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Humiliated Rishi Sunak hits out as court rules Rwanda migrant policy UNLAWFUL

The landmark ruling comes after more than 14 months of deadlock since it was first unveiled by former Home Secretary Priti Patel last year

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Braverman plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful, appeal court rules

Rishi Sunak announces government will seek supreme court appeal, but Labour says policy is unravelling after judges’ decision

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Campaigners vow to step up action against new North Sea oilfield

Rosebank expected to be approved despite government climate advisers saying it is ‘utterly unacceptable’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

India removed from UNSG report on impact of armed conflict on children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing measures taken by the government to better protect them.

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023

Presumed human remains, debris from Titan submersible recovered by US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard says it has likely recovered human remains from the wreckage of the Titan submersible and is bringing the evidence back to the United States. The submersible imploded last week, killing all five people on board. The vessel was on a voyage see the wreck of the…

France 24 · Jun 28, 2023

UN human rights official says arms embargo and deployment of special force needed for Haiti

A U.N. human rights expert says that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that an embargo on weapons should be implemented immediately

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Gunfire shatters Eid prayer for peace in Sudan

In tonight's edition: The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha offers little respite to Sudanese caught up in the 10th week of fighting between the army and the RSF paramilitary group. Also, a vote by the UN Security Council to end a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali following a request from…

France 24 · Jun 28, 2023

Air raids hit Sudan capital despite Eid truce

Residents and local reports say intense fighting continuing in Omdurman on Wednesday afternoon.

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023

Fearmongering Won't Solve Climate Change

Global warming is an issue. But there are other pressing problems that deserve the world's attention.

Reason · Jun 28, 2023

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s suffering: mourning the lives unlived

Editorial: More than 550 children have died since Russia invaded last year, including in Tuesday’s attack on Kramatorsk

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023