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UN chief to host May meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar

Senior UN official says meeting could include talks on ‘baby steps’ towards international recognition of the Taliban.

Al Jazeera

Caged dogs with 'trusting eyes' butchered and burnt alive for meat at festival

WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: No To Dog Meat works with locals in countries like China, Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia, where dog meat markets are still popular, and scenes of canines being butchered or boiled alive are common

Daily Mirror

Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker

A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen

The Independent UK

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What next for Sudan as ceasefire attempt fails?

Fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival militia has killed at least 300 people, including three UN workers, and raised fears that the country is on the brink of a civil war that could unsettle the entire region.

The Week

Factbox-Stampede highlights Yemen's dire humanitarian crisis

A stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in a war-torn country where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.

Reuters

Ukraine refugees face uncertainty and precarity as displacement persists

Despite being welcomed by European neighbors, for most Ukrainians, it's not enough to build a new life. Many are caught in a cycle of repeated uprooting, displacement and return.

WEKU

Sudan's truce falters, as Egypt repatriates army personnel

Egypt has repatriated dozens of technicians in its air force who had been held by one of the warring factions in Sudan

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Funding Shortage Threatens ‘FSO Safer’ Rescue Mission

In a joint effort with the UN, Britain and the Netherlands will host a conference in two weeks aimed at raising an extra $29.4 million to salvage the deteriorating oil tanker known as FSO “Safer,” moored off the coast of Hodeidah governorate in Yemen. The derelict supertanker has been stranded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least 78 killed in aid stampede in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa

At least 78 people have been killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations.

The New Daily

Syrian Kurds Ready for Dialogue with Damascus

The Kurdish Autonomous Administration, which controls large areas in northern and northeastern Syria, has expressed its willingness to meet with the Syrian government, in a move that comes in parallel with an accelerating Arab openness towards Damascus. In a statement distributed on Tuesday night and reported by AFP, the Administration…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan's warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday.

Reuters

Final UK interest rate rise expected in May; profits driving up inflation, warns ECB; US jobless claims rise – as it happened

Economists predict inflation will prompt Bank of England to lift rates again in May, for last time in current cycle

The Guardian - UK

At least 78 people killed in Ramadan crush in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Hundreds had gathered in a school to receive monetary handouts from local businesspeople

Evening Standard

En garde! Fencing helps young Senegalese play by the rules

Teaching young offenders and others the sport has been so successful at instilling self-discipline and respect that the scheme is expanding

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Rivals Attempt another Truce as Civilians Flee Unrest

Sudan's rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire after a failed truce the night before.

Asharq Al-Awsat

India Will Pass China to Be Most Populous Nation by Mid-2023

India is on track to surpass China by mid-2023 as the world’s most populous nation, United Nations data said Wednesday, raising questions about whether a booming, young Indian population will fuel economic growth for years to come. While India's 254 million people between ages 15 and 24 is the largest…

Newsroom.co.nz

East Coast group takes pine forestry concerns to UN

The damage caused by pine forestry has been raised at the UN by an NZ group that says the industry is responsible for multiple Indigenous rights violations. Aaron Smale reports.

Reuters

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says

People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF.

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The New Daily

Govt to spend $150 million on reef water quality woes

The environment minister has announced a $150 million program to address poor water quality on the reef, one of the key threats identified by UN inspectors.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy to address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday by video, the lower house of Congress said, as he seeks support in his country's war with Russia.

Al Jazeera

US watchdog ‘cannot assure’ Afghanistan aid not going to Taliban

Special inspector says oversight has been hindered by State Department’s ‘persistent refusal’ to provide information.

Fortune

Elon Musk’s and governments’ fears about population could be a real threat, UN warns

Over- and underpopulation is turning into a ‘scapegoat’ for global problems and could restrict rights, UN warns.

The Guardian - AU

ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Thousands flee as new ceasefire attempt fails in Sudan

Khartoum residents struggle with power cuts, water shortage as fighting rages for fifth day.

Reuters

UN chief to convene meeting to work on way forward on Afghanistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene envoys on Afghanistan from various countries next month to work on a unified approach to dealing with the Taliban authorities, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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