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Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state obligations related to climate change.

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Donald Trump delivers another nationalist blow to UN’s global culture cooperation group after Biden worked hard to bring it back

This may be nationalism taken too far.

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Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood

Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’

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A global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach – will countries seize the moment?

Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution. Non-governmental organisations, academics and industry lobbyists will also be in the room. They will all be hoping to influence what could be the…

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No wonder England’s water needs cleaning up – most sewage discharges aren’t even classified as pollution incidents

England’s privatised water industry may one day be considered a textbook case study of failed corporate responsibility, regulation and governance. The Cunliffe review, the recent report into England’s privatised water industry, concluded that the financial regulator, OfWat, needs to be disbanded and a new water regulator will be introduced.

The Conversation

Trump administration says the US will leave the UN cultural agency UNESCO

The White House cited ‘anti-Israel rhetoric’ and ‘woke, divisive’ causes as the reason for the US’s withdrawal.

Al Jazeera

Gaza has been at risk of famine for months, experts say. Here's why they haven't declared one

U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned for months that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one

The Independent UK

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Trump’s Gulf of Mexico rebrand caused chaos in agency tasked with explaining it: ‘Do not respond at all’

President Donald Trump announced the name change weeks before he took office

The Independent UK

US poised to quit Unesco again, amid Trump's push to scale back global ties

The United States is preparing to withdraw from Unesco, the United Nations’ cultural and educational agency. The decision is part of President Donald Trump's broader approach to reducing US involvement in international organisations he has previously criticised.

Radio France Internationale

Over 1,400 were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, committee says

A Syrian government committee says over 1,400 civilians were killed in sectarian violence on the country’s coast earlier this year

The Independent UK

US To Leave UN Cultural Body, Citing 'National Interest'

The United States said Tuesday it would quit UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes "divisive" causes.

International Business Times

Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in Gaza tops 1,000: UN

Starvation, malnutrition kill 101 Palestinians during Gaza war, including 80 children, according to hospitals.

Al Jazeera

More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows

The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.

Euronews

In the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm

Nonprofits in the Bronx are facing severe challenges as federal grant cuts disrupt essential services

The Independent UK

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First Thing: Gaza food points called a ‘death trap’ as hundreds of civilians killed seeking aid

Hungry Palestinians must enter evacuation zones patrolled by Israeli forces, where centres open and close within minutes. Plus, one woman’s fight for justice for her son

The Guardian - UK

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

The Independent UK

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs

The United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point."

Euronews

Donald Trump pulls the US out of UNESCO again, just two years after rejoining

Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO once more, citing anti-Israel bias and the admission of Palestine as a member – marking the third time the country has quit the organisation.

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Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza

UN secretary general warns ‘last lifelines’ may soon collapse after Israeli forces attack WHO facilities in Deir al-Balah

The Guardian - UK

Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency

White House cites Unesco’s focus on ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ in latest withdrawal from global bodies

The Conversation

Bangladesh sees small glimmers of economic hope a year after longtime autocrat ousted in people’s revolt

By the time a student-led protest movement erupted into a full-scale revolution in Bangladesh in July 2024, the country’s economy was already in free fall.

International Business Times

Gaza Hospital Says 21 Children Dead From Malnutrition And Starvation

The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.

The Independent UK

Trump to pull America out of UNESCO once again

UNESCO was founded after World War Two to promote peace through international cooperation in education, science, and culture

The Independent UK

House Speaker Mike Johnson backtracks on his push for Epstein files release saying Trump needs ‘space’

Republican says no vote before summer recess but previously called-for documents relating to late billionaire pedophile to be unsealed

The Independent UK

US says it's leaving UN cultural agency UNESCO again, only 2 years after rejoining

The United States says it will again pull out of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency UNESCO, because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias, only two years after rejoining

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