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‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban

António Guterres says world faces ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating

The Guardian - US

UN agency predicts that 1.5-degree Celsius target limit likely to be surpassed by 2028

The U.N. weather agency is predicting an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) target laid out in the landmark Paris climate accord within the next five years

The Independent UK

Stockpiling nuclear weapons? That will do nothing for national security, Keir Starmer

Until the UK and other nuclear states are brave enough to disarm, the Doomsday Clock will keep ticking towards midnight, says the MP Jeremy Corbyn

The Guardian - UK

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UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July

United Nations agencies are warning that over 1 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip could experience the highest level of starvation by the middle of next month if hostilities continue

The Independent UK

Africa Could Help 'Decarbonise' Global Economy, Kenyan President Tells AFP

Kenyan President William Ruto told AFP on Wednesday that Africa could help decarbonise the global economy -- but developed countries need to step up with serious investment to help unlock the continent's potential.

International Business Times

Saudi Arabia accused of using forced labour ahead of Fifa World Cup decision

Union’s claim of ‘epidemic of migrant worker abuses’ could force Fifa to reject state as 2034 host if it fails to meet rights obligations

The Guardian - UK

Famine ‘likely’ already stalking northern Gaza, new report warns

Formal declaration of famine is impeded by hostilities that make data collection impossible, says study.

Al Jazeera

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Israel Bombs Gaza As Mediators To Discuss Truce-hostage Plan

Israel's military pounded central Gaza with heavy air strikes on Wednesday as US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators planned to resume talks on a truce and hostage release deal.

International Business Times

Global warming accelerating at 'unprecedented' pace, study warns

Climate change is accelerating at its fastest pace since records began, dozens of scientists warned in a report published on Wednesday. For the past year in particular, the planet has never been so hot.

Radio France Internationale

In Burkina Faso, a growing number of children are traumatized by war

About 2 million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso by growing violence between Islamic extremists and security forces trying to counter them

The Independent UK

‘They wanted her to confess to witchcraft’: ending the chilling effects of dementia stigma in Nigeria

Grassroots groups across the country are raising awareness of the condition to dispel myths and prevent people – most of whom are women – being ostracised, attacked and killed

The Guardian - UK

Global Warming Accelerating At 'Unprecedented' Pace: Study

Global warming has accelerated at an "unprecedented" pace as the window to limit rising temperatures within internationally-set targets closes, over 50 leading scientists warned in a study published on Wednesday.

International Business Times

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Top scientists calculate that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans

The Independent UK

By not mining vital minerals, NZ is ‘offshoring its own environmental footprint’ – is that fair?

When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”.

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Cyprus President Stands Firm On Irregular Migration Issue

President of Cyprus addresses migrant issue in buffer zone, U.N. urges compliance with EU and international law.

The Independent UK

The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit

The United Nations is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that – crimping their ability to pay for basic government services like health care, education and climate action

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Radio France Internationale

UN says over half of Gaza's buildings damaged as Biden's peace plan faces scrutiny

According to preliminary satellite analysis by the UN, around 55 percent of all structures in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, damaged, or possibly damaged since the war erupted in the Palestinian territory eight months ago. Meanwhile, a proposed peace plan by US President Joe Biden is being questioned by…

Al Jazeera

UN rights chief condemns ‘unprecedented bloodshed’ in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces kill and arrest dozens in the occupied territory as Volker Turk condemns impunity.

Radio France Internationale

G7 countries endorse new Gaza truce plan, urge Hamas to accept

The G7 group of developed countries on Monday said it stood behind a Gaza peace deal endorsed by US President Joe Biden, and called on Hamas to accept it.

The Guardian - US

BDS founder hails campus protests for taking Israeli divestment mainstream

Omar Barghouti, who attended Columbia University in the 80s, says student solidarity with Palestine in US and elsewhere has educated the world

The Guardian - US

Andy Kim wins Democratic primary in race for Bob Menendez’s Senate seat

Congressman bids to replace Menendez, who plans to run as independent despite being charged with accepting bribes

Al Jazeera

Pressure for truce deal rises as Israel reports four Gaza captives killed

The US says the onus is on Hamas to accept the deal, but confusion continues to build over Israel’s stance.

The Independent UK

The Latest | 2 Palestinians are killed in the West Bank

The Israeli military says it killed two Palestinians, who it claimed were attempting to launch a shooting attack toward Israeli communities from the occupied West Bank

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