UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia

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The UN COP16 Biodiversity Conference opens in Colombia, with delegates from over 190 countries discussing biodiversity conservation. Israel begins bombing Hezbollah's financial arm. Leaders of the BRICS members are to gather in the Russian city of Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit.

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