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Pacific islands face grave danger as sea levels surge, UN warns

Warning that sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, particularly around vulnerable Pacific island nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a fresh climate SOS to the world. His alert coincides with a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which warns that climate change threatens the very existence…

Radio France Internationale

Army Says Israeli Hostage Rescued From Gaza After 10 Months

The Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was seized during the Hamas attacks that sparked a devastating war.

International Business Times

Gaza polio vaccine rollout hindered by Israeli evacuation orders, says UN

Aid workers preparing to distribute medicine to children in effort to contain outbreak call for pause in fighting

The Guardian - UK

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The leading alternative to GDP is languishing over a technical disagreement – with grave potential consequences

Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in…

The Conversation

How Bangladesh’s interim leaders can turn the country’s troubled economy around

The current political turmoil in Bangladesh, which has seen the government collapse in the face of widespread protests, will pose a fresh set of challenges for the country’s economy. One of the most immediate impacts will be a slowdown in economic growth, as instability creates uncertainty and undermines investor confidence.

The Conversation

UN Pauses Aid Deliveries In Gaza Over Safety Concerns

UN halts aid in Gaza due to safety concerns, impacting polio vaccination campaign. WHO warns of polio spread after first case in 25 years.

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Israel kills five, including two children, in West Bank refugee camp bombing

AT least five people, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on an urban refugee camp in the occupied West Bank,…

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First Thing: Special counsel challenges Trump classified documents case dismissal

Appeal marks the beginning of a lengthy legal battle that could take years. Plus, Mariah Carey’s shares that her mother and sister died on the same day last weekend

The Guardian - UK

Port Sudan faces water crisis after deadly dam collapse

Tens of thousands of homes in eastern Sudan have been destroyed after a dam burst due to weeks of heavy rain, wiping out at least 20 villages. The disaster has claimed at least 30 lives, with 200 people still missing.

Radio France Internationale

UN Nuclear Head Visits Russian Plant Near Fighting

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi kicked off a visit Tuesday to "independently assess" conditions at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region.

International Business Times

Ukraine claims to have captured 100 settlements in Kursk and almost 600 Russian service personnel – as it happened

Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskyi says his forces are repelling Russian counterattack in Kursk region

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greens MP fronts CFMEU protests; UN chief’s climate SOS; and the website trolling Trump supporters

More than 10,000 workers take to the streets around Australia in protest against the federal takeover of the CFMEU

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Gaza hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi rescued in ‘complex operation’, says IDF – as it happened

Bedouin Israeli hostage recovered in ‘complex rescue operation’, IDF says, and is in ‘normal’ medical condition

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 14, including children, Palestinians say

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 14 people, half of them children

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan needs an exceptional humanitarian endeavour to end its horrific civil war

The country’s traumatised people are desperate for a new approach to end atrocities and famine in beleaguered country

Al Jazeera

UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe

Speaking at a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Tonga, Antonio Guterres warned the region was ‘uniquely exposed’.

AAP

NZ's Peters downplays human-made climate change at PIF

As Pacific leaders thanked the UN secretary-general for his advocacy on climate change, New Zealand has downplayed the heights of the crisis.

International Business Times

UN Nuclear Head To Visit Russian Plant Near Fighting

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi is to visit Russia's Kursk nuclear plant on Tuesday to "independently assess" events following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region.

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International Business Times

UN's Guterres Issues 'Global SOS' Over Fast-rising Pacific Ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Despair as Russian missiles and drones rain down unanswered

Help us defend and strike back against Russia, Zelenskiy pleads with allies; president says Pokrovsk defence efforts strengthened. What we know on day 916

The Independent UK

UN chief calls rising seas a 'worldwide catastrophe' that especially imperils Pacific paradises

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is putting out yet another climate SOS to the world

The Guardian - AU

‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific

António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels

France 24

At least 30 killed, dozens missing after Sudan dam collapse

A dam near Sudan’s Red Sea coast collapsed on Sunday and has claimed at least 30 lives, according to the United Nations. The surging waters devastated at least 20 villages. The dam, in a remote area 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Port Sudan, supplied drinking water to the Red…

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: voters back Dutton’s Gaza visa attack, Australia’s hottest-ever winter day, Trump’s debate threat

Essential survey shows criticism of refugee policy is chiming with Australians; Kimberley spot sees temperature of 41.6C

Al Jazeera

UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official

A top UN official tells reporters the repeated evacuation orders have upended the organisation’s aid operations.

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