Video calling EU leaders ‘complicit’ in Gaza beamed onto Dublin summit venue
People Before Profit projected the footage onto the Convention Centre, where about 50 leaders meet on Thursday. Gardaí halted it, and a march is planned for the summit.
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Climate disaster money is too slow, Nepal and Pacific nations tell COP31
Nepal’s foreign minister called funding delays “not justified” after the loss and damage fund set aside $21.6m following deadly floods. Pacific states want $500m for their own resilience fund.
Syria’s al-Sharaa and Iran’s Pezeshkian join COP31 leaders in Antalya
Pezeshkian said he would use the UN climate summit to raise the damage done to Iran’s environment by US and Israeli attacks.
Guterres calls for ‘Climate Justice Compact’ as COP31 summit opens
The UN chief urged a just transition from fossil fuels and $300bn a year in climate finance as about 100 countries met in Antalya, with the US absent and most G7 leaders away.
Iran says Hormuz stays shut until US meets its seven conditions
Security chief Mohsen Rezaei called talk of negotiations “a pure lie”. Rubio said the economic campaign is so devastating that major combat operations are not needed.
Afghan and Iranian consuls in Mumbai discuss closer ties
Afghanistan’s consul general called on Iran’s consulate in Mumbai, where the two sides talked about strengthening cooperation, the Iranian mission said.
Pakistan is invested in Eurasia’s new order, America isn’t: Pravin Sawhney
At the Margalla Dialogue, the Indian defence analyst said China and Russia are building the region’s institutions while Washington only trades, and that Pakistan is already inside them.
US charges three over Iran-backed plot at Britain’s RAF Fairford
Prosecutors say the men sent fuel-laden vans disguised as delivery trucks towards the base used by American bombers, and planned 18 attacks across Europe this spring. Iran denies any role.
Eisenkot calls Netanyahu unfit for ‘one more minute’ after Knesset speech
Netanyahu used the new Knesset’s swearing-in to accuse Arab lawmakers of seeking Israel’s destruction. Eisenkot, who holds the mandate to form a government, called the speech hate-filled and shameful.
Sharia student loans spark ‘two-tier’ row in Britain
Universities are advertising interest-free, government-backed loans for students who will not pay interest. Reform UK calls it “anti-British”; the government says no one gets a better deal.
