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Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending

The Guardian - UK

US To Execute Four Death Row Inmates This Week

A 46-year-old man convicted of rape and murder is to be put to death by nitrogen gas in the southern state of Louisiana on Tuesday, the first of four executions scheduled this week in the United States.

International Business Times

UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls

The U.N. Security Council us telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until it reverses its bans on girls’ and women’s education, employment and speaking in public

The Independent UK

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Starmer ‘running out of excuses’ as legal case for handing over Chagos Islands unravels

Exclusive: Opposition MPs hope that the unravelling of a major part of the legal case to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could persuade Donald Trump to veto the deal at the last minute

The Independent UK

M23 Shuns DR Congo Peace Talks At 11th Hour After Sanctions

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass.

International Business Times

Lebanon says it will retaliate against gunfire from Syria after deadly cross-border fighting

Lebanon’s president has ordered troops to retaliate against the source of gunfire from the Syrian side of the border after more deadly fighting erupted overnight along the tense frontier

The Independent UK

Aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital after gangs attack convoy evacuating medical staff

Doctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surges

The Independent UK

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UN Chief Meets Rival Cyprus Leaders Ahead Of Talks

UN chief Antonio Guterres met the rival Cypriot leaders for dinner on Monday ahead of informal talks aimed at finding a "way forward" on the divided island's future.

International Business Times

Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections

Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon

The Guardian - US

'Anti-American'? US Questions UN Agencies, International Aid Groups

Washington has questioned UN agencies, nonprofits and charities that received US funds on whether they have "communist" links or support "gender ideology", and other topics targeted by US President Donald Trump, a dozen groups told AFP. A list of 36 questions was sent to small and large organisations alike as…

International Business Times

Syria joins a donor conference for the first time in a crucial phase for its new leaders

The European Union is hosting a donor conference to support a peaceful transition in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

Stench Of Death As Sudan Army, Paramilitaries Battle For Capital

In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground.

International Business Times

UN hails rare climate success story as emissions from construction stop rising

2024 represents only non-pandemic year when building emissions have stalled – but will the progress last?

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband vows to engage with China on climate after Tory ‘negligence’

Energy security and net zero secretary travels to Beijing for countries’ first formal climate meetings since 2017

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Brussels hosts Syrian foreign minister for talks on country’s political and economic transition

The EU is hoping to rally further support for Syria’s fragile transition, days after sectarian violence erupted in the country’s coastal regions.

The Guardian - UK

Landmines in Syria kill hundreds of civilians returning home after fall of Assad

Children particularly vulnerable to unexploded war remnants scattered throughout country as more than a million people return

The Independent UK

Bangladesh court upholds death sentences for 20 men who murdered student over Facebook post

Victim’s father hopes ‘justice will be served’

Al Jazeera

Why does DRC want a Ukraine-like minerals deal with Trump, amid conflict?

The DRC appears to be angling for the US to deploy boots on the ground, in a bid to contain armed conflict.

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The Independent UK

Bangladesh erupts in protests over rape and murder of eight-year-old girl

Victim died late last week after battling for her life for almost a week in hospital

The Guardian - UK

‘I was terrified’: refugees who fled DRC to Burundi recall deadly river crossing

People tell of family members being swept away in desperate attempts to escape the advance of the M23 rebel group

Euronews

Fifteen arrested over alleged bribery and corruption after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59

Messages of support and condolences, as well as offers for assistance poured in as European leaders react to the horrific fire in a Kočani nightclub that claimed the lives of 59 people.

International Business Times

Why Are Proposed Deep-sea Mining Rules So Contentious?

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in international waters begins Monday in Jamaica, with hopes high for adoption this year.

Evening Standard

Blind and partially sighted risk exclusion from AI revolution, diplomat warns

UN ambassador Walton Aubrey Webson will tell a conference that AI models should have accessibility built into them from the start.

International Business Times

Colombia Warns Trump Against Drug Blacklisting

Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.

The Independent UK

US and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after airstrikes target rebels in Yemen

The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors

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