Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations. Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
‘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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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. Top News · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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. Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 22, 2024
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 · Nov 21, 2024
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 · Nov 21, 2024
Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2024 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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.
The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 ‘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 · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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 · Nov 21, 2024 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