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Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire

An Australian company is caught out and fined under American law despite following local shipping rules.

The Conversation

The U.N. Has Now Held 30 Climate Change Conferences That Have Accomplished Almost Nothing

COP30 in Brazil just ended and was more of the same.

Reason

Boeing's troubled capsule won't carry astronauts on next space station flight

Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company's next Starliner flight

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on UN climate talks: they reveal how little time is left

Editorial: A fragile Cop30 consensus is a win. But only a real bargain between rich and poor nations can weather the climate shocks that are coming

The Guardian - UK

She ran her parents’ dry-cleaning business at 18. Today, the ‘godmother of AI’ is advising world leaders and running a billion-dollar startup

Her advisor warned she was taking her AI idea “way too far.” But Fei-Fei Li had already learned, as a teenager, how far grit could take her.

Fortune

US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to end operations in territory

Four main food distribution sites operated by the opaque company had been flashpoints of deadly violence

The Guardian - UK

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil.

The Conversation

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‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media

Tuesday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. It’s a global call to action by the United Nations to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

The Conversation

Here's what's next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended

Experts have mixed reactions to the recent U.N. climate talks in the Amazon

The Independent UK

US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations

The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations

The Independent UK

Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after activists dye Grand Canal bright green in protest

The governor of Venice said the act was ‘disrespectful to our city’s history’

The Independent UK

COP30 fails to set fossil fuels' end and sheds light on cracked international order

As the UN flagship climate summit failed to agree on a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, the European Union finds itself increasingly alone in a world distancing itself from its climate ambitions.

Euronews

From deforestation to fossil fuels: What did countries actually agree on at COP30?

COP30 may go down in history as a fiery flop, as divisions quashed all hope for a commitment to fossil fuel phaseout.

Euronews

Hip-hop godfathers the Last Poets: ‘In times of great chaos, there’s opportunity’

Members of the groundbreaking, politically revolutionary group talk about the state of hip-hop and the US government’s attacks on people of color

The Guardian - US

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Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right

Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of law, writes Shada Islam

The Guardian - UK

‘They began taking my friends from school’: the children being recruited by Colombia’s armed groups

Militias are coercing, bribing and kidnapping young people in remote areas to be fighters, drug sellers, informants or sex slaves

International Business Times UK

Prisoner 951: Quick Facts on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the Wrongfully Imprisoned British-Iranian Whose Life Inspired a Documentary

The new BBC series Prisoner 951 recounts Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's six-year imprisonment in Iran, detailing her arrest, legal battles, and long-awaited release.

The Independent UK

Japan presses ahead with missile deployment plan near Taiwan military base as China fumes

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

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The Independent UK

Inside the lab hunting for Disease X – and the next pandemic

ON THE GROUND: As rich countries turn their back on foreign aid, the Institut Pasteur in Senegal is preparing the continent to fight deadly diseases that can spread silently across borders. Rachel Schraer reports

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her

Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaring

Euronews

Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention comments, says Chinese foreign minister

China slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments suggesting potential Japanese military action over Taiwan as reckless and shocking, calling it a “grave violation” of international law and threatening a military response against any “aggression”.

The Guardian - UK

Can Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain

In the wake of US strikes Tehran is exploring a softer diplomacy – even as its leaders fear further conflict and crackdowns intensify at home

The Independent UK

Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks, Chinese foreign minister says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan

The Independent UK

A look back at the weekend's biggest stories

The U.S. and Ukraine report progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provide few details after discussions in Geneva on Sunday

The Conversation

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it. The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém – came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and a fire.

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