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UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago -
UK urged to break with France, North Korea and Russia on UN nuclear war resolution
Non-proliferation groups call on government not to oppose creation of a study into effects of nuclear conflict. Non-proliferation groups are urging the UK government to make a late about-turn on ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Employment rights bill will cost firms £5bn per year but benefits will justify costs, government says – UK politics live
Analysis from business and trade department says bill will significantly strengthen workers’ right. In the past the weirdest budget tradition was the convention that the chancellor is allowed to ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
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 -
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Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Jennifer Lopez campaigns with Harris in Las Vegas, as Donald Trump is joined by Tucker Carlson at Arizona rally – live
Kamala Harris addresses supporters in Reno, saying ‘we’re fighting for a democracy’. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts A lot of money ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The UN says over 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in 3 weeks by war
A top official with the U.N. children's agency says more than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeksWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year agoWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Trump says "shame on you" to people who voted against him
Former President Donald Trump said "if you voted against me shame on you" at a New Mexico rally on Thursday after criticizing President Biden's "garbage" comment. CBS News political reporter Zak ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur
Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions. Middle East crisis – live updates The UN should consider suspending Israel as a ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany
Benjamin Netanyahu claims Israeli military did its utmost to avoid harming Unifil personnel while striking Hezbollah fighters. More now on the Hezbollah strike on an IDF training base we reported ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
EU ministers nod to support for nuclear energy ahead of UN climate summit
Bloc officials overcome deep divisions on atomic power but finance goal commitment remains unresolvedBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme
Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’. North Korea’s UN envoy has said Pyongyang will accelerate a buildup of its nuclear ...World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago -
Authorities investigate fire at UK nuclear submarine shipyard
Blaze at BAE Systems site in Barrow-in-Furness did not pose nuclear risk and was brought under controlBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Jamie Dimon worries ‘World War III has already begun’
Adversaries of the United States “are clearly talking about dismantling the system,” the JPMorgan Chase CEO notes.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
The Other War for These Gazans Is Against Cancer
The small number of cancer patients from Gaza who are receiving care in Jordan’s capital, Amman, bear burdens beyond those of illness — deep feelings of guilt, along with fear and homesickness.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
‘This could wreck the area’: anger at new Guggenheim in Spanish nature reserve
Environmental groups are among those appalled at plans to expand into Guernica and the Urdaibai reserve – but others welcome it. A large and almost comically sinister fish named Guggenheim is on ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Nearly 30 million early votes already cast in 2024 elections
Nearly 30 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots. But which party could be benefiting the most from those early numbers? Political strategists Hyma Moore and Erin Perrine ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
More than 30 million votes already cast ahead of election
More than 30 million voters have already cast their ballots, with more Republicans voting early than in past elections. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.Politics - NBC News - October 25 -
Nuclear-War Risks Rise Again, Stoked by Global Conflicts
The Cold War’s end promised relief from nuclear nightmares, but now atomic arsenals are growing.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 16 -
Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War
The Russian leader’s emphasis on nuclear prowess has been seen as an attempt to deter Western military aid to Kyiv.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says
The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care.Science - The New York Times - October 23 -
Two treated after fire at BAE nuclear shipyard
Police say there is "no nuclear risk" and an investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Fire Breaks Out at BAE’s UK Nuclear Submarine Plant
The authorities said there was no nuclear risk. Two people with smoke inhalation received treatment at a hospital.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia
Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972. See all our ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that
The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain itWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’
Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990s. A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s , ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Monday Briefing: Israel Escalates War Against Hezbollah
Plus, the French town shaken by a rape trial.World - The New York Times - October 20 -
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits missile bases and cites U.S. nuclear threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited missile bases to examine their readiness to undertake actions of “strategic deterrence,” state media reported.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in GazaWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
House COVID panel says Andrew Cuomo lied to Congress, calls for DOJ to prosecute
House Republicans have referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to the Justice Department (DOJ) for criminal charges, alleging he lied to the panel about his knowledge of a state health ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Geraldo Rivera to Latino men: 'A vote for Trump is a vote against self-respect'
Television personality and former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera is urging Latino men against voting for former President Trump, writing that “A vote for Trump is a vote against self-respect." Rivera's ...Politics - The Hill - October 28
