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UN Climate Talks Focus On Funding For Developing Countries

United Nations climate talks in Baku aim to secure additional climate financing for developing countries and drive global climate action.

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First Thing: Biden lifts ban on Ukraine firing US weapons deeper into Russia

Ukraine will be permitted to fire US missiles in Kursk region. Plus, attorneys would be unable to stop Trump’s potential Capitol rioters pardon

The Guardian - UK

Deadly Russian ballistic missiles rain down on Ukraine city after Biden announcement

Two children were killed in the city of Sumy

The Independent UK

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Pressure on ministers to break Cop29 deadlock as UN climate talks enter week two

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday to join other government ministers for the second week of the UN climate summit.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says he wants ‘serious and pragmatic’ relationship with China – as it happened

Prime minister says he wants to ‘be clear about issues we do not agree on’ after meeting Chinese president Xi Jinping at G20

The Guardian - UK

We all need toilets – expert insights into what happens when there aren’t enough of them

“Safe toilets for all by 2030” is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. But, with just more than five years to go until 2030, the United Nations says the world is “seriously off-track … 3.5 billion people still live without safely managed sanitation, including 419 million who practise open…

The Conversation

Cop29: ministers told to ‘cut theatrics’, ‘move faster’ and ‘get down to business’ amid growing frustration at slow progress – as it happened

Cop29 president calls for faster action as progress to agree a climate finance deal slows

The Guardian - UK

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Climate crisis takes centre stage as G20 summit opens in Brazil

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take centre stage at the G20 summit that opens in Brazil on Monday, as leaders of the world's 20 major economies hope to break the deadlock over climate finance at UN talks in Azerbaijan.

Radio France Internationale

Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio

United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resume Monday with fresh hope that negotiators and ministers can work through disagreements and hammer out a deal after slow progress last week

The Independent UK

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

As leaders and negotiators grapple with big questions of money and power, youth COP attendees and activists from around the world grapple with their own questions about how much their voices matter

The Independent UK

Stinky feet, angry mermaids and a toilet ghost: Round The Twist musical captures the magic and madness of an Aussie TV classic

It’s a universally acknowledged truth that a geriatric millennial in possession of a Scholastic book club catalogue and a television must have been a fan of Paul Jennings back in the 1980s and ‘90s.

The Conversation

Women’s rights groups fear FGM is rife among Sudanese refugees in Chad

Practice banned in both countries but widespread among those displaced by Sudan’s civil war, say aid workers

The Guardian - UK

Hopes Set On G20 Spurring Deadlocked UN Climate Talks

Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks Monday, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries.

International Business Times

UN Security Council To Weigh Call For Immediate Sudan Ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Monday will take up a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals shows no sign of easing.

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The Independent UK

Lammy to chair UN Security Council meetings on Sudan, Ukraine and Middle East

The Foreign Secretary will arrive at the UN in New York on Monday during the UK’s presidency of the UN Security Council.

International Business Times

UN Chief Urges G20 'Leadership' On Stalled Climate Talks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions.

The Guardian - UK

‘Starmer always seems to be abroad’: where has the PM been travelling to?

His frequent overseas engagements have alarmed some in No 10 – and voters are beginning to notice too

The Conversation

Traditional owners and scientists worked together on ‘coral IVF’ projects. Here’s what we found

The Great Barrier Reef, which supports an estimated 64,000 jobs and has a social and economic value of around A$6.4 billion, is under threat due to human-induced climate change.

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Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics

With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.

International Business Times

Pope Francis Calls For Genocide Probe Of Israel's Attacks Against Gaza

Nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Hamas launched surprise attacks that killed about 1,200 people in Israel last yea.

International Business Times

India And Nigeria Renew Ties As Modi Visits

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met Sunday to renew what they call the "strategic partnership" between two major nations of Asia and Africa.

The Guardian - AU

My child is at camp and my phone pings nonstop with photos. Does anyone really want this?

Streams of images sent to parents not only threaten children’s privacy – they can damage their sense of self

The Guardian - UK

Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator

Jochen Flasbarth called on Cop29 delegates to press on as world faces increasing crises and drop in solidarity

The Guardian - UK

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif

Attack came without warning on day dozens killed in airstrikes in Gaza and Israel struck other targets in Lebanon

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air

The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks

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