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Iran claims attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq after US strikes kill 11: heaviest exchange of fire between the US and Iran in more than a month (LINK) — 2 September 2026

— Kuwait also reports confronting Iranian attacks, as Tehran responds to US attacks that killed 11 people, including 5 at a wedding party.

Global warming will exceed limit, UNEP says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone "If we act now we can limit overshoot," the report said. "Not a safe world, but safer than remaining above" 1.5 degrees for the long term (LINK) — 2 September 2026

— Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord because of warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas, according to a bleak first-of-its-kind report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme Wednesday. The world is now at 1.4 C (2.5 F) above pre-industrial levels, some scientists have calculated. The measure is based on a 20-year average, rather than a single year's temperatures. Wednesday's report finally admitted that the world will cross the 1.5 threshold "in the next few years." The report said the most optimistic scenario has warming peaking at 1.8 C (3.2 F) around mid-century if countries pursue ambitious climate goals, but that governments' current policies should push temperatures to 2.6 C (4.7 F) above pre-industrial levels by 2100.

PassBlue: António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, recently caused an uproar when he recently declared that "many" of the UN's independent rapporteurs "are totally out of control from the point of view of the Secretariat.": Paying tribute to UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs (LINK) — 1 September 2026

— There are 13 country-specific mandate holders, including Francesca Albanese, who is the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory, occupied since 1967, and has been under US sanctions since July 2025. Other country-specific mandates include Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Iran, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia and Syria. There are also 46 thematic mandate holders, including Ben Saul, the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, who publicly welcomed the clarification by spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. Other thematic mandates include violence against women and girls; the rights of Indigenous people; the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change; the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order; the independence of judges and lawyers; and the situation of human rights defenders.

New autism study deals blow to RFK Jr. theory: no evidence that exposure during pregnancy to traces of pesticides commonly found on fruits and vegetables is linked to autism-related traits in children (LINK) — 1 September 2026

U.S.: 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton suspended by Sony Pictures Television studios over unspecified allegations (LINK) — 1 September 2026

— TMZ reports that the alleged incident occurred when he was "on a commercial flight back in May, and a passenger complained to a flight attendant about Thornton." "On May 14, American Airlines Flight 1276 was met by law enforcement upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport following concerns reported by a customer onboard," American Airlines told TMZ.

Vote on best language learning app 2026 by 10 September for 23 September award: app profiles (LINK) — 18 August 2026

Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues organizes its 18th run of hope on 27 September to raise funds for the Geneva League Against Cancer (LINK) — 20 August 2026

— Participants may choose between a 5-kilometre run, a 10-kilometre run, or a 5-kilometre family walk along Geneva's Quai du Mont-Blanc and Quai Wilson.

Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll (LINK) — 3 August 2026

25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026

Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026

11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026

Special report: Switzerland's 'White Mountain College' introduces more educational innovations (LINK)

Special report: International artists cherish this 'fairytale' Swiss village (LINK)

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