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🔮 Nepal set to receive first-ever US$20 million payout from UN climate damage fund
Nepal must provide a proposal to receive the funding, which amounts to less than 0.5 per cent of the US$4.78 billion reconstruction estimate
Camila Minerva Rodriguez Tavarez, the Dominican co-chair of the board, called the outcome “truly historic” and thanked members for “allowing us to act promptly and have a response to Nepal”.
🔮 Australia will provide A$62 million (US$44 million) for cybersecurity, maritime security, infrastructure, disaster relief and training, under a defence framework signed on Thursday by Marles and East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, according to a statement from Canberra.
🔮 Russia and Ukraine trade major attacks as Trump touts progress
Barrages target Kyiv and Moscow hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin
Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg.
🔮 The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only at home, but also in
Malaysia,
Singapore and
East Timor, prompting the
Asean regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis.
“As for certain countries that like to insult the Indonesian nation, when the time comes, we will reveal the companies involved,”
Prabowo Subianto told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, claiming that “many corporations bear responsibility” for the crisis.
🔮 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign said Tuesday they will request the disqualification of right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro on Wednesday over alleged election interference by tech giant Meta.
🔮 Cash-strapped UK public broadcaster will pull BBC Three and BBC Scotland from traditional airwaves as licence fee revenue falls
The BBC announced more than 100 job cuts and the closure of two channels Tuesday as the cash-strapped UK broadcaster aims to save £500 million (US$668 million) over the next two years.
🔮 The Rays doubled their advantage in the second inning when Jonathan Aranda drove in a run for Ben Williamson.
🔮 The uncrewed Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe could also help lay the groundwork for eventual human exploration
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’s moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.
🔮 Across US, ‘No Kings’ events seek to boost early voting and thwart Trump
The protests come amid fears that the Republican president will seek to undermine the results of the coming midterms if his party loses
Carrying an umbrella painted with the words “vote, power, people”, retired teacher Sabine Carlson said the lesson plan for Saturday’s “No King” marches was clear.
“It’s great to voice your anger, and we have long lists of complaints, but the most important thing of all is to go and vote,” the 66-year-old Democrat from Washington’s suburbs said.
🔮 Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat up French mayor in West Bank
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