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UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women

The United Nations says that since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls

The Independent UK

Bakhmut may fall 'in coming days', NATO's Stoltenberg warns

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut may fall into Russian hands in the coming days after months of intense fighting. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Myanmar junta slams UN human rights chief's 'irrelevant' comments

Myanmar's junta has slammed the United Nations' (UN) human rights chief for making "irrelevant" remarks after he said the military may have committed war crimes as it struggles to crush resistance to its rule.

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Saudi Crown Prince, Alimi Discuss Developments in Yemen

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held talks with Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi in Riyadh on Tuesday, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The talks focused on the developments in Yemen, with Crown Prince Mohammed underscoring the Kingdom’s ongoing support to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP News Digest 3 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

Governments criticized for keeping women from peace talks

On the eve of International Women’s Day, leading women’s rights campaigners at the United Nations and the African Union and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticized male-dominated governments for excluding women from peace negotiations

The Independent UK

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks

New York Times says new intelligence seen by US officials suggests opponents of Vladimir Putin behind pipeline attacks.

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What the papers say – March 8

The Tories have been accused of ‘extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the UK’ by the UN.

The Independent UK

Trump eyes Arizona’s Kari Lake as potential vice presidential candidate

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly seriously considering naming Arizona’s Kari Lake as his 2024 running mate and is focused on naming a woman to his ticket.

Tribune News Service

Happy International Women's Day 2023: Images, Quotes, Wishes, Messages, Cards, Greetings, Pictures and GIFs

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. It celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all around the world.

The Times of India

Sunak to face MPs after unveiling law to stop migrant Channel crossings

The Prime Minister could be challenged over how the proposed policy will work in practice.

The Independent UK

Sunak migrant plan succeeded in Australia, claims top politician

The Independent UK

International Women’s Day 2023: What is this year’s theme and how to take part in it?

The holiday falls on 8 March every year

The Independent UK

Independent Women 2023 - The Influence List

For the first time in its history, The Independent has drawn up a list of the most influential women of the moment. The result is an eclectic, all-star line up for 2023, bringing together women from a vast range of orbits who all share one thing in common: their influence…

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The Conversation

Is International Women's Day a catalyst for change or just a symbolic gesture?

International Women’s Day occurs yearly on March 8. The United Nations argues that international days are powerful tools for advocacy, awareness and action. On women’s rights and equality issues, action and awareness are badly needed, at home in Canada and around the world.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says illegal migrant crossings crackdown ‘tough’ but ‘necessary’ as backlash grows

United Nations refugee agency urges MPs and peers to block PM’s ‘profoundly’ concerning plan to tackle small boat crossings

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman's Illegal Migration Bill explained as UN calls for it to be blocked

The Home Secretary has unveiled controversial legislation aimed at tackling the number of people who arrive in the UK by small boat - but she conceded that there may be some legal wrangling to come

The Conversation

Health care offered to women in prison should match community standards – and their rights

On this International Women’s Day, let’s not forget women in prison.

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Biden thanks Oman for Yemen truce support, opening airspace

U.S. President Joe Biden thanked the sultan of Oman on Tuesday for the country's support of a UN-mediated truce in Yemen and for its decision to open its airspace to all civilian aircraft, including those flying to and from Israel, the White House said in a statement.

The Independent UK

United Nations refugee agency condemns Sunak’s small boats legislation

The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill would undermine Britain’s proud history of offering humanitarian support.

The Conversation

The high seas are supposed to belong to everyone – a new UN treaty aims to make it law

It may come as a surprise to fellow land-dwellers, but the ocean actually accounts for most of the habitable space on our planet. Yet a big chunk of it has been left largely unmanaged. It’s a vast global common resource, and the focus of a new treaty called the biodiversity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Rights Chief Calls for ‘Serious’ Lebanon Blast Investigation

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called for a "serious investigation" into the disastrous 2020 Beirut port explosion in a call that was echoed by dozens of other countries on Tuesday. Families of victims, rights groups, and even some political parties in Lebanon have lambasted political stonewalling of…

Al Jazeera

New UN rights chief opens ‘communication’ with China

Volker Türk’s first speech falls short of activists’ hopes for a tougher stand after UN report on abuses in Xinjiang.

Daily Record

Dunblane doctor shares work helping mums-to-be caught up in tragic earthquake zone

Paul Holmes is part of a UK Government team deployed to Turkey to help people suffering from the impact of the quake.

Newsroom.co.nz

First torture, now solitary - NZ's shame

Aaron Smale unravels the legal liability the Crown is now ensnared in after the Royal Commission into State Abuse's finding of torture at Lake Alice - how solitary confinement elsewhere is now in the gun, and the political implications.

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