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G20 spent record US$1.4 trillion on fossil fuels in 2022 despite climate change pledges: report

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The amount included subsidies worth US$1 trillion, which nations provided by retailing fossil fuels such as crude oil at a discounted rate to international prices. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3232177/g20-spent-record-us14-trillion-fossil-fuels-2022-despite-climate-change-pledges-report?utm_source=rss_feed

Israeli minister says Jewish rights to safety outweighs those of Arabs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli minister says his right to safe movement in the West Bank is more important than rights of Palestinians for free movement there. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/24/709528/Palestine-Israel-Itamar-Ben-Gvir-West-Bank-Palestinians

Fukushima water release: South Korea ‘sea women’ fear for their centuries-old trade

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korean ‘sea women’ are concerned that their centuries-old trade will be further endangered by the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3232189/fukushima-water-release-south-korea-sea-women-fear-their-centuries-old-trade?utm_source=rss_feed

What We Know About the Plane Crash Linked to Wagner Chief Prigozhin

New York Times The Wagner mercenary group leader, who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed on Wednesday. Here’s what to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/europe/prigozhin-plane-crash-russia-wagner.html

Ukraine Observes Independence Day With Subdued Celebrations

New York Times The Ukrainian authorities said the national holiday, which comes exactly 18 months after Russia’s full-scale invasion, won’t include public celebrations amid concerns about Russian attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/europe/ukraine-independence-day.html

Modi set to hail India’s growing clout at G20 after successful lunar mission

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. India, the host of next month’s G20 summit, joins the US, the Soviet Union and China as only the fourth country to achieve a successful landing. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3232144/modi-set-hail-indias-growing-clout-g20-after-successful-lunar-mission?utm_source=rss_feed

New Thai PM Srettha discusses overcoming divisions with coup leader Prayuth

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Srettha Thavisin – who needs to form a cabinet from an 11-party alliance – has met with his ex-military predecessor Prayuth Chan-ocha, the architect of a 2014 coup against the last Pheu Thai government.…

Unprecedented number of Israelis seek European passports: Report

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. European embassies in Tel Aviv record an unprecedented increase in the number of Israelis applying for a passport or an immigration visa in recent months. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/24/709524/Israelis-European-passports-visas

BRICS swings big with invitation of Middle East countries – analysis

Jerusalem Post The Middle East has become more important in recent years, not less important, and BRICS acknowledges this. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-755997

How China Made Its Housing Crisis Worse

New York Times Years of inattention to building an adequate safety net for seniors, the jobless and others in financial stress have left Chinese consumers afraid to spend. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/business/china-economy-safety-net.html