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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

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

International Business Times

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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

The Guardian - UK

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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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Putin Hints At Strikes On West In 'Global' Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries.

International Business Times

How US politicians responded to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant

Biden administration ‘fundamentally rejects’ decision as lawmakers issue threats and call for sanctions against court.

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The Independent UK

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged

The Independent UK

UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months

The Guardian - UK

Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says

Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29

International Business Times

Fears Rise Of Gender Setbacks In Global Climate Battle

As global climate negotiators seek to eke out progress, participants say they are witnessing backsliding in one unexpected area -- gender.

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The Conversation

Companies won’t survive in a nature-depleted world – I’ve met the business owners who are taking action

After the conclusion of UN biodiversity conference Cop16, it was easy to feel disappointed. In Cali, Colombia, discussions fell short on how to monitor targets and progress remains slow. Despite agreements, Cop16 lacked urgency from governments and the UN on how to halt the crisis in the natural world.

Fortune

It’s time to hold corporations accountable for the plastics crisis—and the bill could exceed $20 billion in the U.S. alone

A weakened treaty that prioritizes recycling and non-binding targets risks failing to address the astounding cost to human health.

Al Jazeera

‘Gym Rat in Gaza’: Bodybuilder Mohamed Hatem overcomes adversity amid war

Exercising in Gaza presents unique challenges, but one resident copes by working out whenever and wherever he can.

Salon

ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The arrest warrant charged the Israeli leader and an ex-defense minister with carrying out war crimes in Gaza

The Guardian - US

Nikki Haley criticizes Trump cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr

Republican calls Trump’s choice of national intelligence director ‘a Russian, Iranian, Syrian, Chinese sympathizer’

The Independent UK

Hopes of trillion dollar climate fund dim at Cop29 after developed countries fail to offer commitment

Campaigners fear the Baku summit may fail to establish a trillion dollar goal calling finance talk a ‘credibility test’ for UN talks

Radio France Internationale

Gangs tighten their grip on Haiti as peacekeeping debate drags on

Violence in Haiti claimed 150 lives this week, bringing the death toll from gang warfare to over 4,000 this year. The intensifying conflict is centred on control of Port-au-Prince, where gangs dominate 80 percent of the city and hold residents hostage.

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