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How to End Yemen’s Forever War

Washington can help broker a lasting peace.

Foreign Affairs

US announces new North Korea-related sanctions

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Japan and South Korea revealed new sanctions to punish North Korea for an unprecedented series of missile tests, as they struggle to pressure Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.

Tribune News Service

In Mexico, lack of resources aggravates impunity in gender crimes

Less than half of femicides in Mexico result in convictions, research group Impunidad Cero said on Thursday, pointing to a lack of resources directed at investigating the murder of women and girls.

Reuters

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China's Xi calls for Ukraine talks in meeting with European Union's Michel

Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged negotiations on a political solution to the Ukraine conflict in talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said.

France 24

Failures in fighting corruption can be overcome

Many anti-corruption movements fail, but by asking fundamental questions researchers offer three ways to tackle corruption cases.

360info

New rewilding fund offers £100,00 to large-scale projects

Annual award launched ahead of crucial UN biodiversity summit

Insider UK

WA government moves to repeal law that allows indefinite detention of mentally impaired people

A law that has long been criticised by mental health groups was deemed by the United Nations to breach the rights of people with disabilities.

ABC News

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The UN committee against torture has found Australia still has work to do

Content warning – this article discusses acts of violence, suicide, and deaths in custody.

The Conversation

Congolese army says rebels massacred 50 civilians in eastern town

Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces on Thursday said M23 rebels and their allies killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe this week, which the M23 denied.

Reuters

On World AIDS Day, Canada must lead the way in combating HIV-AIDS

Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day. As researchers focused on fighting the HIV-AIDS epidemic, we are increasingly concerned all the progress made in the fight against the virus is at risk.

The Conversation

UN seeks $1.72 billion next year to aid Venezuelan migrants, refugees

The United Nations will seek $1.72 billion for 2023 to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, member agencies said on Thursday.

Reuters

New US sanctions against North Koreans over missile program

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on three members of North Korea's ruling party central committee for their involvement in the country's ballistic missile program

The Independent UK

World court: Bolivia, Chile close together in river dispute

The United Nations’ highest court found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river which flows from Bolivia to Chile as the Latin American neighbors had mostly resolved their conflict during the 6-year proceedings

The Independent UK

Tunisia's Harissa Gets UNESCO Heritage Status

UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia's spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying it was part of the North African country's identity. The United Nations' cultural agency is meeting in Morocco to examine proposals for its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which aims to protect cultural…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Reuters

Japan will use G7, UN roles to pressure Russia on Ukraine - foreign minister

Japan will use its turn next year in leadership roles at the Group of Seven and the United Nations to pressure Russia to halt its war in Ukraine, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi said at the Reuters NEXT conference.

Belfast Live

'My mother’s disgusted with me' - Irish World Cup 'baguette boy' discusses viral clip

He shouted 'Je suis une baguette' in the background of an interview on French TV with the video viewed over four millions times on Twitter

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon rejects UN concerns about reform of Scotland’s gender law

First minister says special rapporteur’s disquiet about changes to how people change their legal sex ‘not well founded’

The Conversation

EU plans to set up a new court to prosecute Russia's war on Ukraine – but there's a mixed record on holding leaders like Putin accountable for waging wars

A senior European Union official announced on Nov. 30, 2022, that the EU will work with the United Nations in the hopes of setting up a special court that would investigate and prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders for the crime of aggression in Ukraine.

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France 24

False promises and shady agents: How universities in Northern Cyprus are swindling African students

Dreaming of a European diploma, and of eventually working in the European Union, many students – most of them African – spend thousands of dollars a year to study in universities in Northern Cyprus. Many of these students were reeled in by recruiters who get a hefty sum from these…

The Independent UK

Gender reform not being ‘rushed through’ Holyrood, insists Sturgeon

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is currently progressing in Parliament.

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Iran clashes with the USA (on the pitch)

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

The Guardian - UK

Nature positive and 30x30 – just soundbites or the foundations of a Cop15 deal?

As participants arrive in Montreal to negotiate this decade’s targets for protecting biodiversity, two themes are getting the lion’s share of attention

The Independent UK

Cheers! Serbia's plum brandy gets UN world heritage status

It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica - Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity

The Independent UK

‘If you want to understand what Russia has done, come to Ukraine,’ Zelensky claps back at Musk

‘I think that either someone has influence over him, or he somehow draws conclusions on his own’

France 24

World AIDS Day: Global inequalities pause years of progress on fighting epidemic

World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness and remembering those who lost their lives to the illness. Although the world has come a long way in terms of both destigmatising and treating HIV/AIDS, much remains to be done. The United Nations says different forms of inequality are still preventing…

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