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Antarctic krill store as much carbon as the world’s mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds

Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that inhabit the icy waters surrounding Antarctica – may be small (around 5cm) but they have an enormous total biomass, similar to that of the global human population. However, while humans pump ever more carbon into the atmosphere, krill are working in reverse. They are…

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UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories

The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within a year

The Independent UK

WATCH: Hundreds of Hezbollah Members Wounded After Their Pagers Simultaneously Explode

The terror group uses handheld pagers to communicate

International Business Times

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Lammy’s Kew speech seeks to put UK at centre of a reinvigorated climate fight

Foreign secretary’s stirring words on climate are welcome change from Sunak era. But now it is time for action

The Guardian - UK

Mali Army Says Situation 'Under Control' After 'Terrorist' Attack

Mali's army said Tuesday that the situation was "under control" after what it called a foiled infiltration attempt by "terrorists" into a military police base in the capital, Bamako, where attacks are rare.

International Business Times

Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January

Nikki Haley says she's launching a weekly talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio starting next week

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel will do 'whatever is necessary' to bring home north border residents

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that returning residents evacuated from Israel’s north due to cross-border fighting with Hezbollah is now an official war goal

The Independent UK

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West Papua rebels propose terms for release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens

Announcement comes hours after rebels said the Indonesian army had bombed its headquarters where Mehrtens is being kept

The Guardian - AU

Severe flooding in northeast Nigeria impacts one million, sparks disease, food shortage fears

Severe flooding continues to wreak havoc in northeastern Nigeria, impacting over one million people and raising concerns about the spread of diseases and widespread food shortages. Authorities are currently working to coordinate relief efforts for those affected by the disaster.

Radio France Internationale

Israel Widens Focus Of War To Include Lebanon Front

Israel announced the expansion of its war aims on Tuesday, widening its nearly year-long fight against Hamas in Gaza to focus on Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon.

International Business Times

Lebanon explosions ‘an extremely concerning escalation’, says UN official, as Hezbollah threatens retaliation – as it happened

Young girl among those killed as nearly 3,000 people injured; US says it had no involvement

The Guardian - US

Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Comprehensive ID and staff checks, stronger financial reporting and joint field trips aim to ensure Australian aid for Palestinian refugees isn't being misused.

AAP

Iran’s morality police will no longer ‘bother’ women over hijab, new president promises

A potential shift in Iran's strict enforcement of the Islamic dress code comes amid the looming Hijab and Chastity Bill which threatens harsher penalties

The Independent UK

Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps To 226

The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, state media reported, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could need help.

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U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Israel's Actions In Gaza Conflict

U.S. ambassador accuses Israel of targeting civilians in Gaza, calls for investigation and cease-fire. Humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid ongoing conflict.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve lost everything’: inside a Sudanese town where children die of hunger every day

People fleeing conflict in North Darfur seek refuge in Tawila – but find food and medical aid scarce

International Business Times

Climate Finance: What You Need To Know Ahead Of COP29

Developing countries will need trillions of dollars in the years ahead to deal with climate change -- but exactly how much is needed, and who is going to pay for it?

International Business Times

UN General Assembly To Debate Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

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The Independent UK

US airs frustration with Israel's military about strikes in Gaza

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russia retakes two villages in Kursk as counteroffensive continues, Moscow says

Russia also orders evacuation of more villages in border region after launch of major bid to reclaim territory taken by Kyiv. What we know on day 937

International Business Times

UN Chief Condemns 'Collective Punishment' Of Palestinians

Nothing justifies Israel's collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure "unimaginable" suffering, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Monday.

The Independent UK

Early release scheme a ‘slap in face’ to forgotten prisoners languishing on indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Campaigners hit out at ‘missed opportunity’ to right wrongs of IPP sentence as inmates face heartbreak of watching other prisoners being freed early

The Conversation

Getting shorter and going hungrier: how children in the UK live today

Children’s lives in the UK are changing.

The Guardian - UK

Global cost of failing to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn a year – UN

Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092

France 24

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way in Iran

The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as…

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