World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit. North Korea scraps all economic cooperation agreements with South Korea. Analysts say this will be Pakistan’s least credible election in years

Word leaders promised in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to keep the global average temperature at 1,5C, which is crucial to limit most damaging impacts. This year-long breach of the agreement serves an urgent demand for rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to prevent further global temperatures increases, according to climate scientists. (BBC)

North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly had voted to scrap all agreements promoting economic cooperation with South Korea. This includes the the Mount Kumgang Project, a law symbolizing economic cooperation; nearly 2 million South Korea visitors were suspended from the tours. (Global News)

Pakistan cuts mobile phone services as the highly contested national election begins amidst accusations of rigging and rising violence. Fomer Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is eligible to run his record fourth term despite being previously convicted of corruption; his ban was wiped clean. (CBC)