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In today’s briefing update, teen activist, Greta Thunberg’s rousing call to arms at the UN climate summit. Wise words from Greta!

Violence in Hong Kong continues as the protests enter their 16th consecutive week.

The UK, Germany and France join the US in blaming Iran for the Saudi oil attacks, despite no evidence or investigation.

ALL in today’s WORLD news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.

‘How dare you?’ Thunberg’s rousing call to arms at UN summit

Violence and chaos spread through Hong Kong as protests enter 16th week

Another ‘highly likely’: UK, France & Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attack, without evidence or investigation

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‘HOW DARE YOU?’ THUNBERG’S ROUSING CALL TO ARMS AT UN SUMMIT

Arab News reports an emotional Greta Thunberg tore into world leaders at a UN climate summit on Monday. Greta accused them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, as announcements by major economies fell far short of expectation. The teen’s speech was a defining moment of the meeting. Before the conference, the UN said 66 countries vowed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, along with 10 regions, 102 cities and scores of businesses.

Read the full story on Arab News

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VIOLENCE AND CHAOS SPREAD THROUGH HONG KONG AS PROTESTS ENTER 16TH WEEK

CNN says violence continued across Hong Kong over the weekend as protesters targeted subway stations and shopping malls in an escalation as the city enters its sixteenth consecutive week of unrest. Police and protesters clashed in multiple districts. Protesters threw petrol bombs and set fires as police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. However, protesters avoided pitched battles by retreating and moving around the city quickly.

Read the full story on CNN

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ANOTHER ‘HIGHLY LIKELY’: UK, FRANCE & GERMANY BLAME IRAN FOR SAUDI OIL ATTACK, WITHOUT EVIDENCE OR INVESTIGATION

RT News reports without evidence, leaders of the UK, France and Germany joined the US in blaming Iran for the recent Saudi oil attacks. In a joint statement by Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel it said: “It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation.” Adding: “We support ongoing investigations to establish further details.” In other words, to them, Iran’s guilt is a foregone conclusion.