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We need to talk about solar geoengineering

Reflecting sunlight could go horribly wrong, but we may get desperate enough to try it.

Fortune

80 Afghan citizens dead in Italian shipwreck - Taliban foreign ministry

Afghanistan's Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday's shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.

Reuters

Ukraine Urges UN and Türkiye to Start Talks to Extend Grain Deal

Ukraine has sent an appeal to the UN and Türkiye to start negotiations on extending a grain export deal, but there has been no response, a Ukrainian government source said on Tuesday. Yuriy Vaskov, Ukraine's deputy minister of restoration, told Reuters last week that Kyiv would ask all sides to…

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Alleged higher Iran enrichment worries Germany, Israel

Germany's foreign minister says her country and Israel are worried about an accusation attributed to international inspectors that Iran enriched uranium to 84% purity

The Independent UK

Scientists want near moratorium on geoengineering to cool climate — for now

A UN report and a warning from scientists comes amid tests from new geoengineering companies.

Axios

‘Everywhere they go, the Rohingya are exploited’

Kaamil Ahmed, a British journalist, on his new book about the Rohingya’s extraordinary suffering.

Al Jazeera

Cyprus' New President Says Country on Firm Western Footing

Cyprus' new president affirmed the island nation's Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the US and stands firmly with others on “the side of justice” to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine. Speaking after taking his oath of…

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Iran’s FM Accuses the West of ‘Inciting Unrest’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused Western countries of “inciting” unrest in Iran. In a speech before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Amir-Abdollahian defended the Iranian authorities’ handling of the protests that erupted last September following the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, while she was…

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Rights group, UN experts express concern over Bahrain arrests

HRW says Manama still committing widespread rights violations as it seeks to ‘display image of reform and tolerance’.

Al Jazeera

How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is also playing out online, where Russia is using propaganda, fake accounts, and manipulated videos and images to deflect blame and undermine support for Ukraine.

WEKU

Mystery Shrouds Fate of UN Plan for Unloading FSO Safer

Mystery shrouds the fate of FSO Safer, an aging oil tanker moored off the west coast of Yemen, after a UN plan to transfer around 1.1 million barrels of crude oil onboard the derelict vessel to a new tanker faltered due to a lack of funding. The FSO Safer, owned…

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Around 40,000 Syrians Return from Türkiye after Quake

Around 40,000 Syrians who had fled areas affected by the deadly Feb. 6 earthquake have returned from Türkiye to opposition-held northwestern Syria in the two weeks since Türkiye eased restrictions on their movements, a Turkish official and a Syrian rebel official said. The immigration was recorded at four border crossings…

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Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash

Wave of permits for coal-fired power plants sparks concern as ambitions for GDP growth and lowering emissions come into conflict

The Guardian - UK

Morocco Renews Commitment to Resolve the Sahara Issue

Morocco supports the political process to resolve the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, reiterating its commitment to round table talks of all parties, under the exclusive auspices of the UN, according to Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi. Speaking at the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council, Ouahbi said…

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Yemeni PM: Yemen’s Humanitarian Tragedy Caused by Houthi Coup

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik stressed on Monday the need to address the real roots of the crisis in his country, which stems from the coup by the Iran-backed Houthis militias that in turn led to the humanitarian disaster. Abdulmalik ruled out the possibility of finding peace with the militias.

The Guardian - US

Texas inmates say ‘decade after decade’ of solitary confinement is torture

Prisoners who joined hunger strike to protest extreme conditions describe the damage isolation inflicts on mental health

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: US shouldn’t let Bashar Assad leverage earthquake relief for his personal gain

For the past decade, Syrian kleptocrat and dictator Bashar Assad has seen himself ostracized by much of the world. In areas controlled by his regime, he used torture to sow terror in the hearts of the Syrian people through the Mukhabarat, a network of intelligence services. In opposition-held areas, he…

Daily Mirror

Premier League has a short-haul flight crisis and Man Utd are the latest damaging culprits

Manchester United flew back after winning the Carabao Cup in a journey which showed just how ingrained domestic short-haul flights have become in the Premier League

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Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

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Russia Seeks to Accelerate Syria-Türkiye Normalization

Russia aims to normalize relations between Syria and Türkiye in light of the regional and global solidarity both countries received following the devastating earthquakes earlier this month. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov recently announced that Moscow is arranging a meeting that brings together the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Türkiye,…

The Guardian - UK

‘One of the most important talks no one has heard of’: why the high seas treaty matters

The pressure is building around critical negotiations that could, if successful, shield swathes of the world’s ocean

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UN Raises $1.2 Billion for Yemen

Global donors on Monday pledged about $1.2 billion at a conference aimed at generating funds to help millions of people in Yemen suffering from the fallout of an eight-year war, a UN official said. The amount is far below a target of $4.3 billion set by the United Nations to…

Financial Times

Wanted: one supertanker to stop environmental disaster in the Red Sea

Ship needed to transfer 1mn barrels of oil from stricken FSO Safer moored off the coast of Yemen

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 370 of the invasion

Russian forces attempt to close ring around Bakhmut; Russia refusing to compromise on annexed Ukrainian territories

Bangkok Post

Give peace a chance in Ukraine war

China's 12-point proposal for peace in Ukraine should be given serious consideration as it encompasses all the necessary elements that could achieve a ceasefire leading to eventual peace. Obviously, it is still a tall order. At this juncture, the talk of war continues with vigour, especially among the US allies…

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