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COP29 climate summit opens

The latest COP international climate conference has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan. COP-29 is taking place as projections suggest this year will be the hottest ever recorded.

The latest global climate conference is getting underway in Azerbaijan, just as it's as projected this year will be the hottest ever recorded on Earth. We'll head live to Azerbaijan to speak to Samoa's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

In Ukraine, the military has issued air raid alerts for most of the country, saying it's detected Russian bombers taking off. This comes as both countries have been carrying out their largest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war. We'll head live to the capital Kiev for the latest.

We'll look at what the election of Donald Trump as the next US president could mean for migrants.

Mauritius awaits results of a closely fought parliamentary election.

And we'll hear from Kenya鈥檚 Chief Justice, Martha Koome, the first woman ever to hold the position.

(Pic:COP29 climate summit in Baku; Credit: Reuters)

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