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Aid Group Issues Urgent Appeal for Quake-Hit Syria

The group Doctors Without Borders called Sunday for the "urgent scaling up" of earthquake aid to northwest Syria as it delivered a convoy laden with emergency assistance. Aid has been slow to reach Syria's rebel-held areas since the February 6 quake killed a combined total of more than 43,000 people…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023

Abbas Requests that Blinken Make Israel Stop Unilateral Measures

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has underscored the need for Israel to stop all unilateral measures, including settlement construction, home demolitions, raids on cities and villages, and extrajudicial killings. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held telephone talks with Abbas on Saturday to discuss the potential escalation and asked him not…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023

Turkey earthquake rescue operations to end, government says

The head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency says rescue operations will likely end on Sunday evening.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2023

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Russian Envoy: US Seeks to Inflame Ukraine Crisis with Claims against Moscow

Washington is trying to demonize Moscow and foment the crisis in Ukraine with allegations of Russian crimes against humanity, Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, Vice President Kamala…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Drop as Ship Backups Grow

The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a UN-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations, with inspections of ships falling to half what they were four months ago and a backlog of vessels growing as Russia's invasion nears the one-year mark. Ukrainian and some…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023

Inside bizarre micro-nation in desert with its own dictator and strict walrus ban

Although not formally recognised by the UN, Molossia, in the Dayton Valley, Nevada, US, has soldiered on since its founding in 1977 and has its own strange

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2023

Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow

The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations nearly a year into Russia's invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

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China may be on brink of supplying arms to Russia, says Blinken

US secretary of state meets with top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and warns of ‘serious problem for us’ if Beijing supplies weaponry to Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Gerontocracy: the exceptionally old political class that governs the US

Joe Biden and members of Congress are increasingly long in the tooth – and more and more out of step with a much younger US public

The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023

The Observer view on the war in Ukraine, one year on: an even more dangerous phase may await

As Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s country braces for Russia’s spring offensive, weapons are slow in arriving and political strains among western supporters increasing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

'I just want my legs back': Myanmar landmine casualties soar

Since the February 2021 military takeover in Myanmar, landmines planted by all sides of the conflict have become responsible for skyrocketing civilian casualties, including children increasingly as victims

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Ukraine in mind, US frantic to avert Mideast showdown at UN

The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis this week at the United Nations over Israeli settlement activity

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

Chinese peace plan for Ukraine greeted cautiously by the west

China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi speaks of need to uphold principle of territorial integrity but also of respecting Russia’s ‘legitimate security interests’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says

Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Watch as Ukraine’s foreign minister addresses Munich Security Conference

Watch as the Ukrainian foreign minister addresses the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, 18 February.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

U.N. allocates $250 million for crises like famine threat in Africa

The United Nations will spend $250 million from its emergency fund to tackle "forgotten crises' around the world, including helping communities that are facing the risk of famine in Africa, its secretary general said on Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Faye Flam: We shouldn’t need body bags to learn from Ohio’s train disaster

If things had gone a bit differently, the chemicals on the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, could have exploded, killing people on the spot, maybe hundreds. That’s the unacceptable risk thrust on communities across the country by the transportation of hazardous materials. Fixing the problem won’t be easy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2023

Security, trade top issues at annual African Union summit

A main focus of the two-day meeting will be on trying to achieve ceasefires in the Sahel and the eastern DRC.

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WEKU · Feb 18, 2023

Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.

Irish Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

Christian Atsu dies aged 31 as body found 12 days after Turkey earthquake

The former Newcastle, Chelsea and Everton star was just 31 years of age.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

Debt-laden African countries charged 'extortionate' rates, U.N. chief says

African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them "extortionate" interest rates, the U.N. chief said on Saturday, as he announced $250 million in crisis funding, including for famine risk on the continent.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Three rescued after being trapped under rubble for 11 days

The miracle rescues came as the UN warned there will be more casualties on top of the 42,000 now confirmed dead

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Watch rescue efforts continue in Turkey as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Watch rescue operations continue in Turkey on Saturday, 18 February, as the death toll passes 45,000 people.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2023

Trade, Security Top Issues as African Leaders Meet

African leaders gather Saturday in Addis Ababa for an annual summit, aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent's most pressing challenges, including armed conflict and a worsening food crisis. As the continent reels from a record drought in the Horn of Africa and deadly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2023

Yemen Mobilizes European Efforts to Pressure Houthis, Support Economic Reforms

The head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified his meetings with European officials to mobilize European efforts to pressure the Houthi militia and support economic reforms. Alimi, who is visiting Brussels, is heading back to Munich to participate in the Munich Security Conference.

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