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The topic of the meeting between Trump and Putin is very delicate, and I think it is too for the whole world. During almost 3 years already we have been seeing active conflict between many countries and the leaders of this big nations are getting involved, I think that Trump agreeing with Putin is not that shocking since he is known to be different. My point of view stands with Trump that maybe the solution of Ukraine giving up its land is the best they can do right now since I believe otherwise it’ll turn into a massive conflict

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this week i thought about how globalization is part of my daily life for example the coffee i drink comes from another country my phone was made in asia and even the bread i eat may use wheat that was grown far away i usually dont stop to think about it but all these things connect me to people and places around the world

on one hand globalization gives me more options and makes life easier but it also means that problems in other countries can affect me for example when coffee prices went up at the store i later found out it was because of droughts in coffee producing countries what feels like a small change for me is actually part of something much bigger

this makes me wonder if globalization is really fair people in rich countries get many benefits while workers in other places may not get the same it shows me that while globalization connects us it also creates inequality

in the end i see that globalization is not just a class idea but something i live with every day it makes me think more about where things i use come from and how my choices are tied to the rest of the world

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today i read that drug shortages are now a global issue affecting millions in europe and north america these are not just small gaps but constant shortages of important medicine this made me feel worried and frustrated because people depend on medicine and it is unfair when it is not there especially for the most vulnerable i think we need stronger planning better supply chains and more cooperation so medicine does not become a luxury

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at the united nations antonio guterres said the world is in an age of reckless disruption and human suffering caused by inequality and indifference he also pointed at conflicts like israel and palestine i felt heavy and a bit helpless hearing that so many problems are linked and so much pain is happening around the world i think these words should be a wake up call and leaders must take action instead of just speaking

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the world health organization said 1.4 billion people live with high blood pressure but only 1 in 5 control it this can lead to strokes heart disease and death reading it made me feel uneasy but also motivated because many of these cases can be prevented with care and awareness if people act earlier and change habits many lives can be saved and health systems can be less stressed

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a report showed that in 2024 only one third of the worlds rivers had normal conditions many faced floods or droughts this harms food production water supply and forces people to move i felt alarmed and overwhelmed because water is so basic but is being affected so fast climate change is already here and we need to cut emissions manage water better and prepare for more extremes

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a 14 year old invented a hydrogel that can clean microplastics from water this is a creative idea to fight pollution and protect health i felt impressed and inspired because it shows young people can create real solutions for huge problems if they get support and visibility youth inventions like this could change the future.

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today i read about a big peace summit in egypt where many world leaders met to talk about ending the gaza war and rebuilding, and egypt’s president said the plan might be the “last chance” for peace in the region (over 20 leaders were there and a ceasefire plus a prisoner hostage exchange was discussed)

on one hand i felt a bit lighter reading that people were actually in the same room signing things and not only making speeches, like maybe cooperation can be real and not just a word. on the other hand it made me nervous because some key actors were not even present and that reminds me how fragile any deal can be (reports said israel’s prime minister didn’t attend, and that the ceasefire still needs careful next steps)

this made me think about how peace is not one big moment but a lot of boring, careful follow ups, like homework you don’t see on tv. in the end i hope leaders keep choosing patience and i also ask myself what it means for me: maybe being less reactive online, listening more, and supporting groups that help civilians when politics gets stuck

https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-hamas-egypt-gaza-war-bb2d95ea815ef6a4a2771c46b73f1e11

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Egyptian president says Trump’s Mideast proposal is ‘last chance’ for peace in the region

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The Egyptian president says U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region.

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last week i saw a un update that hit me hard, an estimated 676 million women now live within 50 km of deadly conflict, the highest number in decades

reading that made me feel a mix of anger and responsibility because we always say include women in peace, but the same report shows how often they’re still excluded from formal negotiations even though their participation makes peace more durable

on one hand it’s overwhelming to think about numbers that big, on the other hand it pushes me to notice the small choices where i can amplify women’s voices who i cite in school work, what organizations i follow, even what stories i share. in the end i don’t want to just feel sad , i want to practice the habit of asking “who is missing at this table?” and make space for them, because safety should not depend on your gender or your postcode

https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/women-still-largely-excluded-peace-processes?

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Women still largely excluded from peace processes

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Around 676 million women lived within 50 kilometres of deadly conflict last year – the highest figure since the 1990s. That’s one of the key findings of the UN Secretary-General’s annual report on

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this week i read that more than 100 countries are lagging on submitting stronger climate targets ahead of cop30, at the same time a new piece says people’s sense of how serious climate change is may be fading as other crises compete for attention

i felt two things at once: frustration because delays today become disasters tomorrow, and also a small warning to myself because i can feel that same “i’ll think about it later” impulse in my own life. on one hand governments need to move, but on the other hand i can’t outsource everything to them. so i’m going to track one habit this week (less food waste at home) and one civic action this month (email our local rep about air quality and buses). in the end i think climate action is like saving money: small, boring decisions that only look powerful after time so the best day to start is not “when i have time, it’s today

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/10/27/100-countries-stall-on-climate-targets-ahead-of-cop30-00622696?

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E&E News: 100 countries stall on climate targets ahead of COP30

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Nations’ failure to submit stronger carbon goals comes as President Donald Trump is pushing world leaders to abandon the climate fight.

