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions

Research puts US ahead of China, Russia, India and Brazil in terms of global damage as climate expert says numbers ‘very stark’

The Guardian - US

Mali authorities arrest nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast

Malian authorities arrested nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast who came to Mali to work for a contracting company of the United Nations mission in Mali. The government made the announcement Monday calling the Ivorian soldiers “mercenaries,” in a move that could raise tensions between the two West African countries.

France 24

UN to Monitor Ukraine War for Violations Against Children

The United Nations announced Monday it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his annual report to the Security Council…

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Erdogan Urges Putin to Keep Syria Aid Crossing Open

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend the authorization for cross-border deliveries of humanitarian aid into Syria. His appeal came as diplomats scrambled to find a solution that could overcome a Russian veto to a system that has kept aid flowing into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN projects world population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15

The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year

The Independent UK

UN Envoy: Houthis Rejected Updated Proposal to Reopen Routes to Taiz

The UN special envoy for Yemen said Monday he plans to explore the possibility of a longer and expanded truce with the country’s warring parties in the coming weeks. Hans Grundberg said an extension could be a good step in moving toward a ceasefire in the country’s eight-year war. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia wins fight to limit aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months

The U.N. Security Council is headed toward approval of a U.N. resolution Tuesday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest

The Independent UK

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Meghan Markle to join Prince Harry for UN meeting in first appearance since Jubilee

Prince Harry will address an informal gathering of the United Nations General Assembly on Nelson Mandela Day and his wife Meghan Markle will also be in attendance

Daily Mirror

The unconscionable prosecution of Bernard Collaery was an assault on the values Australia holds dear

Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery’s criminal prosecution.

The Conversation

UN expected to extend Syria aid for six months

The operation to deliver food, medicine and shelter to northwestern Syria began in 2014, but has long been contentious.

Al Jazeera

UN to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children

The United Nations says it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence

The Independent UK

West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels

Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest have given in to Russia's demand for a six month extension, paving the way for approval of a UN resolution on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Aespa speak on sustainable development

K-pop girl group Aespa recently spoke at the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Bangkok Post

White House: Iran preparing to supply Russia with drones

The United States believes Iran is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some that are weapons capable, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday.

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U.N. aid to Syria from Turkey likely allowed until January, vote Tuesday

The U.N. Security Council appears set to allow U.N. deliveries of aid to some 4 million people in northwest Syria from Turkey until January, diplomats said on Monday, after days of wrangling with Russia over how long to let the huge operation continue.

Al Jazeera

UN to probe killing of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique

Israel left off UN ‘blacklist’ intended to shame countries into implementing measures to protect children in conflict.

Axios

India to surpass China as world's most populous country in 2023, UN projects

The world's total population will reach 8 billion later this year.

The Hindu

Why the world needs peace in Ukraine

The world cannot afford the continuation of this war, and India is in a unique position to help

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U.N. adds Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique to children killing inquiry

U.N. officials will investigate the killing and wounding of children in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Mozambique, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday in a report that found 2,515 children were killed and 5,555 maimed in global conflicts in 2021.

The Independent UK

Dutch government offers ‘deepest apologies’ over Srebrenica massacre role

‘The events of 1995 led to deep human suffering that is palpable here to this day,’ says the Netherlands’ defence minister

France 24

How climate change is making extreme weather a regular occurrence

Torrential rains in Japan, record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, and recurring droughts in the western US. For the second year in a row the start of summer in the northern hemisphere has been marked by extreme weather. To what extent is global warming to blame?

Tribune News Service

GOP resists Democrats’ push for more UN funding despite China’s growing influence

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are working in an unusually bipartisan manner to boost federal funding across the government’s spate of defense, technology and international development programs — all in the name of pushing back against long-term strategic security threats emanating from China.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1095: Vijay Mallya given four-month sentence, EPS elected AIADMK interim head

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from the Supreme Court, the United Nations, Sri Lanka, Goa and Tamil Nadu.

Bangkok Post

India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023: UN report

NEW DELHI: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth.

ABC News

Prime Minister pitches to restore Australia's climate reputation at Sydney Energy Forum ahead of Pacific Islands Forum

Anthony Albanese will tell the Sydney Energy Forum that Australia is ambitious about helping the world reduce carbon emissions and wants to use its research and engineering capacity to help develop more clean energy technologies.

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