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Global cost of failing to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn a year – UN

Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092

The Guardian - UK

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way in Iran

The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as…

France 24

Hundreds of inmates escape after floods pull down prison walls

It follows a major dam collapse

The Independent UK

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Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there

Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has invited the UN and…

France 24

Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to Russia’s Kursk region

Kremlin slams invitation as ‘pure provocation’ as it prepares to welcome Red Cross chief.

Al Jazeera

The Hague bans ads for petrol cars and cruise ships that boost ‘the Godfathers of climate chaos’

Other cities have banned fossil fuel ads on city council-owned billboards. The question remains: will it have an impact on environmental efforts?

Fortune

UK PM Starmer Meets Italy's Meloni For Illegal Immigration Talks

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.

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The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Tribal violence over Papua New Guinea mines kills at least 20: UN

As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence.

Al Jazeera

Ten maps to understand the occupied West Bank

Since 1967, Israel has occupied the West Bank. Here are 10 maps showing how military control affects Palestinian lives.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Gaza war: new generations being recruited as conflict continues, senior Hamas official says – as it happened

Osama Hamdan rejects claim by Israeli defence minister that Hamas ‘no longer exists’ as a military formation

The Guardian - AU

UK to appoint nature envoy for first time

Exclusive: Labour will also boost environmental efforts by reestablishing climate role cut by Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Trump Stalks Global Climate Talks As COP29 Draws Near

The prospect of Donald Trump returning as president is hanging over crucial UN-sponsored climate negotiations, with countries "holding back" their positions until they know who sits in the White House.

International Business Times

Mexico President Enacts Contested Law To Elect All Judges

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote.

International Business Times

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Empowering new communities to seize digital opportunities vital to Africa’s development

In recent weeks, high-level international governance conferences across Africa have cast light on the vital role digitalisation is set to play for the continent’s inclusive and sustainable development.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on tackling FGM: as progress slows, efforts must be redoubled

Editorial: Survivors and other campaigners have done admirable work, but efforts to eradicate the practice by the end of the decade are way off target

The Guardian - UK

Former Saudi intelligence chief calls for pressure on Iran over Houthis

Former diplomat says ‘pinprick bombings’ by west insufficient to constrain supply of weapons to group in Yemen

The Conversation

At the UN, world leaders are negotiating the biggest health issue you’ve never heard of

The United Nations General Assembly could turn the tide on antimicrobial resistance. The keys to making this happen are ensuring policymakers have the best available evidence and rallying political support through unifying goals.

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Zimbabwe to cull elephants to tackle drought, food shortages

Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority said this week.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu tells Houthis they will pay ‘heavy price’ as missile hits Israel

Rebel group claims what would be first missile to have landed in Israel from Yemen, but no reports of casualties

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Netanyahu says Israel will ‘exact heavy price’ for Houthi attack – as it happened

Israeli prime minister speaks after Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for ballistic missile attack that reached central Israel for the first time

The Guardian - UK

Trump ‘likelier winner’ unless Harris tackles two failings, says ex-ambassador

Kim Darroch says the Democratic nominee must focus on US swing states and avoid repeating Hillary Clinton’s errors

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer is on a US charm offensive, he must meet Trump as well as Harris

The former president remains the likelier winner of the election, and the UK needs a working relationship with whoever is in the White House

France 24

Two years after Mahsa Amini's death in Iran, protest movement endures harsh persecution

Two years have gone by since a massive protest movement erupted in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini after she was detained for allegedly violating the dress code for women. Dozens of women prisoners went on hunger strike to mark the anniversary. Opposition to the Islamic regime…

International Business Times

Iran Two Years After Mahsa Amini: Persecution And Defiance

Persecution of bereaved relatives.

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