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Thunberg Slams ‘Misleading’ Climate Pledges at Chaotic UN Summit
"Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action."
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India Passes Contentious Citizenship Bill Amid Violent Protests
For Islamic groups, the opposition, rights groups, and others this is part of Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda to marginalize India's 200...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Told to ‘Stop the Genocide’ in UN Court Showdown
Suu Kyi, whose silence about the plight of the Rohingya has tarnished her international reputation as a rights icon, personally led...
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US, Saudi Rank Bottom of Climate Class: Report
The US ranks last, followed by Saudi Arabia and Australia, in the Climate Change Performance Index, a global assessment of...
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Climate, Immigration Activists Join Forces Demanding ‘Just Transition’
Oxfam, a coalition of independent charitable organizations, released a report last month detailing the disproportionate effects of the climate crisis...
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EU Okays Mega State Aid to Develop Electric Battery Giants
The E.U. approved billions of euros in subsidies as Europe seeks to make up lost ground in the highly strategic...
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Stakes are Global as Africa Faces ‘Climate Dilemma’
"If we are going to live in a world where warming is limited to 1.5C, Africa has a role to...
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Is Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign on Iran Working?
While there's no doubt the sanctions are devastating ordinary Iranians, it remains far from certain that the government will collapse...
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France Braces for Second Day of Mass Strikes Over Pension Cuts
Hundreds of thousands of French workers are on strike over President Macron's pension proposal that critics say would require everyone...
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Austerity – The Backdrop to Britain’s ‘Brexit Election’
As record numbers of Britons are forced to use food banks and homelessness soars, for many people rampant poverty, not...
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Third General Strike Keeps Pressure on Colombia’s Duque
The protests were sparked initially by a round of new austerity proposals, including labor reforms and pension cuts.
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What is Causing the Rise of Today’s Global Far Right?
"In the end, this is about how we view our society and how we view our nation."
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Victims and Prosecutors Urge Afghan War Crimes Probe
Shortly after the establishment of the court, the U.S. Congress passed legislation granting the president authority to invade the Netherlands...
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‘Gandhi of Western Sahara’ Warns Time Running Out to Avoid War
Haidar, a champion of peaceful resistance to Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara, is demanding urgent international action to prevent the...
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Iran Videos Hit Internet Revealing Scope of Crackdown
Videos showing scenes of bleeding protesters, burning roadblocks and snipers on rooftops have emerged after Iran lifted a near-total internet...
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2010s Hottest Decade in History, UN Says as Emissions Rise Again
The U.N. said last week in its annual "emissions gap" assessment that the world needed to cut carbon emissions by...
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Six European Countries Join Barter System for Iran Trade
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to...
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Israeli Occupation Costs Palestinian Economy $2.5 bn a Year: UN
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report estimated the total fiscal loss to the Palestinian government between 2000...
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China Slaps Sanctions on US Over Hong Kong Unrest
Sanctions will apply to NGOs that had acted "badly" over the recent unrest in Hong Kong, including the National Endowment...
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US Migrant Protection Protocols Fuel Kidnappings in Mexico
Introduced by the Trump administration, Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) that are used by U.S. officials to send asylum seekers back...
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