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Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons
The Kremlin warns that Washington's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles would stoke the war and escalate international tensionsWorld - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenalWorld - ABC News - 5 hours ago -
Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam
Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Decontamination of landfill waste leads to increase in toxic chemicals, says study
Exclusive: Researchers find treatment plants designed to clean up leachate liquid waste boost levels of banned PFAS. Processes intended to decontaminate noxious liquid landfill waste before it ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
French say ‘non’ for longer as data shows increase in age to lose virginity
Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex – but number of partners over lifetime increasing. The French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie d’amour . But the latest ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
1 dead in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv as Israel launches missiles at Iran
One person is dead and dozens are injured after a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv in a suspected terror attack. It came during a weekend when Israel launched a barrage of missiles into ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
How Israel Pulled Off Its Largest-Ever Strike on Its Nemesis Iran
The attack unfolded in waves, striking missile-manufacturing and surface-to-air missile-defense sites, but steering clear of oil and nuclear facilities that Iran had warned would prompt a retaliation.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26 -
Oregon stockpiling abortion drug, governor announces
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) announced her state has secured a new supply of the abortion pill mifepristone to last nearly through the entirety of the second Trump administration. In the ...Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
Iran should not respond to Israeli strikes, Keir Starmer says
UK prime minister stresses need to avoid further regional escalation in the Middle East. Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer has urged Iran not to respond after Israel launched a ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Iranian-American journalist held in Iran, U.S. says
Reza Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that's overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
TikTok parent company dismisses intern who 'maliciously interfered' with its AI technology
The parent company of TikTok says it has dismissed an intern that it found to have "maliciously interfered" with its artificial intelligence technology effort.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
International Criminal Court reports Mongolia to its oversight body for failing to arrest Putin
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the Asian ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN
US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states. Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide
South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top courtWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report
Confidential document says 15 peacekeepers injured by white phosphorusBusiness - Financial Times - October 23 -
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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
Volker Türk has called on world leaders to act, saying states had a duty to ensure respect for international humanitarian law.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than everTop stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says
U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimesterWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say
Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff. The Israeli military said it was “unaware of a strike” there.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
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Vaccination centre and aid official’s car bombarded in Gaza, says UN
Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pause. . A polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says
A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza were women and children, UN says
Israel is rejecting a new United Nations report on the early months of the war in Gaza that says 70% of those killed were women and children. Meanwhile, Israel is warning its citizens to avoid ...Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says
New trenches and berms are being constructed along the frontier in the occupied Golan Heights.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Cop29 live: Slashing methane emissions is ‘our emergency brake’, UN says
Cop29 presidency announces new drive to cut methane emissions from waste dumps as G20 reaffirms transition from fossil fuels. The UK government has conceded that Australia was mistakenly included ...World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Bitcoin surges 10% to a record above $76,000 as Trump victory heralds wider crypto adoption and weaker regulation
Crypto assets rose as investors bet that a second Trump administration will widen fiscal deficits and boost bitcoin as a hedge against higher inflation.Business - CNBC - November 6
