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5 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening their security, too

Tensions continue to mount between Russia and Moldova – a small country bordering on southwestern Ukraine that is seeking European Union membership. Moldova is also home to a breakaway region called Transnistria that has strong Russian ties, landing both places in the crosshairs of the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation

World Wildlife Day: UN celebration of animals and plants on 50th anniversary of CITES

The UN and CITES recently pledged to reduce the extinction rate tenfold.

Evening Standard

Crucial high seas treaty stuck over sharing of genetic resources

Delegates deplore ‘insensitivity and privilege’ of developed nations as negotiators disagree over who should benefit from marine discoveries

The Guardian - UK

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Lavrov says Russia will ‘no longer rely’ on West for energy trade as Moscow pivots to India and China

Russia and China ‘wanted to include Nord Stream sabotage issue in G20 communique’

The Independent UK

Roger Waters reveals first music from re-recorded solo Dark Side of the Moon

Controversial former bandleader says he wanted to ‘re-address the political and emotional message’ of album that turns 50 years old this week

The Guardian - UK

World Water Day: What is it and how can you take part?

Campaigners want people to ‘step up’ and be the ‘change they want to see in the world’.

Evening Standard

Guterres Calls on Erbil, Baghdad to Find Concrete Agreements on ‘Pressing Issues’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed on Thursday the UN’s support for Iraq's efforts to return people displaced by years of conflict. Guterres and a delegation including Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq Jeanine-Plasschaert visited the Nineveh Governorate, said the media office of National Security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Egypt Looks Forward to Boosting Water Management Cooperation with the Netherlands

Egypt looks forward to strengthening cooperation with the Netherlands in water management and agriculture, two crucial sectors with promising opportunities for both countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry briefed his Dutch counterpart, Wopke Hoekstra, on the latest Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue developments, clarifying his country's vision. Ethiopia is in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians Demand Arrest of Israeli Official Visiting Washington

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday asked Washington to arrest a visiting Israeli official who called for wiping out the Palestinian village of Huwara. “The Foreign Ministry demands the US administration to arrest the fascist terrorist Davidi Ben Zion, the deputy head of the Shomron Regional Council, who is currently…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

UN rights group says Nicaragua executed 40 people

A U.N. human rights groups said the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega executed at least 40 people and ordered hospitals not to treat demonstrators wounded in antigovernment protests

The Independent UK

Argentina to renew push for sovereignty over Falkland Islands

The South American country hopes to bring the question of the islands’ disputed sovereignty before the United Nations.

Al Jazeera

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Leetona has relived her son's final moments for years — an inquiry left her with more questions than answers

David Dungay Jr died while being restrained by corrective officers in a cell at Long Bay Prison Hospital in 2015 — now his family is trying to help others navigate NSW's "overburdened" coronial system.

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Five noteworthy presidential candidates have declared for 2024, nine fewer than this point in the 2020 cycle

Two noteworthy candidates recently entered the race for president of the United States: entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy (R), and author and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D).

Al Jazeera

Libya approves constitutional changes in move towards elections

UN envoy has described the amendment as ‘controversial within the Libyan political class and general citizenry’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

France: Iran Uranium Enrichment 'Very Concerning'

France on Thursday called developments in Iran's nuclear program "very concerning" after the UN nuclear watchdog reported finding uranium particles enriched just under the 90 percent needed for an atomic bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report described inspectors discovering on Jan. 21 that two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges…

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Surprise! Farmers can be the new heroes of climate mitigation

A dollar spent wisely on mitigation brings transformational economic benefits. So we can justify investing in both mitigation and adaptation, as China, India and many other countries are doing. Humanity can still, just, prevent catastrophic climate change if each country shoulders its share of climate responsibility.

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The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog head to go to Iran for high-level talks

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that its director-general will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran’s government

Chicago Sun-Times

In Haiti’s heart of gang war, one hospital stands its ground

As gangs tighten their grip on Haiti, many medical facilities in the Caribbean nation’s most violent areas have closed, leaving Fontaine Hospital Center one of the last hospitals in one of the world’s most lawless places.

Daily Record

School kids set for climate walkout protest walkout against Scottish oil fields today

Young climate strikers to hold major march in Edinburgh to demonstrate against the fossil fuels industry.

Daily Mirror

Turkey earthquake: Dog pulled from rubble after being buried alive for 23 days

Just over three weeks ago, twin earthquakes tore apart Turkey and Syria, leading to entire neighbourhoods being completely flattened and the deaths of 50,000 people

The Conversation

Poland’s hospitality is helping many Ukrainian refugees thrive – 5 takeaways

More than 8 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland since Russia’s February 2022 invasion. About 1.5 million of them have remained in the central European country rather than moving on to other places or returning home amid Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Talks, then a ‘pogrom’ in Palestine

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

The Guardian - UK

Russia accuses west at G20 of blackmail and claims it has China’s support

Stormy meeting in Delhi breaks up without joint statement as west and Moscow spar over Ukraine

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