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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.

AAP · Aug 27, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Aug 27, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Aug 27, 2024

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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 Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2024

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 Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

‘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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024

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…

France 24 · Aug 26, 2024

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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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024

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.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2024

UN aid operations ‘paused’ in Gaza as Israeli offensive continues and ceasefire talks stall

‘The space to operate is being restricted more and more than ever,’ senior UN official warns

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism Of Morality Law As 'Arrogance'

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed "arrogance".

International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024

Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

Rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2024

Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public

The Taliban has rejected concerns and criticism from the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws which include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

UN boss urges calm after Israel and Hezbollah strikes escalate conflict

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is ‘deeply concerned’ by the situation

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

New vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UN

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2024

Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights

Sixty global organisations have called for urgent action against Israel over ‘unprecedented’ media freedom violations.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

First Thing: Trump campaign fears grow over possible internal discord

Return of 2016 chief sparks concerns of tensions distracting voters as election looms. Plus, man taking on taking on TikTok’s gambling influencers

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International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024

Israel Strikes Gaza After Lebanon Flare-up

Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief cross-border escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024

It seems clear the UK has assisted Israel’s breaches of international law. Surely Labour can do better than deny it

The new foreign secretary has access to data not available to the public – and has a duty to model respect for the law, says barrister Sam Fowles

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Macklemore cancels Dubai show over UAE’s role in ‘ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Sudan’

Sudan has accused UAE of fuelling a civil war in the country since April 2023

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024

‘Ta-ta and farewell’: wisecracks and tears as Brisbane sends Jack Karlson off to ‘succulent Chinese meal’ in the sky

Crowd at funeral pays tribute to enigmatic criminal who enshrined himself in Australian folklore with ‘democracy manifest’ meme

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024

Patients forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza after Israeli evacuation order for nearby areas – as it happened

Military has not ordered evacuation of hospital itself but patients and medics fear it could become a target or engulfed in fighting

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Its economy and infrastructure battered, can Lebanon afford a war with Israel?

The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the tense border

International Business Times · Aug 26, 2024

Big Polluters Urged To Pay As Key Pacific Summit Opens In Tonga

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay."

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