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What does the UN ceasefire resolution mean and who voted against it?

Among the few countries to vote against the non-binding resolution urging a stop to hostilities were the US and Israel

Evening Standard

Dubai climate consensus signals the beginning of the end for the fossil-fuel era

Nations take step towards phasing out fossil fuels, agree to net zero emissions by 2050. Compromise reached between developed and developing countries on contributions to climate crisis.

The Hindu

In Rare Display, US-China Friendship Carries Climate Summit

The scene would be unthinkable elsewhere these days -- US and Chinese envoys, smiling and embracing, hailing their friendship as leading the world together in the right direction.

International Business Times

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UN Criticism Of UK Rwanda Plan Incomprehensible: Minister

As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced "amazement" Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations.

International Business Times

No Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in COP28 Climate Deal

But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?

Reason

Thai police seize a record haul of 50 million methamphetamine tablets near border with Myanmar

Thai police have seized what is being called a record haul of methamphetamine tablets in the western province of Kanchanaburi, close to the Myanmar border

The Independent UK

Analysis: At COP28, Sultan al-Jaber got what the UAE wanted. Others leave it wanting much more

As the United Nations COP28 climate summit ended Wednesday, Sultan al-Jaber walked out with what the United Arab Emirates wanted all along

The Independent UK

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'Are 153 countries wrong?': Rishi Sunak challenged as UK abstains on UN Gaza vote

RISHI Sunak has declined to say why the UK failed to join international calls for a ceasefire in Gaza from nations including France, Ireland, and…

The National (Scotland)

Good Cop, bad Cop: what the Cop28 agreement says and what it means

Some say the deal is historic, others that it is weak. We look closely at the text for the truth of the matter

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Cop28 agrees landmark deal to transition away from fossil fuels

Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’, but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text. Plus, why the silent treatment is so painful

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 landmark deal agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’ but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text

The Guardian - UK

Dubai Climate Summit Adopts World-first 'Transition' From Fossil Fuels

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed.

International Business Times

UAE's Jaber, Oil Boss Who Brokered 'Beginning Of End' For Fossil Fuels

Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE oil chief who headed COP28 in Dubai, promised that this year's UN climate talks would be "different".

International Business Times

Israel losing support over 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza, Joe Biden says

ISRAEL is losing international support because of its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza, US president Joe Biden said just hours before a UN vote…

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Attacks on health care are on track to hit a record high in 2023. Can it be stopped?

The targeting of hospitals and medical workers is a fact of modern warfare — in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Israel. International law say such attacks are unacceptable. Are there any consequences?

International Business Times

Israel Under Pressure From Allies As Gaza War Rages On

Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.

WEKU

Poll: Where Republican candidates align with most Americans — and where they don't

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll tested policy positions on some of the most hot-button political issues facing the country — from abortion rights and gender identity, to immigration and spending.

France 24

Evidence mounts of sexual crimes perpetrated by Hamas during Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Two months after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, evidence is mounting of the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas that day. Prosecutors have little doubt that women were raped, tortured and some of their dead bodies mutilated. Israeli police, who opened a probe in mid-November, say they have gathered…

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The Guardian - UK

After 30 years of waiting, Cop28 deal addresses the elephant in the room

He was personally vilified, but Sultan Al Jaber has managed what no other Cop presidency has ever done

Radio France Internationale

Israel under pressure from allies, as Gaza descends into 'Hell on Earth'

Pressure is intensifying on Israel, as US President Joe Biden warns it risked losing support for its war on Hamas by "indiscriminate" bombing in Gaza and the UN General Assembly has demanded a ceasefire.

The Guardian - AU

Israel reports its heaviest combat losses in six weeks – as it happened

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Evening Standard

Cop28 agrees 'historic' deal to move world away from fossil fuels but concerns it is too little, too late

Scientists are warning that the world has been too slow to respond to the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Labor seeks safety in numbers when navigating Gaza ceasefire stance

The government will deny internal Labor party politics influenced the decision, but it has come under increasing pressure from within

Al Jazeera

UNGA demands ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza: How your country voted

The nonbinding, symbolic resolution passed with 153 votes in favour, 10 against, and 23 abstentions.

Radio France Internationale

Nations agree historic deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels

A UN climate deal calling for the "transitioning away" from fossil fuels and "accelerated action" this decade was on Wednesday adopted by more than 200 countries at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai.

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