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How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in charts

While fewer women than men are incarcerated, their numbers are rising faster and most often for non-violent offences

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million

Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labour

The Guardian - UK

Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s most populous city, according to UN

The rankings were changed after the UN used new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacities

The Guardian - AU

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Trump team cancels funding for World AIDS Day commemorations after 37 years

State Department reportedly informed employees earlier this month to refrain from commemorative messaging on World AIDS Day

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: Hong Kong tower block inferno, John Kerry’s advice to Australia, survivor tells of Chilean mountain horror hike

At least 36 dead after fire engulfs high-rise housing blocks; US statesman urges government to use Cop leadership to seal fossil fuels deal

The Guardian - AU

‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan’ – rape and terror sparks mass migration

I was in Khartoum when the conflict started. Armed soldiers of Arabs came to our house and they wanted to loot groundnuts, but my mother resisted opening the door. Immediately, one soldier shot her. I screamed but three of the soldiers surrounded me. They grabbed me and I was taken…

The Conversation

Turkey will host the next UN climate summit – here’s how it plans to use its moment in the spotlight

In a break from tradition, the next major UN climate summit will be hosted by Turkey but chaired by a different country, Australia. This is the first split arrangement in three decades of these summits, known as “Cops”. The unusual deal, devised to avoid diplomatic tension, highlights new alliances to…

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Guinea-Bissau military takes ‘total control’ amid election chaos

Officers say they are closing borders and suspending poll as president and main rival both claim victory

The Guardian - UK

COP30: petrostates block climate deal once again, but some countries are taking their own decisive steps to phase out fossil fuels

The latest United Nations climate summit (COP30) was held between 10 and 21 November in Belém, Brazil. Although the event did not end with any significant progress towards the goals of mitigating global warming or advancing climate finance, it did leave us with one positive outcome: a group of countries…

The Conversation

Ukraine peace deal will hinge on security guarantees – but Kyiv has been there before

Whether the various peace plans now under discussion bring an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine will depend largely on security guarantees. But securing an agreement between Ukraine, its allies and Russia about how Ukraine’s future security will be assured may prove to be the most difficult part of any…

The Conversation

John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31

Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit

The Guardian - AU

President of George Soros’ non-profit says it would take legal action to fight Trump’s attacks

Binaifer Nowrojee, Open Society Foundations president, said the organization would ‘go to court if need be’

The Guardian - US

One Punch Man Season 3 Episode 8 Release Date, Times, Spoilers and Where to Watch

One Punch Man Season 3 Episode 8 premieres Nov 30 amidst historic low ratings.

International Business Times UK

‘Ignoring minorities is our original sin’: the complex roots of Nigeria’s security crisis

Criminal exploitation, economic opportunism and religious persecution are all factors in a broader picture of insecurity

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Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank

Israeli military and security service say ‘broad counter-terrorism operation’ in Tubas to continue for several days

The Guardian - AU

‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand

As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand

The Conversation

What is happening with the government’s contentious review of the Waitangi Tribunal?

Resistance to the New Zealand government’s policies aimed at rolling back Māori rights and protections under te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi has now reached the United Nations.

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown urges world leaders to support Nigeria as children abducted

The former UK prime minister and UN education envoy calls for cash for high-tech tracking systems to find the missing pupils.

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The demands of young people went unfulfilled by the UN climate summit – mostly

At the UN climate conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, I asked some young climate activists and negotiators about their hopes, expectations and demands. Despite their positivity and the push for action from climate movements, Indigenous people and civil society, a lack of consensus on key issues was palpable.

International Business Times UK

Andrew Windsor Reportedly Set To Flee UK For $13M Middle East Palace Bolthole

Andrew Windsor is set to flee Britain for a fortified $13M Abu Dhabi palace as King Charles strips his titles and US pressure for his Epstein testimony mounts.

International Business Times UK

3I/ATLAS Update: UN Confirms Comet Is Subject Of Formal Planetary-Defence Exercise

The official UN/IAWN document confirms the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is the target of a formal planetary-defence exercise.

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?

The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relationship affect his chances, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says

Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%

The Independent UK

‘Devastating’ collapse in HIV prevention across the world to drive millions of new infections

Millions of people, particularly in African countries, have lost access to drug treatments, prevention and testing putting the idea of ending the Aids pandemic by 2030 out of reach

The Conversation

How stories of personal experience cut through climate fatigue in ways that global negotiations can’t

When Cop30 convened in Belém, deep inside the Amazon, the world’s attention turned once again to negotiations, emissions pledges and political manoeuvring. The global stage was set against one of Earth’s most biodiverse landscapes and some of its most vulnerable communities, yet the conversation still leaned heavily toward geopolitics rather…

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