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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pledges to Export Grain to Africa

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised that his embattled country will do all it can to send more grain to Africa as he began his tour this week of the continent in Senegal. Ukraine will be sending “boats full of seeds for Africa,” Kuleba said after meeting with Senegal's president…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Disappointed' Egypt worried UK will renege on climate promises

Some 90 heads of state have been confirmed for next month’s UN climate conference, with host country Egypt sending a warning shot to Britain – from whom it will inherit the Cop27 presidency – not to backtrack on its commitments to fight global warming.

Radio France Internationale

Africa in space: continent has a lot to gain, but proper plans must be put in place

Every year in October nearly 100 countries organise activities to mark World Space Week. The theme this year is space and sustainability. In this interview, Adejuwon Soyinka, West Africa regional editor at The Conversation Africa, asks Etim Offiong about how far Africa has come in the space age and what…

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U.S. to ask UN Security Council to meet on North Korea

The United States will ask the United Nations Security Council to meet publicly on Wednesday on North Korea, a U.S. official said, after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

Reuters

COP27 climate-change conference: When and where is it and what does COP stand for?

The 27th climate-change conference hosted by the United Nations will take place this November

Evening Standard

Kerry: Western ministers dodged 'family photo' with Russian envoy at climate talks

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday some Western ministers avoided a so-called family photo of participants at climate talks in Kinshasa because they were uncomfortable with the presence of Russia's representative.

Reuters

Sudanese civilian groups ask U.N. to help contain paramilitary forces

Sudanese pro-democracy groups are about to ask the country's United Nations mission to help them integrate a paramilitary force and former rebel factions into a unified army, or disarm and demobilise them, a draft letter seen by Reuters shows.

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Government ‘singularly responsible’ for India’s economic problems: Congress

India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7% this year from 8.2% in 2021, the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2022 projected on Monday

The Hindu

Ukraine war: China's lukewarm support for Russia is likely to benefit Kyiv – here's why

Things are not going well for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. On September 30 he announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions that are partially controlled by Russia. Yet less than a day later, Ukrainian troops captured the strategic town of Lyman in the north of the annexed Donetsk region.

The Conversation

Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around U.N. climate summit

Billionaire Jeff Bezos's environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year's U.N. climate summit to add heft to land restoration efforts, its top official told Reuters.

Reuters

Kremlin welcomes Elon Musk proposal for Ukraine settlement denounced by Kyiv

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.)

Reuters

UN flood aid appeal jumps amid disease surge in Pakistan

The United Nations is asking for five times' more international aid after deadly floods in Pakistan left millions of survivors homeless and at rising risk of waterborne diseases

The Independent UK

Pakistan out of money for flood recovery, UN boosts aid request- minister

Pakistan is out of money to spend on recovery from devastating floods, its climate change minister said on Tuesday, urging prompt international help at the U.N. launch of an aid appeal as funds needed by the country were ramped up five-fold.

Reuters

'Rick and Morty' Season 6, Episode 5 review: "Final DeSmithation" is controversial and tired

'Rick and Morty' Season 6, Episode 5, "Final DeSmithation" is a fun Rick-Jerry adventure that repeats the same jokes too many times over.

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The Guardian - UK

Failure to extend Yemen ceasefire leaves millions at risk, say charities

International organisations cite 60% fall in civilian casualties over six months, but critics say benefits of truce have been exaggerated

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Sec-Gen Warns Of ‘Climate Chaos’ Ahead of COP 27

Weeks away from the 27th session of the UN Climate Conference (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of "climate chaos," explaining that the increasing emissions are at "an all-time high and rising." He called on G20 of the world's wealthiest developed countries, companies, and investors to…

The Guardian - US

Worldwide fertiliser shortage prompts Peru to turn to bird poo

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made the South American country’s deposits of bird poo more valuable

The Guardian - UK

Hope amid climate chaos: ‘We are in a race between Armageddon and awesome’

Renewables, decarbonisation, activism, cooperation … The challenge is immense, but the situation is far from hopeless

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Elon Musk in Row with Zelensky over Russia 'Peace Plan'

US billionaire Elon Musk was embroiled in a social media spat with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday over his ideas on ending Russia's invasion. Musk sparked the controversy on Twitter by proposing a peace deal involving re-running under UN supervision annexation referendums in Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions, acknowledging…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile over Japan

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, prompting Tokyo to activate the country's missile alert system and order people to take shelter. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was in 2017, at the height of a period of "fire and fury" when…

The Guardian - AU

US promises more weapons to Kyiv – as it happened

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Axios

Japan residents urged to shelter as North Korea's military fires missile over country

It's the first time in five years that North Korea's military has sent a missile over Japan.

ABC News

Elon Musk in row with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Twitter poll suggesting Russia should keep Crimea

Elon Musk's suggestion that Russia could be allowed to keep areas it has illegally annexed draws a heated response from Ukrainian leaders.

France 24

UN chief urges Yemen rivals to avoid new violence and renew ceasefire

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Yemen’s warring parties on Monday to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire and to engage with each other to renew the truce.

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan’s PM says rival Imran Khan is ‘biggest liar on earth’

Exclusive: As economic turmoil continues, Shehbaz Sharif accuses predecessor of leaving the country in ruins

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