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- 1Palau president urges climate action at United Nations▼Palau president addresses climate change, global tensions at United Nations
The president of Palau addressed the United Nations General Assembly, pressing the international body on climate change and rising global tensions. As leader of a small Pacific island nation highly vulnerable to rising seas, the president used the speech to call for stronger global commitments on emissions and to highlight how geopolitical instability compounds the threats facing small island states.
- 2Family halts search for Singaporean diver missing in Palau●Last week, the Singaporean man who went missing while diving in Palau remains unaccounted for after five days of surface
A Singaporean man went missing while diving in Palau last week and remains unaccounted for after five days of surface search operations. His family has announced they have decided to stop further search efforts, saying the ocean he loved his whole life is where he would want to stay. The case has drawn attention among Singaporeans following the family's statement.