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Erfurt’s Medieval Jewish Heritage Joins UNESCO World Heritage List

The historic Jewish sites in Erfurt, Germany, recognized for their cultural significance and preservation.

Zenger

South Sudan ‘attacking’ journalists and activists who criticise the state

UN report on human rights violations says security service monitoring of the media could hamper elections in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Campaign trail threats and abuse reinforce the need to protect NZ’s women politicians – before they quit for good

A female candidate slapped after a public debate, another whose home was vandalised, a man trespassed for entering the same house, shouts and jeers directed at another woman candidate for using te reo Māori – the 2023 election has certainly had its uglier moments.

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'No safe space in society': new UN report reveals the extent of systemic racism faced by people of African descent in Australia

A special UN working group this week tabled its first-ever report on the experiences of people of African descent in Australia to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The Conversation

Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse

A United Nations report says that storms, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021

The Independent UK

Extreme weather displaced 43m children in past six years, Unicef reports

Toll likely to worsen as floods, storms, droughts and wildfires intensify due to climate crisis, according to Unicef and IDMC study

The Guardian - US

New Mexico’s Experiment With Recapturing Natural Gas Raises Questions

Meanwhile, banks help fossil fuel giants raise more than $1 trillion via “hidden” financial support.

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Human rights probe on Ethiopia scrapped

In tonight's edition: A UN human rights probe on Ethiopia will soon wrap up after no international attempt was made to extend it. Also, increasing numbers of Senegalese migrants are heading to Central America in the hope of eventually making it to the United States. Finally, a young Guinean cycles…

France 24

Drone attack on military academy kills 80 and wounds 240 in Syria

A drone attack on a Syrian military academy graduation ceremony killed at least 80 people and injured more than 240.

Evening Standard

Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says

Syria’s health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has killed 80 and wounded 240

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the hottest September: the climate must be prioritised

Floods, fires and record-breaking heat demand a response from politicians, as well as Pope Francis

The Guardian - UK

India says the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functioning despite the announcement of suspension

The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is continuing to function, days after it said it was closing in due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul

The Independent UK

Boy, 6, among at least 51 killed in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian cafe

Volodymyr Zelensky denounces attack on shops in the village of Hroza as a ‘demonstrably brutal Russian crime’

Evening Standard

Trump launches fresh attack on Nikki Haley with latest insult

‘Fox has totally given up on Ron DeSanctimonious, and is on their next ‘journey’ pushing Nikki ‘Birdbrain’ Haley,’ Trump writes

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Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant

Bangladesh has received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s only nuclear power plant, still under construction by Moscow

Radio France Internationale

World's largest climate fund seeks cash for developing nations

The world's largest climate fund was seeking fresh cash at a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations impacted by climate change.

Al Jazeera

Lack of safety nets hurt Ghana’s most vulnerable as economic woes deepen

Ghana’s low-income households and working class are feeling the effects as the country grapples with an economic crisis.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case

Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog has questioned Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus over suspicions of money laundering and embezzlement

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The Guardian - UK

UN report urges global end to fossil fuel exploration by 2030

Climate crisis funding for poor nations should reach $200bn to $400bn a year by same date, says pre-Cop28 report

Evening Standard

US gives 1.1million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine

US said weapons transfer meant ‘actions against one authoritarian regime are now directly supporting the Ukrainian people’s fight against another authoritarian regime’

Radio France Internationale

Hottest September on record, with 2023 on track for hottest year ever

The month of September was the hottest on record around the world in a year that is expected to be the hottest in history after the warmest-ever global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer.

The Guardian - US

Zelenskiy says deadly village missile attack was ‘no blind strike’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest Ukraine coverage here.

The Independent UK

Russia facing ‘functional defeat’ in the Black Sea – but Kyiv allies warn they are running out of ammunition

Naval successes ‘every bit as important’ as last year’s counteroffensive, claims UK

Al Jazeera

Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner

UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.

AAP

Australia rejoins global climate fund initiative

Australia will make a 'modest contribution' to the Green Climate Fund after a five-year absence, which will help developing nations respond to climate change.

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