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World on track for new temperature records, warns UN weather watchdog – Global Issues

The latest forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization show that there is one 80 percent chance of that the world will see global annual average temperatures temporarily rise above 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns. “WMO is sounding […]

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Acute food insecurity will increase in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, aid agencies warn – Global Issues

Although many ‘hunger hotspots’ are located in Africa, Fears of famine persist in Gaza and Sudan, where conflict continues to rage. fueling the regional risk of new famine emergencies, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP). “Once a famine is declared, it is too late; many people will have

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LIVE UPDATE: Guterres makes a strong call for climate action

Welcome to our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change Antonio Guterres has made since he became Secretary General. We’ll be reporting live from the event in Manhattan, providing all the background information you need on the speech itself – and the reactions to it in the audience and around

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Germany’s Scholz calls on European defense partners to cooperate more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged that his government will support the defense industry and called for closer cooperation between manufacturers in Europe as he opened a trade fair on Wednesday. “Today we see more clearly than ever how important it is to have a European and German defense industry that can continuously produce all major

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German prosecutors demand prison terms for suspected Hezbollah members

German prosecutors have demanded prison sentences for two suspects in the first trial of suspected members of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Germany. If convicted, a 50-year-old Lebanese man could face a prison sentence of five and a half years for membership of a foreign terrorist organization, the press service of the Hanze Higher Regional Court

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The Columbia Law Review website is offline after publishing a story criticizing Israel

The Columbia Law Review’s website is no longer accessible following the publication of an article critical of Israel that the publication’s board of directors believes did not go through the proper review process. It concerns the publication of an article stating that Palestinians live under a ‘brutally sophisticated structure of oppression’ by Israel. The board

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Who are the leaders of the Green Party, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay?

Education: University of Durham Family: No known partner Political career: Bristol City Councilor 2015-2024; Parliamentary candidate for Bristol Central Who is she? Ms. Denyer’s political campaigns began when she was in sixth grade and became involved in campaigns to promote fair trade and stop the war in Iraq. She is vegan. After graduating from Durham

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How Modi lost his magic – and his majority – in India’s election surprise

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister of India until now Narendra Modi seemed unstoppable. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had come to dominate the world’s largest democracy since coming to power a decade ago. Hindu nationalist politics are becoming increasingly common India en route. Even what critics accused him of fuel religious tensionseroding human

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India’s Modi is known for hard charging. After mediocre elections, he may have to adjust his style

NEW DELHI (AP) — Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his big, bold and often quick decisions that he was able to implement with ease thanks to the brutal majority he enjoyed in the Indian lower house. In 2016 he has snatched more than 80% of the

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