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How Britain and US voted as UN council passes resolution over slavery reparations

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The Independent UK

Dozens of Sydney suburbs urged to reduce water use after major main bursts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

The Guardian - UK

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Far from Iran, Donald Trump’s impact on the world will be felt for decades

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As The Independent reports from Rubaya, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the president is trying to make foreign mines his own, the fingerprints of this fortune-hunting administration can be seen from one end of the planet to the other

The Independent UK

Britain abstains from key UN vote to recognise slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

United States opposed the resolution which also called for reparations to address historical injustices

The Independent UK

What's inside Trump's 15-point plan to end war with Iran?

The United States has proposed a 15-point plan to end the war with Iran, even as Tehran has denied any formal talks. The conflict, which began on February 28, has caused heavy casualties and disrupted global markets. The plan outlines a ceasefire and key conditions, but there is no official…

The Times of India

Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says

Human Rights Watch and others say they have documented use of weapon in civilian areas during war on Gaza

The Guardian - UK

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UN to vote on resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would designate the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" – a move supporters describe as historic, and essential to global healing.

Radio France Internationale

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

The Guardian - UK

Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk

Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists

The Guardian - US

Iran war impact on civilians 'profound,' UNHCR chief tells Euronews

The impact for civilians across the region is "profound" and poses a "terrible humanitarian challenge," UN refugee agency chief Barham Salih told Euronews' morning show Europe Today.

Euronews

Russia shoots down hundreds of Ukrainian drones after launching deadly attack on Lviv

The extensive assault came a day after Russia fired almost 1,000 drones and 34 missiles at civilian areas

The Independent UK

'Lack of permission': Iran turns back Pakistan-bound ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz

Iran has turned back a Pakistan-bound container vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing a “lack of permission” and failure to comply with maritime protocols. According to Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, the vessel identified as SELEN was intercepted and forced…

The Times of India

Newsletter: Poland, Hungary clash amid allegations Budapest leaked EU secrets to Moscow

Also in this newsletter: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faces an uncertain future after suffering a setback in Tuesday's snap ballot.

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The Guardian - UK

Israeli former PM calls on ICC to halt West Bank ‘Jewish terrorists’ after prosecutions stop

Exclusive: Guardian analysis of settler violence shows no Israelis prosecuted since 2020 for killing Palestinian civilians, as former military, police and spy chiefs describe ‘organised Jewish terrorism’ Middle East crisis – live updates

The Guardian - AU

‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds

The report also recommends government do more to make tech companies liable for ‘psychosocial harms’

The Independent UK

Bahrain's UN proposal calling for 'all necessary means' to open Strait of Hormuz faces opposition

A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s rehashed 15-point Iran plan unlikely to appease Tehran

Diplomats say US president’s latest claimed plan probably based on now outdated framework put forward in May 2025

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Axios

U.S. awaits Iran's response on peace summit as Israel watches warily

The U.S. has a 15-point peace plan, but it's unclear if anyone with authority in Tehran is on board.

The Independent UK

‘Shameless cruelty’: Father held under indefinite jail term for stealing phone faces being sent back to prison

Exclusive: Devastated relatives say Thomas White, who has served 14 years stealing a mobile phone, has been told he is going back to prison without a release date

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russia attacks Unesco World Heritage site

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Radio France Internationale

Chad relocates refugees amid rising tensions at border with Sudan

Chad has begun the emergency relocation of refugees from its border with Sudan as the army prepares to deploy to the area in response to cross-border attacks, an official from the country's refugee agency said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids

ON THE GROUND: A groundbreaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Eswatini, southern Africa, where there is hope that the…

Reason

A War by Any Other Name

From Korea to Iran, the United States has employed countless euphemisms that not only obscure the true nature of its wars but also the constitutional limits designed to constrain them.

The Conversation

Ukraine’s stolen children expose the lies at the heart of Russia’s four-year military assault

The United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine recently delivered a significant finding: Russia’s systematic removal and Russification of Ukrainian children constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.

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