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Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out ‘unprecedented’ number of executions, human rights groups say

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

The Independent UK

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health

The Independent UK

Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments

Israel’s military has ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifts its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding

The Independent UK

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DRC electoral campaign marred by violence, lack of transparency

Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 20 December. Concerns over transparency and recurrent violence have observers worried about the vote and its aftermath.

Radio France Internationale

As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out

As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest

The Independent UK

Israeli forces engaged in 'ground operations' in 'all of Gaza Strip', military says

Israeli ground forces are operating against Hamas "in all of the Gaza Strip", a military spokesperson said on Sunday, confirming ground troops were already pushing into the south of the enclave, an area that has become increasingly crowded with displaced Palestinians. Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza Sunday as…

France 24

Cop28: UAE climate chief’s comments ‘incredibly concerning’ – as it happened

Climate analyst Bill Hare described Sultan Al Jaber’s dismissal of the need for a phaseout of fossil fuels as ‘verging on climate denial’

The Guardian - UK

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Greenhouse gas emissions soar – with China, US and India most at fault

Satellite tracking data shows many countries and firms do not provide accurate figures

The Guardian - UK

Airstrikes leave no safe place for Palestinians in southern Gaza

A health crisis is looming as residents fleeing the north are crowded into a small area that lacks basic services

The Guardian - UK

East African Regional Force Begins Withdrawal From DRC

The East African Community (EAC) regional force began its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday morning after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate.

International Business Times

IDF claims to have found 800 tunnel shafts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel Strikes Gaza As Pressure Mounts To Protect Civilians

Israel carried out bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

International Business Times

Venezuela To Hold Referendum Over Essequibo Land Dispute With Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

International Business Times

Rishi Sunak accused of hypocrisy after backing phase-out of fossil fuels at Cop28

UK prime minister attacked for inconsistency after allowing more gas and oil exploration in the North Sea

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Extreme weather could shut down one in 12 hospitals worldwide, report warns

Total of 16,245 hospitals at high risk by end of century unless fossil fuels phased out, analysts say

International Business Times

Guinea-Bissau Army Calls National Guard Back To Barracks After Violence

The Guinea-Bissau army ordered National Guard forces back to barracks on Saturday, following unrest that left at least two people dead and brought condemnation from the regional bloc ECOWAS. Clashes between members of the National Guard and special forces of the presidential guard broke out Thursday night in the capital…

The Guardian - UK

Israeli grid maps make life in Gaza ‘macabre game of Battleships’, say aid workers

Online system designed to order precise evacuations inaccessible to those without power or network access

France 24

Will Israel repeat its military tactics in southern Gaza?

Israel resumed its military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday with heavy bombardments. As strikes continue, the United States is pressuring the Israeli military to exercise restraint, particularly in the south, where nearly 2 million Palestinians are now concentrated. Will it work?

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Radio France Internationale

France's Macron says he's going to Qatar to work on new Gaza truce

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that France was "very concerned" by the resumption of violence in Gaza and that he was heading to Qatar to help in efforts to kickstart a new truce ahead of a ceasefire.

The Guardian - UK

Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began

Human rights groups record alarming rise in number of people put to death by Tehran regime since 7 October

WEKU

In Dubai, Harris deals with 2 issues important to young voters: climate and Gaza

Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians.

International Business Times

Israel And Hamas Trade Strikes As Palestinian Toll Mounts

Israel and Hamas brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce Saturday as air strikes pounded militant targets in Gaza and Palestinian groups launched volleys of rockets.

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council terminates its mission in war-hit Sudan

At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council has ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals.

Radio France Internationale

Nations rally behind renewables with pledges to triple capacity by 2030

At least 118 countries on Saturday signed up to a commitment to triple the world's renewable energy capacity by 2030. The deal came as world-leaders gathered for a third day of the Cop28 summit in Dubai.

Al Jazeera

First aid trucks enter Gaza since end of truce, renewed Israeli strikes

Aid organisations say they face difficulties operating as Israel resumes its bombardment of Palestinians in Gaza.

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