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Africa is battling plastic pollution and waste crisis, activists say

Africa continues to grapple with plastic pollution, a waste crisis, and limited investment, activists report, as discussions unfold at the UN climate meetings in Azerbaijan. To shed light on these overlapping challenges, RFI interviewed campaigners and negotiators from across the continent.

Radio France Internationale

Jimmy Kimmel offers alternate theory for why Melania Trump shunned Jill Biden’s White House invite

Incoming first lady has shunned Jill Biden’s invitation to the White House

The Independent UK

Indonesians Drill For Disaster Before Tsunami Anniversary

Hundreds of Indonesians fled for higher ground Wednesday as they ran through disaster drills in the region worst hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ahead of its 20th anniversary next month.

International Business Times

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Stark Warning On Emissions As Leaders Split On Climate Goals At COP29

Global leaders offered competing views on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks Wednesday as a new report warned the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned.

International Business Times

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – finger-popping theory of the conspiracy to kill Congo’s leader

Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary suggests that the US used jazz legend Louis Armstrong in a ‘cool war’ offensive to assassinate Patrice Lumumba

The Guardian - UK

44% of warm-water coral species facing extinction, conservationists warn

Conservation status for warm-water reef-building corals was analysed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.

Evening Standard

UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties

UN political chief doesn’t name countries providing weapons to army and paramilitary forces, says it’s ‘unconscionable’.

Al Jazeera

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Meat, oil and pesticide industry lobbyists turned out in record numbers at Cop16

Questions raised over influence after 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for biodiversity summit in Colombia

The Guardian - UK

Allies providing Sudan's warring parties with weapons are 'enabling the slaughter,' UN official says

The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis

The Independent UK

Taliban Score Successes With Embassy Closures, COP Attendance

Afghanistan embassies in Britain and Norway loyal to the pro-Western authorities ousted by the Taliban in 2021 discreetly shut down this autumn, as the West seeks a more pragmatic approach to the country's Islamic rulers.

International Business Times

Mike Huckabee Calls For Complete Reset Of International Relations

President-elect Trump appoints Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel, signaling potential foreign policy shift.

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Biden Administration Supports New U.N. Cybercrime Convention

Biden administration's support for a new U.N. cybercrime treaty involving China and Russia raises concerns about human rights implications and global cyber...

International Business Times

Climate Cash Should Also Go To Nuclear, Says UN Atomic Chief

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed to tap into climate change funds.

Al Jazeera

ICJ rules Armenia, Azerbaijan discrimination cases can proceed

Top UN court confirms jurisdiction to hear the two countries’ mutual discrimination claims over Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Trump's Rapid-Fire Cabinet Picks Could Leave Mike Johnson With Major Headache

Speaker faces uphill battle to unify shrinking GOP majority as key Republicans shift to Trump's cabinet.

The Guardian - UK

This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29

António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters while climate official warns of ‘inflation on steroids’

TechRadar

US plans to support controversial cybercrime UN treaty despite fears it could be misused

Top officials confirm the US plans to vote in favour of the controversial cybercrime convention.

The Independent UK

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

The threatened U.S. deadline for Israel to allow more aid for people into the Gaza Strip or see fewer weapons shipments for its war with Hamas has expired but the Biden administration says it will not limit arms transfers

Al Jazeera

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur

Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence.

International Business Times

Lame-duck US Climate Team Vows To Be 'Effective' At COP29

They may be out of a job when Donald Trump takes office in two months, but US officials kept a busy schedule at UN climate talks, reminding jittery countries that global action had survived his first term.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment

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