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A report came out saying the world is still headed toward a 2.6°C temperature increase, which is honestly insane considering how long we’ve been talking about climate change. I think it’s kind of frustrating because it feels like everyone knows what needs to be done, but nobody actually does it at the scale we need, Including myself ( I believe I could do so much more and I simply don’t. It’s like watching a disaster in slow motion and yelling at the TV.

https://apnews.com/article/climate-cop30-brazil-belem-united-nations-lula-f8eabaf096fd5e0ab58dba001b5486e6

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BELEM, Brazil (AP) - World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, as they gathered at the edge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said "remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest."

Allowing global warming to exceed the key benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), laid out in the Paris Agreement, would represent a "moral failure and deadly negligence," Guterres said, warning that "even a temporary overshoot will have dramatic consequences ... every fraction of a degree higher means more hunger, displacement and loss."

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sought to mobilize funds from world powers to halt the ongoing destruction of tropical rainforests and advance the many unmet promises made at previous summits.

But reduced participation - with only half the heads of state in attendance as there were at last year's summit - showcased global divisions and set a somber tone. The leaders of the planet's three biggest polluters, China, the United States and India, were completely absent from the preliminary gathering ahead of climate talks that begin next week at the Conference of Parties, known as COP30.

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In a rousing speech, Lula warned that the "window of opportunity we have to act is rapidly closing and said there was "no greater symbol of the environmental cause" than the Amazon rainforest.

Known as the "lungs of the world" for its capacity to absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that warms the planet, the biodiverse Amazon rainforest has been choked by wildfires and cleared by cattle ranching. Some 17% of the Amazon's forest cover has vanished in the past 50 years, swallowed up for farmland, logging and mining.

"It is only right that it is the turn of the Amazonian people to ask what the rest of the world is doing to prevent the collapse of their home," Lula said.

Leaders spoke in Belem as the U.N. weather agency announced that 2025 was on track to be the second or third warmest year ever recorded. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which hit a record high last year, continued to rise in 2025, as did ocean heat and sea levels, said the World Meteorological Organization reported on Thursday.

US absence looms over leaders' meeting

U.S. President Donald, who calls climate change a hoax and withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate accords the day he entered office, did not send any senior officials to Belem. Even U.S. lawmakers struggled to get to Brazil as U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights due to the government shutdown.

There are concerns that the absence of the U.S. - which has at times played a key role in convincing China to restrain carbon emissions and securing finance for poor countries - could signal a broader rollblack of climate politics.

"Extremist forces fabricate falsehoods to gain electoral advantage and trap future generations in an outdated model that perpetuates social and economic disparities and environmental degradation," Lula said, without naming Trump.

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia, however, called out Trump directly, saying his absence was "100% wrong."

"Trump is against humankind," said Petro, whose feud with his U.S. counterpart escalated in recent weeks as Trump accused him of being a drug kingpin and imposed financial sanctions on him and his family.

"We can see the collapse that can happen if the U.S. does not decarbonize its economy," he said.

Chile's left-wing President Gabriel Boric similarly singled out Trump, saying his claims that "the climate crisis does not exist ... is a lie."

Indigenous groups also warned that Trump's inaction could embolden other countries to ignore the crisis.

"It pushes governments further toward denial and deregulation," said Nadino Kalapucha, the spokesperson for the Amazonian Kichwa Indigenous group in Ecuador. "That trickles down to us, to Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, where environmental protection is already under pressure."

President Javier Milei of Argentina, who threatened to quit the Paris Agreement and last year pulled Argentine negotiators out the climate summit in Azerbaijan, also boycotted this week's meeting.

That left leaders like U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron to confront not only the consequences of an intensifying global climate crisis but a daunting set of political challenges a decade after the Paris Agreement promised a new era of global cooperation.

"Today, sadly, that consensus is gone, with some arguing that this isn't the time to act and saying that tackling climate change can wait," Starmer said in his address.

Some experts, though, saw a silver lining in the Trump administration's absence, saying it reduced the risk of the U.S. foiling an ambitious agreement that requires a full consensus.

"Even if the U.S. plays an outsized role, it is one country and there are over 190 nations coming to COP, many of which are willing to stand up to the destructive tactics of the fossil fuel industry," said Rachel Cleetus, senior policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Brazil encapsulates the climate dilemma

Lula, who has presented himself as a champion of climate diplomacy in the Global South and won widespread praise for reducing deforestation in the Amazon, seeks to leverage Brazil's moment on the world stage to push for action on curbing planet-warming emissions and helping poor nations adapt to the perils of climate change.

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At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

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World leaders are gathering in a coastal city in the Brazilian Amazon for the U.N.'s annual climate summit.

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Russia said it took over two small towns in Ukraine, even while Ukraine and other countries were talking again about trying to restart peace negotiations. I think this just shows how messy the situation still is. Everyone keeps saying they want peace, but the fighting on the ground doesn’t stop. To me, it feels like things move two steps forward and then two steps back and nothing really changes in a big way.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-russia-ukrainian-drones-massive-attack-putin-zelenskyy-trump-12541713?utm

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military analyst Professor Michael Clarke

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Ukraine war latest: Kremlin warns Ukraine it must start negotiations with Russia ‘sooner or later’

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The Kremlin says Ukraine will have to enter negotiations with Russia “sooner or later” - claiming Kyiv’s negotiating position is getting worse by the day. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a domestic crisis in developments linked to the war. Follow the latest.