UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse

Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year

The world must stand behind a historic resolution made last year to “transition away from fossil fuels”, the United Arab Emirates has said, in a powerful intervention into a damaging row over climate action.

The petrostate’s stance will be seen as as a sharp rebuke to its neighbour and close ally Saudi Arabia, which had been trying to unpick the global commitment at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan this week.

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Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark legal case against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry

Australian designer says she is devastated and heartbroken by US singer’s successful appeal, adding ‘trademark isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on’

International popstar Katy Perry has had a court win in her long-running trademark battle with an Australian fashion designer over her Katie Perry trademark loungewear.

Sydney designer Katie Jane Taylor, who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry , sued the singer in October 2019 because the performer was selling her own merchandise.

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander – BBC.com

  1. ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander  BBC.com
  2. Fetterman says 'F--- that' amid bipartisan backlash over arrest warrants targeting Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant  Fox News
  3. ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates  The New York Times
  4. Warrants put Israeli PM and others in a small group of leaders accused of crimes against humanity  The Associated Press
  5. Netanyahu: International Criminal Court is 'biased' and 'enemy of humanity'  Sky News
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Greens say leaked pokies reform report ‘a huge concern’ – as it happened

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Heatwave conditions are building over parts of Victoria and New South Wales today.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, much of Victoria will experience heatwave conditions, with maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.

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Putin confirms Russia fired new ballistic missile at Ukraine – POLITICO Europe

  1. Putin confirms Russia fired new ballistic missile at Ukraine  POLITICO Europe
  2. Live updates: Russia hit Ukraine with new medium-range ballistic missile, Putin says  CNN
  3. Putin’s Ukraine missile a warning to west before second age of Trump  The Guardian
  4. 'New' Russian missile used against Ukraine not hypersonic, defense officials say  Fox News
  5. Putin says Ukraine war is going global  Reuters
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WiseTech’s billionaire founder Richard White cleared of allegations by company review

Company’s shares sink with revised revenue outlook in wake of former CEO’s high-profile resignation last month

A company-ordered review into Richard White, the embattled billionaire founder of Australian software giant WiseTech, has cleared the former chief executive of bullying and intimidation allegations.

The law firms that reviewed a series of allegations against White, including alleged misuse of company funds, also concluded that their investigations had uncovered “no impropriety”, according to an update presented to shareholders on Friday.

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North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility – ABC News

  1. North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility  ABC News
  2. Kim Jong Un’s Message to Trump: We’re Not Interested  The Wall Street Journal
  3. North Korea's Kim accuses US of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war  Reuters
  4. Trump claimed Kim Jong Un missed him. The North Korea leader has a different message  The Independent
  5. North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats  The Associated Press
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