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LIV Golf, sportswashing and women's rights in Saudi Arabia in the spotlight as Adelaide event wraps up

The controversial LIV Golf tour came to Australia under all sorts of scrutiny due to its ties to the leadership of Saudi Arabia, a country with myriad human rights issues. But is the focus proportionate, asks Tracey Holmes.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

UK medical bodies ‘gravely concerned’ over Rwanda deportation scheme

Hundreds of healthcare professionals fear plan will cause ‘catastrophic mental and physical harm’ to refugees

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Countries evacuate diplomats from Sudan, as U.S. works to help thousands of remaining citizens

Hundreds of people have died in intense fighting in Sudan, which is raging for a 9th day.

Axios · Apr 24, 2023

Ukraine reportedly sets up positions on eastern Dnipro river in attempt to dislodge Russian troops – as it happened

Constant attacks from Russian troops have made it impossible for Kherson residents to return to their normal lives

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2023

Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon

Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Sudan Fighting Hastens Evacuations of Diplomats, Citizens

Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff and others trapped in Sudan on Sunday as rival generals battled for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, a city across the Nile from Khartoum, residents said, despite a hoped-for cease-fire to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. More than 420…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2023

Water theft proves lucrative in a dangerously dry world

They learned the hard way not to drive out alone.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2023

China’s ambassador to France questions 'sovereign status' of former Soviet nations

France expressed dismay on Sunday after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine in an interview aired on French television. The controversy came as Russia claimed advances in western districts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Read our live blog to see how the…

France 24 · Apr 23, 2023

Western and other nations escalate plans to evacuate diplomats from Sudan

Death toll passes 420, including 264 civilians, and more than 3,700 wounded as ceasefires fail to hold

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy

UN summit in New York hears how resources needed for sustainable energy threaten Indigenous land and people

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2023