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Nations at Cop29 have emphasised the role culture can play in climate recovery – as a playwright, I’m sceptical

For many, the advent of the 29th UN Cop has elicited as much despair as hope – especially with the long shadow of the US election result darkening proceedings. Add in the grim irony of its setting in Baku, Azerbaijan – capital city of a petrostate maxing out on fossil…

The Conversation

Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know

Who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questions

The Guardian - AU

Rep. Elise Stefanik Meets With Senators For UN Ambassador Approval

Rep. Elise Stefanik actively engages with senators for her nomination as U.S. ambassador to the UN, focusing on support for Israel and combating antisemitism.

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UNIFIL Monitors Heavy Clashes In South Lebanon

Israeli troops clash with Hezbollah in south Lebanon; ICC issues arrest warrants for war crimes. Gaza faces severe humanitarian crisis with food shortages.

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‘It’s really an honour’: people of oil-rich Azerbaijan welcome climate summit

Cop29 is taking place in a country whose economy has long been dependent on its oil reserves

The Guardian - UK

Middle East latest: UN reports heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in south Lebanon

Israeli troops have fought fierce battles with Hezbollah fighters in different areas in south Lebanon, including a coastal town that is home to the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers

The Independent UK

First Thing: ICC seeks Netanyahu’s arrest over allegations of ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’

The international criminal court also issued warrants for Israel’s Yoav Gallant and Hamas’s Mohammed Deif. Plus, Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general nomination

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More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

The United Nations says more aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year

The Independent UK

Macron's criticism of Haiti leaders sparks diplomatic row with former colony

Haiti has summoned France's ambassador following remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron who was filmed calling the country's leaders "completely stupid". Macron's comments have sparked particular outrage in the former French colony.

Radio France Internationale

Record 281 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Says UN

A staggering 281 aid workers have been killed around the world so far this year, making 2024 the deadliest year for humanitarians, the UN aid chief said Friday.

International Business Times

Russia Allegedly Supplied North Korea With Over A Million Barrels

Russia supplied North Korea with oil in violation of UN sanctions, deepening their relationship amidst reports of North Korean troops aiding Russia in Ukraine.

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UK pledges £239m to forest-rich nations to fight climate change at Cop29

The money will go to countries like Colombia and Indonesia to support vital global ‘carbon sinks’.

Evening Standard

Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure

UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations.

Al Jazeera

UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal

Frustrations intensified at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where countries are polarised over a deal on paying poorer nations climate finance.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like a secret’: why do the leguminati want to change the way we eat?

Fans of legumes say a worldwide shift towards eating beans rather than meat would hugely benefit human health and the environment

International Business Times

Iran To Launch 'Advanced Centrifuges' In Response To IAEA Censure

Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation.

The Guardian - UK

UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse

Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year

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Gaza Strip Faces Severe Hunger Crisis Amid Ongoing Conflict

Learn about the dire hunger crisis in Gaza due to conflict between Israel and Hamas, exacerbating living conditions for families like the Eids.

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The Guardian - UK

Cop 29: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’ – as it happened

Text ‘decides’ on $250bn for developing countries by 2035 – but faces criticism from African Group of Negotiators

Al Jazeera

Singapore hangs drug trafficker, third such execution in a week

Southeast Asian city-state is among a handful of countries that impose the death penalty for drug offences.

Evening Standard

Jameela Jamil's New York: brunch spots, vogueing events — and the time she nearly died over Donald Trump

The actor and activist on why the city has her heart ...and her stomach

The Independent UK

Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day

Countries at the United Nations climate summit have amped up the pressure on themselves by entering their final scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals

The Independent UK

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

While diplomats negotiated at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts played a board game where players are supposed to work together to combat global warming

The Independent UK

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the isolated and heavily destroyed north

The Independent UK

What is the International Criminal Court and what does an arrest warrant mean for Israel’s Netanyahu?

Hague prosecutors have accused Israeli and Hamas leaders of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity

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