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A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa

Over a week on from Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, officials and aid workers continue to uncover the full extent of the cyclone’s destruction

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Nine Chinese nationals killed in mining site attack in Central African Republic

Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China's President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be "severely" punished.

Radio France Internationale

Water has long been used as a tactical weapon in warfare – the world now has a chance to end this

Experts and leaders will soon come together in their thousands at the first UN conference dedicated to water in nearly half a century.

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Donors Pledge $7.5 Billion for Türkiye, Syria after Quake

The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros ($7.5 billion) to help Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring countries last month. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU’s executive arm, said 3.3 billion euros ($3.5…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Our staff members are social activists’: the university with a critical approach to economics

Economist and best-selling author Ha-Joon Chang says that students at Soas University of London are encouraged to look at the failures of capitalism

The Guardian - UK

UN to release capstone report on climate change amid rising carbon emissions

A major new United Nations report being released Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold.

France 24

Woman sets record for visiting the highest number of countries in a wheelchair in one year

Renee Bruns described her experience as ‘scary and liberating’

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Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year REDIRECTED

A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children

The Independent UK

Yemen's conflict parties reach deal to release 887 detainees

The two sides in Yemen's conflict agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday.

Reuters

So where were they, Mr Blair? How The Independent exposed the lie of Saddam’s WMD and the justification for an illegal war

The Independent titles vigorously opposed the Iraq war long before others saw the error of their support: Then-editor Tristan Davies reveals how, one month into the conflict, The Independent on Sunday became the first to highlight the failure to find weapons of mass destruction

The Independent UK

Abu Al-Ragheb: King Abdullah Warned Bush against Opening Gates of Hell in Iraq

Former Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abu Al-Ragheb revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat, and for the first time, the behind-the-scenes dealings related to the build up of the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Jordan had repeatedly warned decision-makers in the West that chaos would reign in Iraq should the invasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Compare Iraq with Ukraine. It’s clear the era of US global supremacy is over

Washington’s power is suddenly threatened by a newly confident China and disquiet among leaders in the global south, says former Guardian chief foreign correspondent Jonathan Steele

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar's displaced close to Thai border dig to safety from junta air strikes

At a makeshift camp for Myanmar's displaced people, two young men hack away at the red earth with a hoe and machete to build a bunker before the next junta shelling or air raid.

Bangkok Post

Read: The world's 20 happiest countries for 2023 revealed

Happiness has risen slightly since the pandemic began amid acts of kindness, global report finds.

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UN science report to provide stark climate warning

A major new United Nations report being released Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold

The Guardian - UK

How many of those calling for Putin’s arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq?

Gordon Brown, Condoleezza Rice and Alastair Campbell are as responsible for an illegal war as the Russian leader’s ‘henchmen’ they condemn, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Times of India

India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globally

India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globally.

The Independent UK

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Cyclone Freddy teaches deadly lessons on storm warnings, city sprawl

By Frank Phiri, Manuel Mucari and Carien du Plessis

Al Jazeera

Full text: China’s position on settling the Ukraine Crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Sudan factions agree to form transitional govt April 11 -spokesperson

Sudan's political factions have agreed to form a new transitional government on April 11, Khalid Omar Yousif, the spokesperson for the signatories to the political settlement, said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

How the Iraq war unfolded – as reported by The Independent

The conflict cost hundreds of thousands of lives, ruined millions more and shook an entire region – and The Independent was one of the few to oppose invasion from the very beginning. From WMDs and ‘sexed-up’ dossiers to whitewashing and ‘we got him’, here’s how Bush and Blair’s doomed war…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bremer Acknowledges 'Mistakes’ in Disbanding Baath Party, Iraqi Army

When I was about to have this conversation with Ambassador Paul Bremer, an Iraqi-American friend whispered in my ear: “This is not just an ambassador. He is a president, who ruled Iraq for more than a year!” In his capacity as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority after the war…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the forgotten Rohingya refugees: lives without futures

Editorial: More than five years after hundreds of thousands fled Myanmar, conditions in Bangladesh are deteriorating

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Russia's ambassador to Australia accuses International Criminal Court of bias

Russia's ambassador to Australia says the International Criminal Court has "tunnel vision", questioning its impartiality.

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