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UN demands urgent action after Greece migrant boat tragedy

The United Nations has called for in-depth investigations into the migrant boat sinking off Greece this week, believed to have left hundred dead, and urgent action to prevent further tragedies.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2023

Message of Yoga is to rise above everything, spread peace, prosperity: MoS Meenakashi Lekhi

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi said the message of Yoga is to spread the message of peace and prosperity.

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2023

Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises its colonial past

The wooden "sun masks," which date back to the mid-15th century, were handed over at the presidential palace during a visit to Berlin by Colombian President Gustavo Petro

WEKU · Jun 17, 2023

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UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order

From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023

Chris Christie gains ground with voters in second N.H. poll after launching anti-Trump campaign

Chris Christie enjoyed a surge in support Friday as a second straight New Hampshire poll showed him gaining ground with voters after he announced his 2024 presidential campaign by fiercely attacking former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2023

The fertiliser conundrum countries face

The global food system is broken. Largely dominated by multinational corporations, it enables and encourages unsustainable and unhealthy production and consumption patterns and generates enormous waste across all stages of production and distribution.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023

US restricts Ugandan officials travel in wake of anti-LGBTQ law

US President Biden had previously said said cuts and sanctions were possible in response to the law.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

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Mali asks UN to withdraw its peacekeeping mission ‘without delay’

The West African nation’s military rulers criticised MINUSMA’s ‘failure’ to respond to security challenges.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Greek coastguard denies claims refugee boat capsized after tow rope attached

UN calls for urgent action to prevent further tragedies as police believe up to 500 people remain missing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

EU calls Serbia and Kosovo to Brussels for crisis talks after recent tensions

Serbia’s arrest of Kosovan police officers has added to concerns about relations between the two countries

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

As Sudan war rages, rival sides accused of looting, diverting aid

Aid workers, medics and experts say army and RSF both steal aid, restrict access and impose rent-seeking impediments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Fears of environmental disaster mount after Ukraine dam break

An estimated 700,000 people are in need of clean water around the Nova Kakhovka dam as Kyiv speaks of ‘ecocide’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Peru violated rights of 13-year-old girl repeatedly raped by father, UN rules

Authorities denied pregnant Indigenous girl her legal right to an abortion and ‘re-victimised’ her, UN child rights committee says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

Greece shipwreck: hopes of finding survivors fade on final day of search

Nine suspects expected to face court as search enters third day and initial response to disaster is criticised

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

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Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2023

UN climate talks in Bonn end in stalemate as poorer countries plead for action

Ten days of climate talks wrapped up in Bonn, Germany, on Thursday with negotiators unable to agree on key issues ahead of the Cop28 summit in December. Developing countries that are especially vulnerable to climate change say richer ones are failing to deliver the funding they need to weather the…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

If the UK is really moved by starvation in North Korea, demand an end to cruel sanctions

UN bans aimed at transgressive regimes always hurt the poor and innocent, leaving rulers such as Kim Jong-un unscathed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2023

Timeline: How the migrant boat tragedy unfolded off Greece

Greek authorities say they were notified of the boat’s presence but those onboard repeatedly refused offers for help.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2023

UN experts call on France to review police tactics at protests

Human rights experts mandated by the UN say France should thoroughly review its policing practices, expressing concern at the "reported excessive use of force" against protesters.

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 478 of the invasion

Explosions reported in Kyiv during African peace initiative visit; Ukraine has retaken more than 100 sq km in counteroffensive, commander claims

Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2023

Amnesty urges Macron to pressure Saudi prince over death sentences during Paris visit

Amnesty International on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to pressure Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is currently in France, to spare seven young men facing execution for crimes committed while minors.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023

Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations

YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.

France 24 · Jun 16, 2023

Hope fades for missing migrants in deadly shipwreck in Greece

Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece’s failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized.

Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2023

Antrim company Fast Engineering helps UN prevent environmental disaster in Red Sea

The companies containment units are in position to capture potential oil spills from a super tanker held hostage off the coast of Yemen

France 24 · Jun 16, 2023

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘de-escalate’ conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on both Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict in order to “settle” the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa is one of a group of African leaders that arrived in the Ukrainian capital earlier on Friday as air raid sirens sounded and explosions…

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Thousands of Sudanese fleeing fighting with no travel documents trapped on the border with Egypt

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been stranded in towns along their country's northern border with Egypt

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