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Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown

Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power

Evening Standard

West African leaders hold emergency talks on Niger coup

West African leaders came together Thursday for an emergency summit on the coup in Niger, whose new military rulers have defied an ultimatum – backed by the threat of force – to restore the elected president and pressed ahead with appointing a new government.

Radio France Internationale

ECOWAS activates standby force for possible intervention in Niger

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, chair of West African regional bloc ECOWAS, said on Thursday at the close of a summit on the coup in Niger that “no option had been taken off the table”, including the use of force as a last resort. The summit took place as Niger's coup…

France 24

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July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

US will put forward a UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti

The United States says it will draft a UN Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help combat gangs that control much of Haiti's capital and are spreading through the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Kenya considers leading a force in Haiti: What you need to know

Support for foreign intervention in crisis-racked Haiti has grown, but civil society groups warn of past abuses.

Al Jazeera

UAE promises to allow climate protests at COP28

Official permission is required for protests in the Gulf nation, which is hosting UN climate talks this year.

Al Jazeera

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US to introduce UN resolution for multinational force in Haiti

State Department says US will provide resources to the force after Kenya expresses willingness to lead Haiti mission.

Al Jazeera

Haiti welcomes Kenyan offer to lead multinational force to quell gang violence

Haiti has welcomed "with great interest" a Kenyan offer to lead a 1,000-strong multinational force to bolster security in the country that has been wracked by gang violence.

Radio France Internationale

UK to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses, ignoring calls from environmentalists

Britain says it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy independence

The Independent UK

Unseasonably warm temps yet to break Hunter records

The Hunter's hotter than average conditions are expected to continue throughout spring and into summer.

Newcastle Herald

Russia's offer of 'free' grain to African countries not a solution: UN

UN chief Antonio Guterres has cast doubt on the effectiveness of Russia's offer to distribute free grain to six African countries. Putin told a summit with African leaders that Russia would replace Ukrainian exports by supplying free grain to compensate for the Black Sea shipping deal that fell apart last…

Radio France Internationale

France's FM says attempted coup in Niger not 'final' as putschists win army backing

Putschists in Niger said Thursday they had won broad army support and called for calm in the troubled country, but former colonial power France said it did not consider the attempted coup to be "final".

France 24

Russia making efforts to avert food crisis, Putin tells African nations

Russian president offers free grain to six African countries days after withdrawing from Ukraine grain export deal.

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The Independent UK

July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it's the warmest month on record

July has been so hot so far that scientists calculate that this month will be the globally hottest on record and likely the warmest human civilization has seen, even though there are several days left to sweat through

Al Jazeera

UN chief says Earth in ‘era of global boiling’, calls for radical action

Guterres dubs heatwave across the northern hemisphere ‘terrifying’ as he calls for radical action on climate change.

The Independent UK

Niger president vows democracy ‘will prevail’ after army backs coup

Supporters of the coup ransack and set fire to headquarters of ruling party in the capital Niamey

Al Jazeera

Niger’s Bazoum: ‘Hard-won’ democratic gains will be protected despite coup

Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou says ‘all democrats and patriots’ needed to help make the coup fail.

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The Independent UK

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a salvage team has begun siphoning oil out of a decaying oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 517

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 517th day.

The Independent UK

UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer

The leader of the United Nations has urged Russia to resume the internationally-brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine's Black Sea ports during the war

The Independent UK

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by the White House

President Joe Biden is praising new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House as an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the…

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 513

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 513th day.

The Independent UK

UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades

The Hindu

India supports U.N.'s efforts in continuing Black Sea Grain Initiative

India voiced support for the U.N.’s efforts in continuing the Black Sea Grain initiative and expressed hope for an early resolution, saying that recent developments in the region, which have not helped in securing the larger cause of peace and stability

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