Representatives from 170 countries are gathering in Geneva today in the hopes of finalising a global treaty limiting plastic pollution.

December talks in South Korea collapsed after a small number of fossil fuel producing nations blocked attempts by 100 countries to introduce a legally binding treaty that limits plastics production.

But ahead of this week's summit, health experts have urged the UN to take a stronger stance against plastic pollution, which they describe as a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger to human health".

Then, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a meeting of his security cabinet this week to discuss how to achieve its military objectives in Gaza. 

There are reports from local media that he is proposing a total occupation of Gaza. 

It comes as the Australian government is facing renewed pressure to indicate when it will recognise Palestinian statehood, after authorities estimate more than 100,000 people marched over Sydney Harbour Bridge to call for an end to the war in Gaza.

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