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France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules as Commission preps AI Act review

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative ramifications.

Euronews

Brazil climate summit hosts highest ever share of fossil fuel lobbyists

One in 25 participants at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil is tied to the oil and gas sector, the highest concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists so far at the United Nations climate talks. Their presence is driving growing unease over influence, conflicts of interest and the way the negotiations…

Radio France Internationale

Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOs

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‘They take the money and go’: why not everyone is mourning the end of USAID

The long read: When Donald Trump set about dismantling USAID, many around the world were shocked. But on the ground in Sierra Leone, the latest betrayal was not unexpected

The Guardian - UK

Fossil fuel projects face stricter scrutiny after Europe’s top human rights court ruling

The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.

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Oil firm TotalEnergies made misleading green statements, court rules

French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality

The Guardian - UK

Real risk of famine in Somalia due to aid cuts: ‘We don’t know where support will come from’

Exclusive: The number of people in ‘food emergency’ has tripled over the course of the year in Somalia’s South West State, with the the state’s humanitarian minister predicting a ‘food catastrophe’ next year

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European Airlines Drop Vague Promises On Carbon Offsets

European airlines are starting to become prudent when promoting flight carbon-offset measures, such as reforestation, following courtroom losses and stepped-up pressure by regulators.

International Business Times

EU Timber Imports Linked To Deforestation On Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs

Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products.

International Business Times

EU confirms 'contact' with Taliban in Afghanistan over migrant returns

The European Union confirmed on Monday it has initiated exploratory contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase the number of deportations of failed asylum seekers from Europe.

Radio France Internationale

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies

Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost

The Guardian - UK

In China, Climate Litigation Starts With The State

With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.

International Business Times

‘A form of crisis profiteering’ – report slams rich nations over climate loans

Rich countries are pushing poorer nations further into debt by giving most climate aid as loans instead of grants, a report published on Monday warned. The money often ends up back in the pockets of donor countries while vulnerable nations struggle to respond to climate disasters.

Radio France Internationale

Eswatini confirms arrival of 10 more people as part of US deportation deal

African kingdom receives second group of third-country nationals in what NGOs and lawyers say is violation of human rights

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European Commission to consider fund for EU-wide access to abortion

The European Commission will study a proposal to create a fund to help women access safe abortions when they cannot do so in their own countries due to restrictive laws, following a citizens’ campaign that gathered one million signatures across the EU.

Radio France Internationale

As Gaza aid flotilla comes under attack, NGOs urge Europe to act

The humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza has become a flashpoint in the Mediterranean Sea, after a series of alleged drone attacks. Among the activists on board is Greta Thunberg, who said the aim is to deliver not just aid, but solidarity.

Evening Standard

'We knew that whatever happened, our truth would come out': How Noureddin Bongo used spy glasses in prison to film captors

In part three of The Standard’s interview with Noureddin Bongo, he speaks about the secret device he smuggled into prison which enabled him to record his captors

International Business Times

Nickel Mining Threatens Indonesia Coral Haven, NGOs Warn

Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite the government revoking several permits, a report warned Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

With or without a ceasefire, humanitarian aid must enter Gaza. We managed it in previous wars

Global powers ensured aid during civil wars in Syria and Sudan. We need a ‘Lifeline Rafah’ or more people will starve, says Moazzam Malik, CEO of Save the Children

The Guardian - UK

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety

The Guardian - UK

Owner of Georgian broadcaster called country’s ‘propaganda megaphone’ is based in London

Imedi TV owner denies criticism by EU disinformation monitor and says it is editorially independent

Radio France Internationale

Photoclimat: Paris streets a canvas for stories of a planet in peril

Giant portraits of forest guardians stare down from Paris’s city squares. Images of threatened landscapes line the riverbanks, while wooden yurts have been turned into pop-up pavilions. Photoclimat, a grassroots photo biennale, has transformed the French capital into an open-air gallery where photography and activism collide.

Radio France Internationale

NGOs call on EU to stop doing business with Israel's 'illegal' settlements

A coalition of over 80 NGOs has launched a campaign urging European countries to stop all commercial or investment activities related to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territories. Groups like French supermarket giant Carrefour stand accused of directly or indirectly "enabling the humanitarian crisis" driven by Israel’s prolonged occupation.

Radio France Internationale

Afghanistan earthquake exposes Western inaction and new risks for women

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that have devastated eastern Afghanistan, the humanitarian response remains critically underfunded, with Western donors slow to act and gender-based restrictions compounding the crisis for Afghan women. Aid workers from French NGOs told RFI about the challenges on the ground.

The Independent UK

African countries push for radical change to tackle climate crisis as key summit wraps up

ON THE GROUND: Nick Ferris reports from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where activists back ambitious final declaration at second African Climate Summit – but pile scorn on lack of help from rich nations

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