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Russian military contractor ‘recruiting convicts with serious diseases in bid to raise numbers’, says UK

In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defence said that the Wagner Group is hiring convicts as it begins to prioritise ‘numbers over experience or quality’

Evening Standard

UN, Turkey and Ukraine agree to unblock 16 grain ships under grain deal

The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine reached an agreement on Sunday to unblock 16 grain ships in Turkish waters on Monday, a day after Russia announced the suspension of its participation in the agreement on grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded…

France 24

Iraqi Wells Threaten Race to the Bottom

Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are forcing it to dig ever deeper for a more precious resource: water. Iraq is one of the world's five countries most impacted by key effects of the climate crisis, according the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Cop27 climate summit: window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast

The effects of global heating could soon reach a tipping point, but scientists fear that the meeting in Egypt will become bogged down in recriminations

The Guardian - UK

New Generation of Syrians Were Born in Exile

Ten years after fleeing war in her native Syria, Hadeel is expecting a third child, brought into a life of poverty and uncertainty at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Amman, is home to some 80,000 Syrian refugees, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK going ‘exactly wrong direction on every count’ in fighting global warming

NEW Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been warned that urgent support is needed to help North Sea oil and gas workers transition to renewable…

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow Girl pressures UK to react to death of Iranian Kurd

SCOTLAND’S first refugee councillor has urged the UK Government to stop doing “nothing” and make a formal statement on the death of Mahsa…

The National (Scotland)

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Hiroshima survivors plead for nuclear-free world as global tensions rise

Survivors of 1945 atomic bomb express deep concern amid bellicose rhetoric from Russia and North Korea

The Guardian - UK

Russia is weaponizing food with halt of Black Sea grain exports - Blinken

Russia's halting of its participation in the United Nations-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative grain deal is weaponizing food by exacerbating humanitarian crises, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.

Reuters

The battle to save Lake Ohrid

Lake Ohrid is a Balkan treasure, nestled between mountain ranges in North Macedonia and Albania. It’s known for its ancient architecture and natural beauty. But it’s under threat by the very people who love it most.

ABC News

‘Horrific assassination.’ Well-known Haiti political leader killed in gang-plagued region

A well-known political leader who headed one of Haiti’s center-left political parties after making a name for himself in the lottery business is dead after being ambushed Friday night in the green hills above Port-au-Prince.

Miami Herald

Rishi Sunak accepted cash from fossil fuel investors in campaign to become PM

Donations from supporters with links to oil and gas helped fund new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Ready4Rishi leadership campaign - as he says he's too busy to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

Daily Mirror

Somalia is on the brink of famine, with children dying of malnutrition and hundreds of thousands of families displaced

Across Somalia, the worst drought in half a century is wiping out livestock and decimating crops, with families leaving their homes in desperate search of food for their starving children. Warning: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News

No 10 alarm as Boris Johnson plans to attend Cop27 climate summit

Ex-PM’s Cop27 visit is seen as snub to Sunak as Labour attacks government’s policy failures on environmental crisis

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Reuters

Ukraine says Russia grain move requires strong international response

Russia's suspension of a Black Sea grain export deal requires a strong international response from the United Nations and the Group of 20 major economies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

Reuters

Factbox-U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain

Russia said on Saturday it was pulling out of a deal aimed at unlocking Ukrainian grain and fertiliser exports from Black Sea ports and easing global food shortages. Here are details of the U.N.-led Black Sea Initiative, according to senior U.N. officials who briefed reporters when it was signed in…

The Guardian - UK

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal after attack on Sevastopol naval base

Move comes after assault by airborne and underwater drones in which flagship may be been damaged

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Slams German Remarks over Qatar’s Hosting of World Cup

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf condemned on Saturday remarks by Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser over Qatar’s hosting of the football World Cup in November. In a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Al-Hajraf underscored the stance of GCC countries in supporting Qatar in confronting…

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The Independent UK

Oz-Mastriano: An awkward pair atop Pennsylvania's GOP ticket

Republicans have political winds at their back, but the party's nominees in Pennsylvania for governor and Senate are running dramatically different campaigns and targeting two very different types of voters

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly calls for countries to unite to deprive terrorists of funds

UK foreign secretary was speaking at memorial ceremony for victims of 2008 attacks in Mumbai

Newslaundry

Behind India’s criticism of UNSC, immediate factors, an old grouse

India’s critical remarks about the failure of the United Nations Security Council in proscribing Pakistan-based terror entities – involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attack – can be seen with a rear view into the last few decades as much as within a shorter frame of recent months.

The Independent UK

UK says world must condemn use of unmanned drones to ‘inflict terror’ in Ukraine

‘Drones being used to target critical national infrastructure and civilian targets,’ says foreign secretary James Cleverly at India summit

WEKU

Japan has taken in hundreds of Ukrainians. The welcome for others has been less warm

The Japanese government has given Ukrainians residency and work permits for up to a year. But for those from other countries, it can be a years-long struggle to attain similar benefits and privileges.

Al Jazeera

Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests

An Iranian intelligence report claims arrested journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death were trained by the US.

The Independent UK

Who are Rishi Sunak’s in-laws? The Indian entrepreneurs wealthier than King Charles

The personal story of Narayana Murthy, ‘the Steve Jobs of India’ and father-in-law to UK’s PM, mirrors his country’s own path to becoming a successful global IT hub

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