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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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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

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

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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…

The Independent UK

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

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

Al Jazeera

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 Independent UK

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

The Hindu

Editorial: Haiti’s ‘friends’ cannot wait any longer. The violent country is falling into an abyss

Unchecked armed violence. Rape. Kidnappings. Political instability. Corruption. Haiti is on the edge of a precipice.

Tribune News Service

Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can't be trusted to guarantee AI safety

An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U_N_ Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic…

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The Independent UK

Cleverly calls for global cooperation at first UN Security Council meeting on AI

The Foreign Secretary told the UK-chaired session in New York that artificial intelligence ‘knows no borders’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Zelenskky says Russia blackmails world with food access

Zelenskyy said the export of grain from Ukraine’s seaports should continue despite Russia’s withdrawal from the deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger

The suspension of the deal sent wheat prices up about 3% in Chicago trading, to $6.81 a bushel, which is still about half what they were at last year’s peak.

Al Jazeera

Black Sea grain deal in peril as UN, Turkey await Russia response

UN, Turkish officials awaiting Russian response as last cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa.

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Bangkok Post

Erdogan confident of extension to Ukraine grain deal

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence Friday on the prospects of an extension to the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain and ease a global food crisis.

The Independent UK

Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti's armed gangs

The U.N. Security Council has asked the secretary-general to come up within 30 days with options to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs and restore security in the conflict-torn nation

Bangkok Post

Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Nations where 3.3bn live spend more on debt than health, schools

Almost half of humanity lives in countries that spend more servicing interest on debt than health or education, UN says.

The Independent UK

3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest than education, UN says

A new U.N. report says some 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – now live in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health

The Times of India

Half of our world is sinking into a debt crisis: UN chief's stark warning

NEW DELHI: Some 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health, said UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Wednesday after launching a UN report which revealed that in 2022, global public debt reached a…

The Independent UK

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor

In a grim report, the U.N. is warning that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won’t be going to school in 2030 – and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and…

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