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UN: Hunger Crisis Could Swell Already Record Global Displacement

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes. Efforts to address the global food insecurity crisis, which has been dramatically aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…

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Australia Submits more Ambitious 2030 Emissions Target to UN

Australia's new center-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations Thursday, seeking to end a decade of foot-dragging on climate change. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised the country's 2030 emissions reduction target to 43 percent, up from a more modest previous target of 26-28 percent, AFP said.…

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In Yemen, child soldiering continues despite Houthi promise

Two officials said the Iranian-backed rebels, known as Houthis, recruited several hundred children including as young as 10 over the past two months

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French, German, Italian Leaders Visit Kyiv to Show Support

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in a show of collective European support for Ukraine as it tries to resist Russia's invasion, marking the highest-profile visit to Ukraine's capital since Russia invaded its neighbor. The French president's office said that President Emmanuel Macron,…

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UN Concerned Over Iran’s Violent Crackdown on Teachers

A group of independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations raised concerns on Wednesday over a “violent crackdown” on teachers and other civil activists by Iranian authorities. "We are alarmed at the recent escalation of arbitrary arrests of teachers, labor rights defenders and union leaders, lawyers, human rights…

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Lebanon: Hariri Killers to Be Sentenced as End Looms for Court

A UN-backed court for Lebanon will sentence two Hezbollah members in their absence Thursday for the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafic Hariri in what could be the cash-strapped tribunal's final act. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is based in the Netherlands, found Habib Merhi and Hussein Oneissi…

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US unveils fresh $1bn military aid to Ukraine as grain piles up

The US administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an additional $1 billion in security aid for Ukraine, the largest single package of weapons and equipment offered to the Eastern European country in the war against Russia.

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Labour MP calls for talks with Taliban after ‘heart-rending’ Afghanistan trip

David Lammy and Preet Gill were the first senior British politicians to visit Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul.

The Independent UK

Australia's Paris Agreement commitment lifted to 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030

The federal government has formally committed to the United Nations that Australia will reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent by the end of the decade.

ABC News

Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher: UN refugee chief

A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

Reuters

Record 100 million people around the world have been forcibly displaced

That's more people than live in Germany or Vietnam.

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UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says Europe should be more much worried than it is that larger numbers of people from Africa’s Sahel region could seek to move north

The Independent UK

Hyderabad: ‘Soil degradation biggest environmental issue’

HYDERABAD: Spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, better known as Sadhguru, weighed in on the need to focus on soil enrichment as the number one environmental issue.

The Times of India

Shortfall warnings cancelled as units come back online – as it happened

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Thousands trapped in Severodonetsk with diminishing supplies, says UN

The UN has said that thousands of civilians are trapped in Severodonetsk with a diminishing supply of clean water, sanitation and electricity.

The Independent UK

Russia's war on Ukraine will shape the Czech EU presidency

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and what Europe must do to counter the consequences of it have become the key task for the Czech Republic’s upcoming presidency of the 27-nation European Union

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Tuvalu could be underwater within 100 years. How could virtual reality help?

Some say the Pacific island nation Tuvalu could be underwater within a century. This entrepreneur believes it's time to consider how technology such as virtual worlds might help.

The Independent UK

Florida utility aims to eliminate carbon emissions by 2045

Florida’s largest electricity provider has announced plans to eliminate all of its carbon emissions by 2045 by increasing its reliance on solar energy, including using it to turn water into hydrogen to power its generating plants

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US has not fully investigated own role in Yemen rights abuses, watchdog finds

Government Accountability Office also criticizes Biden’s move to classify Saudi weapons as ‘offensive’ or ‘defensive’ as meaningless

The Guardian - UK

Bank group accused of exploiting loopholes and ‘greenwashing’ in climate pledge

‘Net zero’ global alliance of financial institutions, begun at Cop26, can still invest in coal and other fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty of financing terrorism

Mohammad El Halabi convicted of diverting aid to Hamas despite UN concerns over lack of evidence in six-year-long case

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Extends Licensing Deadline for Gas Exploration

Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister on Wednesday extended the licensing deadline for oil and gas companies to explore in the country’s territorial waters until mid-December, to give more firms the chance to bid, state-run news agency reported. The decision by the minister, Walid Fayyad, to extended the deadline of the second…

The Conversation

Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?

A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter people…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine ignores Russian ultimatum to surrender Sievierodonetsk

Fears grow over the hundreds of civilians believed to be sheltering in the city’s Azot chemical plant

The National (Scotland)

Israel's blockade of Gaza hits 15 years as Oxfam calls for action

ISRAEL'S blockade of Gaza has now been ongoing for 15 years with relief efforts now a “permanent operation”, according to Oxfam.

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