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Making fossil fuel companies accountable for their products’ emissions would support the clean energy transition

I recently found myself among a group of alarmed scientists, writing a fervent plea to the European Commission to be more ambitious when it comes to corporate greenhouse gas reporting requirements. Our open letter calling for comprehensive disclosure of corporations’ contribution to the climate crisis gathered support from over 100…

The Conversation

Who counts as a refugee? Four questions to understand current migration debates

The number of refugees worldwide has been increasing since 2012. At the end of 2022, there were 35.3 million refugees globally.

The Conversation

UK bans travel by 'extremist' Israeli settlers accused of West Bank violence

Move comes as US delays sale of rifles to Israel because of settler unrest following war in Gaza

Evening Standard

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'Where Is The Money?' COP28 Deal Throws Spotlight On Funding

After COP28's landmark call for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track -- and fund -- the global energy transition.

International Business Times

First Thing: House authorizes impeachment inquiry as Biden decries ‘baseless political stunt’

House Republicans rally behind inquiry despite failure to find evidence, while Democrats stand united in opposition. Plus, UN agency says conditions in Gaza now ‘hell on earth’

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 failed to halt fossil fuels’ deadly expansion plans – so what now?

The absence of a ‘phase-out’ let petrostates off the hook, but there are multiple other ways to end the era of coal, oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

Grattan on Friday: Albanese government comes under more heat as it tries to navigate its position on Gaza conflict

For an issue in which Australia is not a player and has no direct influence, the Israel-Hamas conflict is putting serious strain on the Albanese government, internally and externally.

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Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence

The Independent UK

Israel vows to fight on in Gaza despite deadly ambush and rising international pressure

Israel has vowed to keep fighting until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers in Gaza

The Independent UK

My elderly relatives first fled for their lives in 1948. In Gaza right now they are walking the Nakba again

Their story is that of thousands of other Palestinians: forced to move time and time again, their homes lost or destroyed, says Ghada Ageel of the University of Alberta

The Guardian - UK

Biden says he wants Israel to focus on ‘how to save civilian lives’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel says its war on Gaza war will continue 'with or without' international support

US President Joe Biden warned earlier this week Israel is losing support because of its 'indiscriminate' bombing of Gaza

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Can US support for Israel’s war against Hamas survive ‘indiscriminate bombing’?

In today’s newsletter: Joe Biden is striking an increasingly lonely figure on the global stage and tensions are rising with Benjamin Netanyahu

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Lisa Wilkinson takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial; Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions quashed; and how to age well

‘I feel we investigated the story extremely well,’ Lisa Wilkinson says in court of her reporting of Brittany Higgins’ claims

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Chris Bowen calls on News Corp to sack Andrew Bolt for column saying Australians sick of ‘kowtowing to the primitive’

Columnist lashes out after climate change minister makes speech during Cop28 declaring ‘profound respect’ for Indigenous people’s care for land

France 24

Biden urges Israel to 'be more careful' to protect civilians in Gaza

US President Joe Biden urged Israel on Thursday to take more care to protect civilians in Gaza, after the White House pushed Israel to scale down its offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the near future. The news comes after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting White…

International Business Times

Israel Bombs Gaza As Rift With US Grows

Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday as a top White House advisor was due to arrive in Jerusalem with a rift growing over US calls for its ally to exercise restraint.

The Guardian - AU

Cop28 agreement is progress – but there is still plenty of wriggle room for any country, including Australia

The government’s new stance is unusual for a large fossil-fuel-producing country, even if it’s not translated into policies

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The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: why it’s so hard to buy a home, penguin naps, and inequality in the US

This week’s data newsletter also looks at the effect of record immigration on Australia and the use of text on Vogue magazine covers

International Business Times

'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against COP28 Cheer

A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.

Al Jazeera

‘Fighting is all around’: Myanmar faces deepening humanitarian crisis

Local aid groups are providing desperately needed assistance to thousands displaced across the country.

The Guardian - AU

Labor MP Josh Burns says Australia’s UN Gaza ceasefire vote not relevant to ‘people on the ground’

Speaking from Israel, MP plays down significance of UN resolution, saying violence won’t end ‘without Hamas being removed from power’

The Hindu

Road fatalities drop globally, but India sees a rise: WHO report

Globally, road traffic deaths fell 5% to 1.19M in 2010-21, with India registering a 15% increase. 10 countries reduced fatalities by >50%, 35 by 30-50%.

The Guardian - UK

Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents

Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease

The Independent UK

Senior Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush inside Gaza

The dead include the highest-ranking officer to have been killed in Israel’s ground operation

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