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UK ‘seeking to block ICJ ruling’ on Israeli occupation of Palestine

Dismay over UK statement that opposes hearing altogether and is accused of ignoring significant facts

The Guardian - UK

Libya's stability at greater risk with turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN warns

Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks

United Nations monitors say three small Palestinian herding villages have emptied out over the past four months, with residents blaming mounting violence by Israeli settlers

The Independent UK

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Support for Australia’s UN climate bid should be linked to ceasing fossil fuel expansion, Pacific leaders say

In full-page newspaper ad, current and former leaders call for delay in support for hosting Cop31 until Australia stops pursuing coal and gas projects

The Guardian - AU

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar military over ‘unrelenting violence’

Joint statement from 13 members of 15-seat council says generals must stop killing civilians and end the crisis.

Al Jazeera

8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump's future and -- covertly, with dog whistles -- race

After weeks of speculation over who was going to participate, eight Republican candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination appeared on stage together in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023, for the first debate of the 2024 election season. Lest this sound like a normal event, it was not – the leading…

The Conversation

From Gisele Fetterman to Megyn Kelly: The funniest tweets reacting to the Republican debate

People online joked about the eight candidates who verbally sparred with one another on Wednesday night in the first GOP debate

The Independent UK

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China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release

Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities

The Guardian - AU

Republican candidates square off without front-runner Trump in first primary debate

The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, US support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.

France 24

Nikki Haley calls Trump ‘most disliked politician in America’: ‘We can’t win a general election that way’

‘Three-quarters of Americans don’t want a rematch between Trump and Biden,’ former UN ambassador says

The Independent UK

Leakage or spillover? Conservation parks boost biodiversity outside them – but there's a catch, new study shows

It’s easy to assume protected areas such as national parks conserve wildlife – that seems obvious. But what is the proof? And how does park success vary across different ecosystems – in deserts versus tropical rainforests, or wetlands versus oceans?

The Conversation

Republican candidates take the stage in Wisconsin, Trump skips debate

Vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump, eight Republican candidates were gathering Wednesday night in Milwaukee for the first Republican presidential primary debate.

France 24

UN excluding tech experts from the future of internet governance, experts warn

UN Global Digital Compact faces backlash for trying to exclude tech experts as a distinctive voice in future decision-making - here's what's at stake.

TechRadar

UK and Iraq strengthen partnership to combat crime and terrorism

Both countries are preparing to sign a statement of intent to tackle shared organised-crime threats.

The Independent UK

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Weather experts warn France's unusually late heatwave is reason for alarm

Most of the south of France is now on red alert for extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and Thursday. It marks the first time that France has experienced a severe heatwave in late August, and climate experts say it is a worrying sign…

The Guardian - UK

Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms

Agencies say toxic blue-green algae, thought to be driven by farm runoff and sewage, recorded at levels not seen since 1970s

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Donald Trump to turn himself in at Fulton county jail

Former president had lawyers negotiate booking to take place during prime viewing hours on Thursday to get maximum TV ratings. Plus, could the vagus nerve be the key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more?

The Guardian - UK

UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry

Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis

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Al Jazeera

Changing tack, UN to seek a ‘unified Libyan government’ before elections

In a shift of policy, UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for a unified government before elections take place.

WEKU

5 questions ahead of the first GOP primary debate of the 2024 election cycle

The first Republican primary debate, in Milwaukee on Wednesday, will give many Americans the first chance to hear from the GOP presidential candidates, but the party's frontrunner won't be there.

Al Jazeera

UN urged to ‘cut ties’ with Myanmar coup leaders after Griffiths visit

Civil society groups say UN relief chief’s visit made no substantive progress and lent legitimacy to generals.

The Independent UK

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

The Independent UK

Trump won't be at the GOP's first presidential debate. But his presence will be felt

He’ll be missing from the stage, but former president and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump will nonetheless loom large at the first Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday night as the candidates hoping to take on Democrat Joe Biden in November face off for the first time

The Independent UK

Thousands of discouraged migrants are stranded in Niger because of border closures following coup

Some 7,000 Africans who gave up on migrating to Europe have been stranded in Niger since the coup last month in which members of the presidential guard overthrew the West African nation’s democratically elected president

The Independent UK

Libya's stability at greater risk after deadly militia clashes, turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN says

The U.N. special envoy for Libya says the oil-rich North African country’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid the danger of spillover from the turmoil in neighboring Sudan and Niger

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