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Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report

Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show

The Guardian - UK

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea

The Independent UK

Australia urged to do more on climate crisis as activists rue trillion-dollar Cop29 funding gap

Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy

The Guardian - AU

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Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, Germany, UK

The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what the nuclear watchdog called a lack of cooperation.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Cop29: poor-world discontent over a failure of rich countries to deliver

Editorial: A rushed final text in Baku strains trust between nations, as inadequate climate finance commitments leave vulnerable countries calling for justice

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

The Guardian - UK

Iranian minister to meet European counterparts after nuclear offer rejected

Meeting comes amid fears Middle East tensions will lead Iran to redouble its efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon

The Guardian - UK

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Major cybercrime crackdowns signal shift in global cybersecurity strategies

Months after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) launched a major offensive against the notorious ransomware group LockBit, the cybercriminal gang appears to have resurfaced, continuing to carry out attacks. Despite law enforcement efforts, ransomware groups like LockBit remain resilient, demonstrating the evolving challenge in the fight against cybercrime.

The Conversation

Hezbollah fires ‘340 missiles’ at Israel, hits Ashdod naval base, Tel Aviv

Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites after Israel killed 29 in Beirut attack as EU top diplomat calls for ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Cop29 climate finance deal likely to be followed by equally bitter battles

Rich countries still need convincing that giving money to poorer nations is very much in their interests too

The Guardian - UK

EU Urges Immediate Halt To Israel-Hezbollah War

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to Lebanon on Sunday, as the militant group claimed a wave of cross-border attacks.

International Business Times

Israeli attacks kill over 100 across Gaza and Lebanon

Gunman shot dead near Israeli embassy in Jordan

The Independent UK

Israeli strike on Lebanese army center kills soldier, wounds 18 others

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center has killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said

The Independent UK

‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29 at Baku

Climate finance deal criticised at COP29 as inadequate, lacking real money and clear grants for developing countries.

Al Jazeera

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Scottish Greens slam ‘hopeless’ COP29 climate deal

THE SCOTTISH Greens have slammed the new COP29 climate financial package for falling short on the funds requested by developing nations.

The Guardian - UK

Cop29’s new carbon market rules offer hope after scandal and deadlock

Countries agree on how to create, trade and register credits to meet climate commitments

The Guardian - UK

World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert

Countries must curb production now and tackle plastic’s full life cycle, says Norwegian minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim ahead of key UN talks this week

Radio France Internationale

Developing nations blast $300 billion Cop29 climate deal as insufficient

Countries at the Cop29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.

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The Independent UK

Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea, for talks to agree a global plastic pollution treaty.

The Guardian - UK

Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing, but Cop summits are our best chance of averting climate breakdown

Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking

The Independent UK

Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops

When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high

The Conversation

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate scientists, leaders, lobbyists and delegates are heading for home.

International Business Times

Afghan Women Turn To Entrepreneurship Under Taliban

When Zainab Ferozi saw Afghan women struggling to feed their families after Taliban authorities took power, she took matters into her own hands and poured her savings into starting a business.

International Business Times

At Climate Talks, Painstaking Diplomacy And Then Anger

After three sleepless nights of back and forth among negotiators, all it took to seal a contentious global deal on climate finance was the hammering of a gavel.

International Business Times

Developing Nations Slam 'Paltry' $300 Bn Climate Deal

The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low.

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