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Xi and Putin talk up growth of their Eurasian bloc organisation as counterweight to Nato

At Nato’s 75th anniversary summit there has been, as you’d expect, a lot of attention on Russia’s war against Ukraine. It’s undoubtedly the most significant immediate challenge to Nato with wider implications for the rest of the globe.

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Leaders of Russia and China to meet in Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances

The Independent UK

UN Launches Global Principles To Combat Online Hate And Lies

U.N. unveils global principles to combat online hate speech and misinformation, urging tech companies, advertisers, and media to act responsibly.

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UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now

The United Nations chief has launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies around the world

The Independent UK

‘At least 42 killed’ in Israeli strikes in Gaza – Middle East crisis as it happened

The strikes were on houses in Al-Shati and Al-Tuffah, according to the Hamas-run government media office. The IDF said fighter jets struck two Hamas military infrastructure sites

The Guardian - UK

Labelling is a popular choice as a way to control fossil fuel advertising – new study

The UN secretary-general António Guterres recently called for a ban on fossil fuel adverts. However, industry bodies insist bans are ineffective and that advertising has a positive role to play in driving people towards new, low-carbon products such as electric vehicles.

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The Guardian view on Europe’s imperilled green deal: time to outflank the radical right

Editorial: The burden of transition on economically insecure voters must be eased via a more ambitious fiscal approach by governments

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UN Report: Escalating Conflicts Lead To Extreme Violence Against Children

Recent UN report reveals alarming increase in violence against children in conflict zones worldwide, urging immediate action to protect children and addres...

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Bans on fossil fuel advertising are coming – and sport should not be exempt

In a recent speech, UN secretary-general António Guterres called upon “every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies”. He urged the professional services and creative industries to “stop taking on new fossil fuel clients, from today, and set out plans to drop your existing ones”.

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‘Unprecedented scale’ of violations against children in Gaza, West Bank and Israel, UN report says

More ‘grave violations’ committed in occupied territories and Israel than anywhere else in world, report says

The Guardian - US

UN to Declare that Both Israel, Hamas Are Violating Children's Rights

Adding Israel to the report this month is expected to intensify global attention on the country's actions during the conflict in Gaza.

International Business Times

UN adds Israel to list of states committing violations against children

Inclusion comes after eight months of the country’s bombing of Gaza which has killed 13,000 children and a day after Israel bombed a UN school

The Guardian - US

Guterres warns humanity on ‘knife’s edge’ as AI raises nuclear war threat

UN secretary general makes plea for nuclear states to agree on mutual pledge not to be first to use nuclear weapons

The Guardian - US

News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas

The Guardian contacted 11 major organizations that run fossil-fuel ads after Wednesday’s speech by António Guterres

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The UN chief has called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising – is the NZ industry listening?

Can we imagine a world without fossil fuel advertising, let alone fossil fuels themselves? That was essentially the question posed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres this week.

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UN Chief Condemns Deadly Israeli Airstrike On Gaza School

UN Secretary-General condemns deadly Israeli airstrike on UN-run school in Gaza, calls for ceasefire and protection of civilians in conflict zones.

The Guardian - AU

Nine independent MPs and Greens back UN call for Australia to ban fossil fuel advertising

‘The industry is rapidly strangling our planet,’ says Andrew Wilkie, who joins Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps, Zali Steggall and Monique Ryan in call for ban

The Independent UK

Ban fossil fuel ads to save climate, says UN chief

Average global temperatures have an 80 per cent chance of increasing by 1.5C in the next five years, the UN warned

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‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban

António Guterres says world faces ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating

Axios

Global heat record broken for 12th straight month in May

"Our planet is trying to tell us something. But we don't seem to be listening."

The Guardian - UK

Stockpiling nuclear weapons? That will do nothing for national security, Keir Starmer

Until the UK and other nuclear states are brave enough to disarm, the Doomsday Clock will keep ticking towards midnight, says the MP Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent UK

UN tribute to Iran's late President Raisi marred by protests and European and US snubs

The U.N. General Assembly’s tribute to Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi was snubbed by Western and East European nations amid protests against honoring a leader who was reviled for his crackdown on opponents

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UN AI For Good Conference Addresses AI Opportunities And Risks

Explore the U.N. AI for Good conference in Geneva focusing on AI benefits, risks, and global accessibility.

The Independent UK

UN chief cites the promise and perils of dizzying new technology as 'AI for Good' conference opens

The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference in hopes of guiding business, consumers and governments on ways to tap the promise of the new technology but avoid its potential perils

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Friday essay: crimes against humankind – Rai Gaita on Israel’s war on Gaza and the student protests

I dedicated Justice and Hope: Essays Lectures and Other Writings, published last year, to my grandchildren, but I intended this dedication, implicitly, to be to all young people. This is what I wrote.

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