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As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar's junta, U.N. expert says

Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition - just as they have on Moscow over Ukraine - to target and pressure Myanmar's military junta.

Reuters

Fetterman's rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats

A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest

The Independent UK

Greenhouse gases reach a new record as nations fall behind on climate pledges

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an ominous sign.

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Record leap in methane levels as greenhouse gases reach new highs in 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation has released its annual greenhouse gas bulletin

Evening Standard

US secretary of state to make first official visit to Canada

Antony Blinken to discuss Haiti crisis and other international issues with Canadian leaders, US State Department says.

Al Jazeera

Climate change crisis: Countries including Ireland still not doing enough to keep 1.5C warming goal alive according to new UN report

The 'stark' report comes just two weeks before COP27 with DECC saying "the commitments made remain priority issues for Ireland"

Irish Mirror

Saudi oil giant Aramco unveils $1.5B sustainability fund

Saudi energy company Aramco has unveiled a $1.5 billion fund for sustainable investments, part of efforts to burnish the state-owned company’s green credentials

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Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions of Somalia in 1991-92 and 2010-12. Now the UN’s World Food Programme says that nearly seven million Somalis face not being able to find enough food in the last months of 2022.

The Conversation

UN urges Malaysia to stop forced return of refugees to Myanmar

The UN human rights chief urged Malaysia on Wednesday to stop forcing refugees to return to Myanmar, expressing concern over the continued deportation of more than a hundred Myanmar nationals despite some being at risk of persecution in their home country.

Bangkok Post

U.N. aid chief 'relatively optimistic' on Black Sea grain deal

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday that he was "relatively optimistic" that a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed a resumption of Ukraine Black Sea grain exports would be extended beyond mid-November.

Reuters

$Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn$

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn

The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed Liz Truss's decision to allow shale gas drilling just 48 days ago is now 'in the bin' - coming full circle back to the 2019 manifesto

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: what are 'dirty bombs' and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal – something hinted at several times by the…

The Conversation

Earth’s on track to warm above 2C despite climate action

Government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions aren’t enough to avoid catastrophic global warming, with the planet on track to heat up between 2.1 and 2.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times, according to a new report from the United Nations Framework Convention on…

Tribune News Service

$Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’$

Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’

The newly-appointed PM was pressed on the issue during Prime Minister's Questions

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The Independent UK

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’

His predecessor Liz Truss had lifted the moratorium, arguing it would strengthen the country’s energy supply.

Radio France Internationale

Climate pledges still 'nowhere near' enough to limit rising temperatue to 1.5C° - UN

International climate pledges remain far off track to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a report released by the United Nations Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming.

Evening Standard

The increasingly Leninist Xi Jinping must be talked down from confrontation

The coronation of Xi Jinping at the 20th Party Congress was both expected and dramatic. It makes him the most powerful leader of Communist China since Mao. He could be there for another 10 years at least.

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War

The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles

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The Guardian - UK

World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister

Official criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to guarantee a safe return

The Independent UK

UN: World "nowhere near" hitting emissions targets

The United Nations says current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord

Reuters

COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 - UN report

If countries fulfill their current climate commitments, global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 10.6% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday.

Axios

The world is far off track from meeting Paris climate targets, UN warns

Just 24 countries submitted new voluntary emissions plans after COP26.

The Guardian - UK

Universities in US and Canada beat UK in sustainability league

Edinburgh is highest-ranked British institution, in fourth place, as fears grow over emissions targets

The Guardian - UK

Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN

United Nations says governments need to set new goals and make deeper cuts to limit temperature rises to 1.5C

The Independent UK

UN: Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas

The United Nations says close to 1 million drought-affected people in Somalia are in areas under the control or influence of the al-Shabab extremist group

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