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‘Chummy’ UK-UAE links could stifle efforts to free detained Briton, warns family

Ryan Cornelius has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since 2008.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Europe's Pivotal Role In Bid To Strike COP29 Climate Deal

The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday -- viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations -- after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections.

International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024

Food prices soar in Gaza after looting of almost 100 aid trucks worsens shortages

WHO says hijacking by armed men has aggravated already severe scarcity of food, medicine and other aid

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Haiti's residents stand with police in battle to repel latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a fresh attack on Haiti’s capital, with gunmen targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with police

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Food waste is full of surprisingly low-hanging fruits to help tackle climate change, a growing body of evidence shows

The vast volumes of food we send to landfill account for an estimated 20% of current methane emissions.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2024

UK joins coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

The UK has joined a cross-country group as UN climate negotiations continue in Azerbaijan.

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024

More than 200 children killed in Lebanon amid Israeli bombardment: UN

Three children killed daily in Lebanon over last two months, UNICEF reports, as it urges action to stop the violence.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

US politics has long shaped global climate action and science – how much will Trump’s opposition matter?

US president-elect Donald Trump has indicated that he will again withdraw his country from the Paris agreement and perhaps the UN climate process altogether. The uncertainty this has created was palpable in the negotiation rooms and hallways of the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where I wrote this.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024

Climate entropy: reflections on the ground from COP29

If I had to sum up COP29 in a single word, it would be entropy. Borrowed from thermodynamics, this concept describes the delicate balance between order and disorder, a principle that governs both natural and human systems. An ecosystem, much like the climate negotiations, is not static; it is constantly…

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024

Cop29 talks buoyed by G20 support but fears stoked over fossil fuels backsliding

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies confirmed their support to shift more cash to developing countries to help them cope with climate change.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024