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Blinken Back To Middle East To Push For Gaza Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader.

International Business Times

Cop16: What is the UN nature summit and what will negotiations involve?

Here are answers to key questions about the Cop16 conference on biodiversity.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve

Editorial: The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflict

The Guardian - UK

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US says it is seeking lasting end to war in Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

In Beirut, Biden’s envoy says he is ‘saddened’ by devastation in Lebanon as Israel’s US-backed offensive intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Cross-party support for Westminster bill to recognise Palestine statehood

AN independent MP has lodged a bill to recognise the state of Palestine, garnering support from across the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

New report reveals that targets to save 30% of the ocean by 2030 aren’t being met

The world is gathering in Colombia for the UN biodiversity conference known as Cop16, a biannual pulse-taking of the living planet where actions to protect the natural world are agreed. At its last meeting in 2022, an ambitious roadmap for nature protection was put in place. As part of that…

The Conversation

How Much Aid Is Getting Into Gaza?

Israel has announced steps to boost aid deliveries to Gaza, but UN figures show a huge drop in supplies getting through to the war-battered territory and humanitarian workers doubt much is reaching those who need it most.

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First Thing: UN body warns Israel over ‘potential destruction’ of population in north Gaza

OHCHR says Israel may be causing the ‘destruction of the Palestinian population’ by ‘death and displacement’. Plus, is Elon Musk’s $1m giveaway legal?

The Guardian - UK

‘Genocide unfolding’: 640 Palestinians killed in north Gaza in 17 days

Rescue workers banned from accessing besieged areas, making it difficult to ascertain the exact number of people killed.

Al Jazeera

Campaigners urge Scottish Government to keep College of Europe bursaries

THE European Movement in Scotland has called for the Scottish Government to continue funding for scholarships to the College of Europe.

The National (Scotland)

As Israel’s siege on north Gaza continues, how are people coping?

Israeli forces launched an operation in the north on October 6, laying siege to hundreds of thousands of people.

Al Jazeera

Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border

The Guardian - UK

Governments have just 5 weeks to end plastic pollution. A global, binding treaty is the only solution

Dame Ellen MacArthur-Christiana Figueres: The negotiations in Busan are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the root causes of plastic pollution.

Fortune

Palestinians describe being used as ‘human shields’ by Israeli troops in Gaza

Detainees say they were sent into unexplored houses and tunnels before soldiers, in violation of Geneva conventions

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Cop16 at a glance: the big issues that will define talks at Colombia’s UN summit

Delegates from 196 countries are discussing progress in preserving biodiversity. So what are the sticking points?

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UN Warns Israel Of Potential Genocide In Gaza

UNHRO warns of potential destruction of Palestinian population in northern Gaza due to ongoing Israeli military offensive. Over 42,000 dead and widespread ...

The Guardian - AU

Blasts heard across Beirut after Israel warns it will hit Hezbollah-linked finance group

Hundreds evacuate after Israeli military says it will strike areas linked to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a US-sanctioned banking system

International Business Times

UN Chief Seeks 'Significant' Funding At Summit To Save Nature

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged "significant investment" in a fund created to safeguard Earth's biodiversity as he addressed delegates to the world's biggest nature protection conference in Cali, Colombia.

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics

UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violence

Al Jazeera

Israel ‘demolished’ watchtower in latest attack on UN Lebanon peacekeepers

UNIFIL says Israeli forces ‘deliberately’ damaged one of its positions in southern Lebanon.

Radio France Internationale

Zoologist Jane Goodall warns: ‘The world is a mess’ ahead of COP16

As officials from around 200 countries prepare to meet in Colombia for the Cop16 biodiversity summit starting Monday, world-respected British zoologist Jane Goodall said there was little time left to reverse the downward slide. She wants the United Nations meeting to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".

The Guardian - UK

UK appoints first nature envoy to tackle species decline

Ruth Davis named special representative for nature ‘to put climate and nature at the heart of our foreign policy’

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