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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.

Reuters

The Push To Eliminate Fossil Fuels Is Hurting Poor People

"When we look at solar and wind around the world, it always correlates to rising prices and declining reliability."

Reason

Resolution to restore solar tariff advances in House

WASHINGTON — The House Ways and Means Committee voted 26-13 on Wednesday to nullify a Biden administration move to waive tariffs on solar energy equipment routed from China through four other Asian nations before arriving in the United States.

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Aid worker and son, 8, trapped in school in Sudan with dwindling supplies and gunshots outside

Exclusive: A group of 20 is trapped, with a week or two of supplies and no idea how and when they will get out

The Independent UK

Israel fears Sudan unrest could end prospects of peace treaty

Israel is using its relationships with the generals leading the Sudanese military and the RSF to urge them to end the fighting.

Axios

Sudan violence continues for fifth day with death toll passing 270 as rival forces clash

The unrest erupted in the northeast African country after an internationally brokered truce fell apart

Manchester Evening News

Why the world should take notice as Saudi Arabia joins Chinese alliance -- and how this relates to Taiwan

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet recently approved the decision to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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Thousands flee Khartoum as fighting continues despite 24-hour truce

Thousands of residents have fled the Sudanese capital Khartoum as fighting between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries raged for a fifth day. A 24-hour humanitarian truce collapsed almost immediately. At least 270 civilians have lost their lives. UN and foreign government staff are being evacuated.

Radio France Internationale

India set to be world’s most populous nation by mid-2023, surpassing China

India is expected to have around 2.9 million more inhabitants than China by the middle of the year

Evening Standard

Diplomats, aid workers under attack in ‘nightmare’ Sudan violence

Endre Stiansen, the Norwegian ambassador to Sudan, said the ‘urban warfare’ in Khartoum is unprecedented.

Al Jazeera

Black Sea grain deal elusive despite resumption of ship inspections

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a U.N.-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative.

Reuters

Thousands flee Khartoum as Sudan ceasefire fails to hold

Germany and Japan reportedly planning to evacuate citizens as UN documents describe ‘nightmare scenario’

The Guardian - UK

The Darién Gap migrant crossing

A US-backed campaign between Panama and Colombia aims to stop migrants crossing the Darién Gap from South into Central America, as UN groups warn that the number of people attempting the journey could rise to a record 400,000 this year.

The Week

UN says India will be world’s most populous nation by mid-year

India is on track to become the world's most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to UN data.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Fox and Dominion settle for $787m election defamation lawsuit

Voting equipment firm was seeking $1.6bn. Plus, mother of Black teenager shot after going to wrong address speaks

The Independent UK

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine grain deal: ship inspections have resumed, says minister

Deputy PM says inspections have restarted, during visit to Turkey to discuss Black Sea Grain Initiative

Reuters

South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides - UN

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 420 of the invasion

Ukraine confirms grain transit to resume in Poland; Patriot air defence systems delivered

Bangkok Post

UN: India population to surpass China at midyear

NEW DELHI: India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed on Wednesday, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Black Sea Grain Deal Elusive Despite Resumption of Ship Inspections

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a UN-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative. Ukraine, which depends heavily on revenue from grain sales as it battles Russia's invasion, and its allies blamed the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Flee Their Homes as Truce Fails, Fighting Rages

Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, after an internationally brokered truce failed. Explosions shook the city as the army and…

Reuters

Ukraine says Black Sea grain deal ship inspections are resuming

Inspections of ships are resuming under a U.N.-brokered agreement on the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

India surpasses China as world’s most populous nation, UN says

NEW DELHI: India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation, according to UN data released Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging grain deal with bribery scheme

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Black Sea grain deal by demanding bribes from ship owners to register new vessels and carry out inspections under the cover of a deal the United Nations hopes could ease a global food crisis.

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