Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations – Reuters

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  1. Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations  Reuters
  2. UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk  The Associated Press
  3. In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels  NPR
  4. UN chief António Guterres to seek world leaders’ backing for vision of the future  The Guardian
  5. The UN Charter needs rewriting  Al Jazeera English
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Biden’s foreign policy goals slip as clock ticks – POLITICO

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  1. Biden’s foreign policy goals slip as clock ticks  POLITICO
  2. Opinion | Biden’s Diplomatic Magical Thinking  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Will Gaza sink Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy?  The Independent
  4. Jack Keane: The Middle East has been a 'huge strategic failure' for Biden  Fox News
  5. The Observer view on the Middle East crisis: Biden’s failure on Gaza is fuelling wider war  The Guardian
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Weather tracker: Extensive flooding in Japan after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall

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One dead and several missing as ‘life-threatening situation’ declared in earthquake-hit Ishikawa prefecture

Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for.

Officials said “unprecedented” rainfall generated floods and landslides in Ishikawa prefecture, where a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day killed more than 200 people. The Japan meteorological agency issued its highest-level warning for Ishikawa, advising of a “life-threatening situation”.

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Danish PM to allies: Stop talking about ‘red lines’ and let Ukraine strike Russia – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Danish PM to allies: Stop talking about ‘red lines’ and let Ukraine strike Russia  POLITICO Europe
  2. Danish Premier Asks Allies to Give Ukraine More Weapons Leeway  Bloomberg
  3. Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy goes through Ukraine  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  4. We need to stop discussing Russian "red lines" and lift ban on use of weapons – Danish PM  Ukrainska Pravda
  5. Biden shouldn’t ‘throw away his shot’ at a foreign policy legacy. It starts with Ukraine.  Atlantic Council
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How ‘was/is’ pricing works – and why it’s landed Coles and Woolworths in court

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ACCC has accused supermarket giants of breaching consumer laws with alleged ‘price spike’ practices

The competition regulator has taken Coles and Woolworths to court over what is commonly known as “was/is” comparative pricing.

The allegations, which Coles said it would defend and Woolworths said it would review, could result in large fines and unravel the supermarkets’ well-known “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotions, which are at the heart of their marketing campaigns.

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Melbourne lord mayor ridiculed for ‘AI fail’ images with extra human limbs and lifeless bodies

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Nicholas Reece was announcing a post-election pledge to build more than two dozen parks when eagle-eyed viewers spotted the errors

The Melbourne lord mayor, Nicholas Reece, has been pilloried online after posting what appeared to be AI-generated images of proposed parks in the city containing AI-like features like lifeless bodies, extra limbs and floating objects.

On Sunday, Reece, who is running to be re-elected mayor in October’s Victorian council elections, tweeted four images alongside a pledge to build 28 new parks in Melbourne if successful in his bid.

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Tough choices now but UK’s best days lie ahead, says Rachel Reeves – BBC.com

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  1. Tough choices now but UK's best days lie ahead, says Rachel Reeves  BBC.com
  2. Britain's finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity  CNBC
  3. Protester dragged out after interrupting Reeves speech  BBC.com
  4. Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk  The Associated Press
  5. Rachel Reeves is running Britain really  POLITICO Europe
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IAF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza’s Khaled ibn al-Walid school – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IAF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza's Khaled ibn al-Walid school  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli attacks kill 24 in a day  Al Jazeera English
  3. At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound  CNN
  4. IDF says it struck Hamas command center embedded in former school in central Gaza  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel strikes Gaza as heavy rain worsens misery of displaced Palestinians  Yahoo! Voices
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