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Yemen Calls for Unified, Firm Int’l Stance to Curb Houthi Terrorism

After condemning the Houthi militia’s escalation in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz Governorate and its targeting of two children with sniper fire, the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) reiterated its call for unified and firm international positions to stop the terrorism of the Iran-backed group. PLC member Sultan al-Arada conveyed the Yemeni ruling…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shtayyeh Warns of Palestinian Authority’s Collapse

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned Monday that Israeli sanctions on the Palestinian Authority “will promptly lead to its collapse.” Speaking to Haaretz, Shtayyeh was referring to the retaliatory sanctions the Israeli cabinet imposed over the weekend on the PA, including seizing 140 million shekels ($39 million) in tax revenues.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract this condition,…

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Israel Revokes Travel Rights Of Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister

Israel on Sunday revoked the VIP pass of Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki, in line with a Cabinet decision.

Zenger

Why do traffic reduction schemes attract so many conspiracy theories?

Plan to restrict car journeys in Oxford becomes lightning rod for fears of global assault on freedoms

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan sends back hundreds of Afghan refugees to face Taliban repression

About 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived in Pakistan since August 2021, but a migrant crackdown has left many of them in fear of being jailed or deported

The Guardian - UK

AUKUS, subs bad ideas for Australia: China

China's ambassador to Australia has lashed the AUKUS security pact and says countries must stop treating his nation as a potential threat.

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Earth’s ozone layer is healing, UN report finds

The depleted ozone layer that shields Earth from harmful UV radiation will be healed by mid-century, a new United Nations report stated on Monday.

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Ozone layer slowly healing, may be restored within decades, says UN

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.

France 24

'Tories are responsible for strikes as they refuse to start proper negotiations'

We urge Rishi Sunak to authorise constructive engagement to find common ground with these desperate workers. People rely on the NHS and he is failing to deliver

Daily Mirror

Ozone layer could recover within four decades, UN-backed report finds

Study finds ozone layer set to recover to 1980s levels within four decades

Evening Standard

Two years after the defund the police movement, police budgets increase across Canada

The worldwide protests against police racism and violence in the summer of 2020 brought greater public attention to police spending.

The Conversation

Israel accused of trying to ‘topple’ the Palestinian Authority – as it bans public waving of Palestinian flag

In recent days, Israel has withheld millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenues and stripped Palestinian officials of VIP privileges. Now, the country’s firebrand security minister has banned public displays of the Palestinian flag

The Independent UK

UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend by 2066

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to…

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Reuters

U.N. extends aid to Syria from Turkey, avoids Russia fight

The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to some four million people in northwestern Syria for another six months, avoiding a traditional fight with Russia over the issue.

The Guardian - UK

England’s new ban on single-use plastics sounds good – but it is a surrender to big business

Thérèse Coffey’s weak plans aim low and, will have minimal impact on one of the biggest problems threatening our environment, says the Guardian’s former environment editor John Vidal

Reuters

Pakistan reaffirms commitment to IMF programme after meeting

Pakistan reiterated its commitment to completing a programme with the International Monetary Fund in a meeting on the sidelines of a climate conference in Geneva on Monday, the finance ministry said in a statement.

Wales Online

Ozone layer 'on track to recover in around 40 years'

Scientists in the 1980s raised the alarm over a "hole" in the Earth's ozone layer protecting humans against harmful ultraviolet rays

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The Independent UK

UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066

A United Nations scientific report says Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing

The Independent UK

Brazil riots – live: Police surround Bolsonaro supporter camp after Congress attack

Lula has declared federal security intervention in Brasilia and vowed to punish ‘neo-fascists’ with ‘full force of law’

Reuters

UN chief calls for sweeping reform of 'biased' financial system

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive adequate funding from richer nations.

Reuters

Donors exceed Pakistan goal with pledge of more than $9 billion for flood recovery

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries.

The Guardian - UK

World leaders condemn Brazil violence as US lawmakers call for Bolsonaro extradition

Joe Biden says situation in Brazil is ‘outrageous’ as presidents across South America denounce ‘assault on democracy’

The Independent UK

Israel's Ben-Gvir bans Palestinian flag-flying in public

Israel’s new national ecurity minister has ordered police to ban Palestinian flags from public places in the latest crackdown by the country’s new hard-line government

The Independent UK

UN gathering seeks aid for Pakistan after devastating floods

The United Nations is hosting a conference to help Pakistan cope with fallout of last summer’s devastating flooding that killed more than 1,700 people and displaced about 8 million others

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