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Lebanon to start sending Syrian refugees back home despite ‘risk of abuse’

Lebanon says programme is ‘voluntary’ but rights groups warn other returnees have faced arrests, detention, enforced disappearance and torture

The Independent UK

With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine

A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko may commit his army in support of Russia's flailing war effort in Ukraine.

Reuters

IAEA chief Grossi says he is on his way to Kyiv

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is on his way to Kyiv after holding talks with Russian officials on setting up a protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, he said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Ukraine war: why the world can't afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history

Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’s…

The Conversation

UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps

Child rights committee says Helsinki must do more to repatriate those detained as relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters

The Guardian - UK

Any expansion, particularly of geographical boundaries, involves human rights violation: VP Dhankhar

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, in his address at the foundation day event of the NHRC said, “We are yet to have another nation that can match our unrivalled record.”

The Hindu

UN says Finland violated child rights in Syria camps

The UN committee issues findings after considering a case filed on behalf of six Finnish children held at al-Hol camp.

Al Jazeera

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Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 million people hungry

Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years have led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million people in Chad acutely hungry, according to United Nations agencies.

Reuters

Nearly a million affected by South Sudan flooding, warns UN

The number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned.

Radio France Internationale

How will Twitter change under Elon Musk now £40bn deal is back on?

Elon Musk confirmed he was buying Twitter to the tune of £40billion earlier this year, and after numerous setbacks it is finally back on track. He has big plans for the platform, and here’s how it could change

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's front line nuclear plant resorts to emergency diesel power again

Europe's largest nuclear power plant was forced to use emergency diesel generators for several hours on Wednesday to run cooling systems for the second time in less than a week after shelling in Ukraine cut electricity supplies.

Reuters

Why is Russia at war with Ukraine and what does Putin want?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Myanmar court extends Suu Kyi's prison sentence to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges Wednesday that leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

WEKU

Türkiye Once Again Denies Request to Inspect Ship Bound for Libya

Türkiye denied on Monday a flag state consent request from Operation IRINI, launched by the European Union to oversee an arms embargo on Libya, to inspect one of its ships. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) said Ankara refused the inspection of its MV MATILDE…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Daily Mirror

Ukrainian nuclear plant loses power after being surrounded by Russian troops

The U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said today that the power line to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - which had recently been reconnected - has been cut again. The external power is needed for vital safety systems

France 24

‘Drowning in bad publicity’: Has Qatar’s World Cup soft power push backfired?

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has prompted Western media and NGOs to decry the desert nation’s human rights record, notably concerning the treatment of migrant workers. But while this may dent Qatar’s soft power,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wennesland Visits Gaza Strip to Help Maintain Calm in West Bank

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, made a short visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. He arrived in the enclave through the Erez crossing in light of the escalating tension in the occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, Wennesland met with…

France 24

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more charges, extends jail term to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

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The Guardian - AU

Russian nuclear strike would trigger a ‘physical response’ by Nato, says official – as it happened

Any use of nuclear weapons by Moscow would have ‘unprecedented consequences’ for Russia, Nato official warns

The Guardian - UK

‘We have no dry land left’: impact of Pakistan floods to be felt for years

Floods destroyed at least 4m acres of farmland, and with large areas still under water, new crops cannot be sown

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 231 of the invasion

Eight people detained in Russia over Crimea bridge attack; Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station loses off-site power again

Salon

Climate reparations on the COP27 agenda

“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up"

The Independent UK

Concerns grow as cholera spreads through Haiti's prisons

A nonprofit organization is calling on Haiti’s government to release certain inmates amid a swift rise in cholera cases throughout the country’s severely crowded prison system

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland is like a UK "colony" thanks to Protocol, Nigel Dodds says

DUP faces accusations of taking hardline stance on post-Brexit trade arrangements to avoid having to be a junior partner to Sinn Fein

Daily Mirror

Putin accused of war crimes as 'indiscriminate attacks on civilians' leave 23 dead

The Russian air strikes by cruise missiles and explosive drones also wounded over 100 people as the West accused Vladimir Putin of targeting civilians in Ukraine

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