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External affairs minister S Jaishankar discusses Ukraine conflict with Antony Blinken

PHNOM PENH: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Sunday and discussed the Ukraine conflict, the strategic Indo-Pacific region and bilateral relations on the sidelines of the Asean-India summit in the Cambodian capital.

The Times of India

Saudi Arabia has 'green vision' at COP27, critics unmoved

Saudi Arabia’s vision of an environmentally friendly future is on display just a short drive from the venue of the U.N. climate summit being held in Egypt

The Independent UK

A just transition depends on energy systems that work for everyone

Climate justice activists at Cop27 demand community-based renewable projects that work for the people, not corporations

The Guardian - US

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Biden enters fractious G-20 buoyed by US election surprise

President Joe Biden is headed to one of the most momentous Group of 20 summits in years, poised for a landmark meeting with his Chinese counterpart and buoyed by a better-than-expected performance in U.S. midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Sunak to ‘call out Putin’s regime’ over Ukraine war at G20 summit

The Prime Minister departs for the Bali gathering – the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – on Sunday.

The Independent UK

India seeks COP27 deal to 'phase down' all fossil fuels - sources

India wants countries to agree to phase down all fossil fuels at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, rather than a narrower deal to phase down coal as was agreed last year, two sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

COP27 protesters call for climate reparations, human rights

Demonstrators call for the release of political prisoners, chanting ‘no climate justice without human rights’.

Al Jazeera

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Climate protesters in Portugal storm building, urge minister to step down

Hundreds of protesters angry about the climate crisis took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday, with dozens storming a building where Portugal's Economy Minister Antonio Costa e Silva was speaking demanding that the former oil executive resign.

Reuters

Australia risks being a ‘state sponsoring greenwashing’ if it relies on carbon offsets, expert warns

‘The wild west approach needs to end,’ says climate scientist Bill Hare, amid warning targets should be met by cuts in absolute emissions

The Guardian - AU

Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what could happen next?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Iran indicts 11 over Basij agent's death, basketball team skips anthem

Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests.

Reuters

Hundreds protest for climate action at UN summit

Hundreds of activists called on industrialized nations to pay for the impact of climate change and to speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy on Saturday in the largest protest yet at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Edinburgh eco activists march through city ahead of COP27 in Egypt

Hundreds of protestors from across the city took to the streets to take part in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice.

Edinburgh Live

Russian oligarchs and companies under sanctions are among lobbyists at Cop27

The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to drum up business

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The Times of India

Children's day 2022: Best speech ideas in English for students

Children's day is a day to celebrate the fact that children are the most precious gifts of God. The day is also the birthday of the former Prime Minister of the country Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Reuters

Russia says no agreement yet to extend Black Sea grain deal

Russia said on Saturday there was no agreement yet to extend a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, repeating its insistence on unhindered access to world markets for its own food and fertiliser exports.

The Independent UK

Mexico ups target for cutting emissions, boosting renewables

Mexico announced Saturday that it will raise it target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the rollout of renewable energy, though it remains a regional laggard on climate action

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Türkiye Seeks Ukraine Peace Talks despite Western Actions

Türkiye is committed to seeking a peace dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish media cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Saturday, as he accused the United States and other Western countries of provoking Moscow. State broadcaster TRT and other media quoted Erdogan as saying: "The West, and especially the…

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Reuters

Some countries have resisted 1.5°C goal in COP27 text, US says

A few countries have resisted mentioning a global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the official text of the COP27 summit in Egypt, U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry said at the conference on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthi Qena Port Attack Draws Int'l Condemnation

The terrorist Houthi militia attack on the commercial port of Qena in the Yemeni governorate of Shabwa drew Western and Arab condemnations, and was described as an “insult to the basic principles of the Law of the Sea.” The Iranian-backed militias targeted on Thursday the commercial port of Qena, located…

Reuters

Turkey seeks Ukraine peace talks despite Western actions, Erdogan says

Turkey is committed to seeking a peace dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish media cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Saturday, as he accused the United States and other Western countries of provoking Moscow.

The Independent UK

UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved

As the U.N. climate talks in Egypt near the half-way point, negotiators are working hard to draft deals on a wide range of issues they’ll put to ministers next week in the hope of getting a substantial result by the end

Newslaundry

Shifting geopolitical sands, dull economy, but will Cop27 skip real tasks for rhetoric again?

The 27th session of the UN conference of parties on climate change mitigation in the Egyptian seaside city of Sharm-el-Sheikh intersects a time when the high table of global diplomacy grapples with the Ukraine war and the energy supply constraints in its wake. Even if it chastens the ambitious tone…

Al Jazeera

As leaders discuss climate, Egyptians bear brunt of a crackdown

As COP27 takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, activists face greater repression as a spotlight shines on their plight.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fuel Imports to Houthi-Controlled Areas Increase by 500%

The United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM) said Friday that fuel imports to Houthi-controlled ports increased by 500 percent during October. The UN data came to contradict false reports published by militia leaders who claim that fuel prices are increasing in their controlled areas because the Arab…

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