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At the start of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference which began on Thursday in Dubai, Germany and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to pay almost 200 million euros into the climate disaster fund to help poor countries cope with damage caused by climate change. Other countries, including the US and the UK, followed suit. Commentators still see many problem areas and call for more far-reaching resolutions.

The Russian judiciary has categorised as extremist and banned what it calls an "international LGBT movement". The judges of the Russian Supreme Court approved a lawsuit brought by the Ministry of Justice in a closed session. The legislation means that from 10 January 2024 people in Russia can be accused of supporting LGBT causes and sentenced to prison. Outraged reactions in the press.

The 28th UN Climate Change Conference begins today in Dubai, with more than 190 countries attending. The adoption of a package of measures for tripling renewable energy capacities is planned, and 20 countries are calling for the phasing out of all fossil fuels. Many commentators argue that Dubai is not a credible host for the climate summit, but others see an opportunity here.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London at very short notice after the latter called in a BBC interview for the sculptures from the Parthenon frieze which are on exhibition at the British Museum to be returned to Greece. Commentators see blame for the diplomatic spat on both sides.