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10 billion global population unsustainable, says climate envoy Kerry

OSLO: US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world's population will not be tenable in 2050, when it is projected to hit nearly 10 billion, but refrained from asking Americans to give up steaks.

Bangkok Post

Warm is the new norm for the Great Barrier Reef – and a likely El Niño raises red flags

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.

The Conversation

Ukraine says Nova Kakhovka dam blast will not stop military plans

Ukrainian president calls the destruction of the Kakhovka dam an act of ‘mass environmental destruction’ by Russia.

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Ukraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed

KYIV: An attack on a major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday unleashed a torrent of water that flooded two dozen villages and forced the evacuation of 17,000 people, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.

Bangkok Post

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 469

As the war enters its 469th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed, as the U.N. aid chief warned of "grave and far-reaching consequences".

Reuters

Russia floundering in ‘mud of lies’ over Kakhovka dam destruction, Ukraine tells UN

UN security council meeting discusses disaster as US, UK and French representatives call for an investigation

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Russia-Ukraine war: counteroffensive not yet launched, says senior official; UK ‘cannot yet say Russia responsible for dam destruction’ – as it happened

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv, Moscow blame each other for burst dam as UN meets

A UN aid chief has told the Security Council "the sheer magnitude" of the Ukraine dam catastrophe will "only become fully realised in the coming days".

The New Daily

Yousaf vows to keep lobbying India for release of jailed Scottish Sikh blogger

Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton has been imprisoned for more than 2,000 days in India.

The Independent UK

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid

Chris Christie, who ran for president in 2016 and advised Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, sees himself as the only candidate with the guts to take on Trump directly.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dam collapse would be new low if Moscow is to blame, says Rishi Sunak

Prime minister made comment en route to Washington where he is having talks with Joe Biden during a two-day visit

The Guardian - UK

At UN, Ukraine, Russia blame each other for burst dam, US 'not certain'

The United States said on Tuesday it was "not certain" who was to blame for a burst dam in Ukraine, but it would not make sense for Ukraine to have done this to its own people and territory, as Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other for the disaster.

Reuters

Destruction of Ukraine dam a ‘new low’ if Russian forces responsible, Sunak says

Prime Minister said the immediate priority was the humanitarian response to the catastrophe, which has flooded villages and endangered crops.

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Sunak: Destruction of Ukraine dam a ‘new low’ if Russian forces are responsible - old

The Prime Minister said the immediate priority was the humanitarian response to the catastrophe, which has flooded villages and endangered crops.

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Unlocking Indonesia's potential through a blue economy

In the wake of COVID-19, Indonesia has the opportunity to shift away from a growth-oriented economic model towards an inclusive blue economy.

The New Daily

‘Monumental catastrophe’: Towns and villages evacuated after Ukraine dam blown up

Thousands of people are being evacuated after the largest dam in Ukraine was blown up, unleashing catastrophic floodwaters downstream.

Axios

UN chief says Ukrainian dam collapse a "monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe"

At least 16,000 people have so far lost their homes to flooding from the dam's collapse.

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The Conversation

Kakhovka dam breach: 3 essential reads on what it means for Ukraine's infrastructure, beleaguered nuclear plant and future war plans

A dam that supplies drinking water to thousands of Ukrainians as well as cooling water for reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was ruptured on June 6, 2023.

Axios

Chris Christie launches 2024 presidential campaign

Christie joins a small group of 2024 Republicans calling to move past Trump.

Space

Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)

Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).

The Guardian - US

LGBTQ+ Americans living in state of emergency, human rights group warns

Human Rights Campaign says emergency stems from ‘unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults’

Reuters

Destruction of Kakhovka dam takes Ukraine war into uncharted territory

The breach of a huge dam on the front-line Dnipro river has muddied the picture for a much-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian invaders and threatens an environmental disaster for civilians living in the war zone.

Daily Mirror

75 organisations call for 'urgent action' after UN slams UK for locking up kids

The UN Committee calls for the strip searching of children to be banned, for police officers to be removed from schools, and for police remand and overnight detention in police cells to end

Reuters

Five nations elected to U.N. Security Council, but Belarus denied

The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus - allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine - was denied a spot.

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