*UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate.*

*Witness K spared jail after pleading guilty to breaching secrecy laws over Timor-Leste bugging.*

However, that is no excuse for prosecuting whistleblowers who report wrongdoing by the state. Australia must change its laws.

Some US bishops are trying to bully Catholic politicians (including Biden) into opposing abortion.

When John F Kennedy ran for president, some said that it would be intolerable to have a Catholic as president because he would be a puppet for the pope. Kennedy responded said that he would not let that happen.

British students protest the London Science Museum for letting Shell fund an exhibit which leads people to think we can trust in carbon capture and storage to curb global heating and skip the necessary effort.

The US has eased sanctions against Iran, Venezuela and Syria to facilitate shipment of products to treat or prevent Covid-19.

It is clearly the right thing to do. It should not have taken so long.