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![Representatives of parties attend the resumed High-Level Segment on day eight at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1121-cop29-400x300.jpg)
COP29 Ignores Militarism, Putting Meaningful Climate Deal Out of Reach
Leaders of the world’s top polluting nations skipped COP29, which also failed to address how militarism fuels emissions.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the New People party's leader, Alexey Nechayev, at the Kremlin in Moscow, on November 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1119-putin-400x300.jpg)
Experts Fear Russian Escalation After Ukraine Fires First Long-Range Missiles
“Russia is lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a possible conventional attack," said one expert.
![A firefighter stands in front of a fire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1118-ukraine-fire-400x300.jpg)
Biden Allows Ukraine to Use Long-Range Missiles for Deep Strikes Inside Russia
One Russian official described the decision as “a very big step towards the start of World War III.”
![Former President Donald Trump invites Sen. Marco Rubio to speak at the microphone during a rally at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition on November 6, 2022, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/11/2024_1114-rubio-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Appointments Reflect a More Openly Hawkish Face of US Empire
In appointing Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth to his administration, Trump emboldens volatile warmongers.
![A cop looks at a building with a partially-destroyed wall](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1023-ukraine-apartments-400x300.jpg)
As Ukraine War Reaches Violent New Heights, US Boosts Weapons Production
Casualties on both sides have reached roughly 1 million as the US races to expand production of artillery shells.
![A woman and her two children carry water and a single bag of their belongings amidst destroyed buildings](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1022-palestine-children-400x300.jpg)
468 Million Children Who Live in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict Are Suffering
Between 2005 and 2023, more than 347,000 grave violations against kids were verified across more than 30 conflict zones.
![In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on September 13, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0913-putin-400x300.jpg)
Putin Warns of Direct War With NATO as US Mulls Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine
The potential escalation and spread of the war comes as a diplomatic resolution appears nonexistent.
![Palestinian students attend a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on February 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Over 10K Killed or Harmed in Thousands of Attacks on Education in 2022 and 2023
On average, eight attacks on education were recorded daily over the past two years, according to a researcher.
![Former President Donald Trump at a rally at Sunset Park on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0617-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy and Threatens to Cut Aid to Ukraine If Reelected
“I will have that settled prior to taking the White House,” Trump said at a campaign rally this weekend.
![A United Nations team visits as Palestinian civil defense recovers human remains from the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest hospital, which was reduced to ruins by a two-week Israeli raid, on April 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0409-al-shifa-400x300.jpg)
Will the US’s Largest Medical Body Remain Silent After Al-Shifa’s Destruction?
The American Medical Association condemned Russia's attack on medical workers in Ukraine but has been silent on Gaza.