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Essequibo referendum: Is Venezuela about to seize part of Guyana?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is organising a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to create a new state in the Essequibo territory, an area currently under the control of neighbouring Guyana. Does Caracas have the means for its territorial ambitions, or is it just political grandstanding?

France 24

Humza Yousaf announces funding to fuel children's operating theatres in Africa

The Scottish Government will fund solar energy installations for 15 children’s operating theatres in Africa, Humza Yousaf has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Tributes paid as former UK Labour minister Glenys Kinnock dies aged 79

BARONESS Glenys Kinnock died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday with her husband and former Labour Party leader Lord Kinnock by her side, her…

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Cop28 officials fail to clarify if protesters are safe to protest in Dubai

Thousands of activists attending climate conference in UAE, which has a poor record for demonstrations

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Readers reply: what is the most unlikely event to have taken place?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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Kyiv says Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. If confirmed, it would be a war crime

Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range

The Independent UK

At COP28, Al Gore takes aim at host UAE's emissions

Armed with satellite images of pipelines, former US vice president and climate champion Al Gore singled out the emissions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the COP28 talks in the oil-rich monarchy on Sunday.

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Pope Francis says he's doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter's Square

An ailing Pope Francis has skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter's Square for a second Sunday but said in televised remarks that he's doing better

The Independent UK

Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

The Guardian - UK

India's emission intensity reduced by 33% between 2005 and 2019: Govt report

India reduced its GDP emission intensity by 33% between 2005-2019, achieving the target 11 years in advance. The energy sector accounted for the max. share of emissions (75.81%), followed by agriculture (13.44%), industrial process & product use (8.41%), and waste (2.34%). India created an additional carbon sink of 1.97 billion…

The Hindu

Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out ‘unprecedented’ number of executions, human rights groups say

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

The Independent UK

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health

The Independent UK

Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments

Israel’s military has ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifts its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding

The Independent UK

DRC electoral campaign marred by violence, lack of transparency

Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 20 December. Concerns over transparency and recurrent violence have observers worried about the vote and its aftermath.

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As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out

As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest

France 24

Israeli forces engaged in 'ground operations' in 'all of Gaza Strip', military says

Israeli ground forces are operating against Hamas "in all of the Gaza Strip", a military spokesperson said on Sunday, confirming ground troops were already pushing into the south of the enclave, an area that has become increasingly crowded with displaced Palestinians. Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza Sunday as…

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: UAE climate chief’s comments ‘incredibly concerning’ – as it happened

Climate analyst Bill Hare described Sultan Al Jaber’s dismissal of the need for a phaseout of fossil fuels as ‘verging on climate denial’

The Guardian - UK

Greenhouse gas emissions soar – with China, US and India most at fault

Satellite tracking data shows many countries and firms do not provide accurate figures

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Airstrikes leave no safe place for Palestinians in southern Gaza

A health crisis is looming as residents fleeing the north are crowded into a small area that lacks basic services

International Business Times

East African Regional Force Begins Withdrawal From DRC

The East African Community (EAC) regional force began its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday morning after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate.

The Guardian - AU

IDF claims to have found 800 tunnel shafts – as it happened

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Israel Strikes Gaza As Pressure Mounts To Protect Civilians

Israel carried out bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

International Business Times

Venezuela To Hold Referendum Over Essequibo Land Dispute With Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

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Rishi Sunak accused of hypocrisy after backing phase-out of fossil fuels at Cop28

UK prime minister attacked for inconsistency after allowing more gas and oil exploration in the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Extreme weather could shut down one in 12 hospitals worldwide, report warns

Total of 16,245 hospitals at high risk by end of century unless fossil fuels phased out, analysts say

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