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Djibouti is fighting aid cuts with a tax on carbon dioxide emissions

IN FOCUS: A new levy is being used to fund climate adaptation efforts in the tiny East African county – and could be a model for countries across the continent. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya

The long read: When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front-line

Adopted in December 2015, the Paris Agreement commits countries to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Conversation · Mar 5

Iran war spreads across the world as US warns: ‘We have only just begun’

US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights will leave Oman ‘in the coming days’

The Independent UK · Mar 4

As International Women’s Day approaches, why is Mark Carney rejecting gender equity efforts?

The past year marked the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world’s most comprehensive plan to achieve the equal rights of women and girls.

The Conversation · Mar 4

Fact check: At least four ships have been sunk by torpedoes since 1945

The US sunk an Iranian vessel on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Mar 4

Pete Hegseth says US is ‘investigating’ deadly strike on girls’ school in Iran

US defense secretary was evasive when asked about the airstrike that Iranian officials say killed at least 165 students

The Guardian - US · Mar 4

The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused

IN FOCUS: Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Israel flagged Hezbollah threat before launching air attacks, leaked memo shows

US embassy cable said Israeli officials did not trust Lebanon or Syria to contain the group’s fighters

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4

Most plastic waste is contaminated – our new ‘nano’ recycling tech embraces this messy reality

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most “recyclable” objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: labels, inks, caps, food residues, colourants and the occasional wrong plastic all get bundled together.…

The Conversation · Mar 4