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11 January 2025, 08:15
Preview US President Joe Biden has admitted that new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry may result in higher gas prices
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11 January 2025, 08:15
Preview Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has said he is ready to talk to US President-elect Donald Trump
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11 January 2025, 08:15
Preview Western officials have in recently months issued warnings to Indian exporters about trading with Russia, a new report claims  
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11 January 2025, 08:15
Preview Ukrainian drones struck two Russian apartment buildings on Saturday morning
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11 January 2025, 08:15

BANTEN, Indonesia, Jan 10 (IPS) - In Indonesia’s forests today, we can breathe a sigh of relief. At the conclusion of our dry season, during a time when climate change impacts are increasing in frequency and severity, there were no giant fires with plumes of smoke choking our region.

Read the full story, “Trade Partnerships Offer Hope Against Deforestation”, on globalissues.org

11 January 2025, 08:15

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 10 (IPS) - That one in three Africans will not be counted as countries failing to meet census deadlines is a huge setback for development planning.

Read the full story, “Unlocking SDG Success: How Better Data Can Develop Africa”, on globalissues.org

11 January 2025, 08:15

Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility to regulate content, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, insisted on Friday, following Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking programme in the United States.

Read the full story, “It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief”, on globalissues.org

11 January 2025, 08:15

UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures.

Read the full story, “Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency”, on globalissues.org

11 January 2025, 08:15

Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States Senate to oppose a bill seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and cut funding to the UN-backed tribunal, in response to its arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.

Read the full story, “US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court”, on globalissues.org

11 January 2025, 08:15

Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing.

Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update”, on globalissues.org