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Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
In the negotiating rooms at the Cop30 climate conference, representatives from vulnerable countries work to get the best deal they can. Here, three of them reveal what happens behind closed doors.
Judges spares Ivan Balhatchet a prison sentence, after an earlier ruling that the force had ignored repeated orders to turn over video footage of an arrest The chief constable of Northamptonshire police has been fined £50,000 for contempt of court, with his force condemned by three senior judges. The court of appeal ruled last week that Northamptonshire police were in contempt and had been “wilfully disobedient” for repeatedly failing to obey rulings to hand over video to a woman who complained she had been wrongly arrested by three officers. Continue reading… Source link
Are they simply asylum seekers or accomplices of smugglers? Those who agree to take the helm of boats in exchange for a reduced crossing price are accused of aiding illegal immigration and even involuntary manslaughter. Source link
Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plans The declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health…