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‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third

Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves

Some victims found at two hospitals were ‘buried alive’ while others were ‘executed’ by the Israeli military.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2024

Lawyers Seek UN Assistance For American Held By Taliban

Lawyers seek UN assistance for American captive held by Taliban in Afghanistan for release.

Top News · Apr 25, 2024

Students vow to continue Gaza protests after California, Texas arrests

Police crack down on protests at UT Austin and USC as students at Harvard and Brown also set up encampments.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2024

Global Report: Acute Hunger Crisis Worsens In Conflict Zones

The 2023 Global Report on Food Crises reveals a significant increase in acute hunger worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for global action to combat foo...

Top News · Apr 25, 2024

Afternoon Update: teens charged with terrorism offences; warning over opioid overdoses; and a new cast for a zombie classic

Police said a further five people, including two men and three juvenile males, assisted police with their inquiries

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2024

‘Every day I cry’: 50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system

Denounced as giving a ‘veneer of legality to slaveholding’, the kafala labour code persists, allowing employers to abuse women, who vanish from society. This is the testimony of some of those workers, gathered over two years in a Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group

Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflict

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Russia Vetoes U.S.-Led Resolution On Nuclear Weapons In Space

Russia's veto of U.S.-led resolution on nuclear weapons in space underscores global tensions over space militarization.

Top News · Apr 25, 2024

Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space

Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2024