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Iran president says Amini's death is 'tragic incident', but 'chaos' unacceptable

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

Reuters

Ukrainians flee from Russian annexation - while they still can

"It's funny. Nobody voted, yet the results are in," laughed Lyubomir Boyko, 43, from Golo Pristan, a village in Russian-occupied Kherson province as he waited on Wednesday outside a United Nations aid office with his family at a refugee reception centre.

Reuters

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles on eve of Harris trip

Launch comes ahead of visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris and as the US navy conducts drills with South Korea.

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First Thing: Cuba left without power as Hurricane Ian heads to Florida

Island’s electricity grid collapses after hurricane hits, as people in Florida told to evacuate. Plus, Bowie’s Starman lyrics fly at auction

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s President: No Talks with Putin If Its Land Annexed

Ukraine’s president warned Tuesday that Russia’s just concluded “sham referendums” and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory rule out any talks with Moscow as long as Vladimir Putin remains president, and called for Russia’s “complete isolation” and tough new global sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meet Team Truss, the new No 10 inner circle entering Downing Street

The PM has surrounded herself with a like-minded group of field experts and political power brokers who’ve proven their loyalty to her in the past — but who are they? Anne McElvoy looks at the Tories’ fresh new team

Evening Standard

U.S. wants U.N. Security Council to be made more inclusive & increase permanent members: Blinken

The five permanent members are Russia, the U.K., China, France and the United States and these countries can veto any substantive resolution

The Hindu

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UN Calls on Iran to Avoid ‘Unnecessary Force’ on Protesters

The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early Wednesday to refrain from using “unnecessary or disproportionate force” against protesters as unrest over a young woman's death in police custody spread across the country. Antonio Guterres said through a spokesman that authorities should swiftly conduct an impartial investigation of the death…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Patience is running out, says UN envoy on engagement with Taliban

Patience is running out for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with the Taliban, the UN deputy representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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PNG election violence: 90,000 displaced since May, 25,000 children unable to attend school

Fighting since country’s election in July has continued in the highlands, with women and children most vulnerable

The Guardian - AU

UN chief calls on Iran to refrain from using 'disproportionate force' against protesters

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi not to use "disproportionate force" against protesters who took to the streets after the death of a young woman in morality police custody, his spokesman said Tuesday.

France 24

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Pakistan’s foreign minister is recommending cooperation with the Taliban even though many U.S. officials say Afghanistan’s ruling faction has proved unworthy of it

The Independent UK

Zero emissions target for air travel eyed at UN summit

International Civil Aviation Organization holds first assembly since COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Special Report: Your right to information

360info explores the benefits and pitfalls of AI in obtaining crucial government and public information and how to better protect your privacy and safety.

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Canada will oppose Russia's re-election to UN civil aviation body, says minister

Canada will oppose Russia's re-election to the U.N.'s aviation agency, Omar Alghabra, Canada's transport minister, told Reuters on Tuesday on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly.

ABC News

Kremlin claims victory in controversial Ukraine referendums set to pave way for annexation

Pro-Moscow officials say residents in four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the US and its Western allies as illegitimate.

Reuters

Chinese envoy says isolation and sanctions will lead to 'dead end' in meeting over Russia's referendums

China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun told a Security Council meeting that isolation and sanctions would only "lead to a dead end" after the United States called for the body to condemn Russia's referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine.

The Hindu

Permanent membership of the UNSC is another story

There should be no illusion about how states view membership in the United Nations Security Council — India must realise that it is all about national interest

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U.S. asks UN Security Council to condemn Russia for 'sham' referendums in Ukraine

The United States will introduce a resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning referendums held by Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years

Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot. Some governments might decide to “geoengineer” the planet by spraying substances into the upper atmosphere to form fine reflective aerosols – a process known as stratospheric aerosol injection.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Don’t Leave Me’: Survivor Recounts Lebanon Boat Sinking

Jihad Michlawi, 31, has struggled to makes ends meet as a chef in crisis-hit Beirut. The Palestinian had never considered taking a perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe until friends who successfully did so convinced him. Now, he's one of dozens of survivors from a capsized migrant boat…

The Independent UK

David Lammy unveils new ‘green dimension’ to Labour’s foreign policy

His speech at the Labour conference in Liverpool echoed the pledge of former foreign Secretary Robin Cook .

The Independent UK

'Don't leave me': Survivor recounts Lebanon boat sinking

Thirty-one-year-old Jihad Michlawi struggled to makes end meet as a chef in crisis-hit Beirut

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-Held Areas Stokes Tension with West

Kremlin-orchestrated referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine concluded Tuesday as the preordained outcome of the votes heightened tension between Russia and the West. Moscow-backed officials in the four occupied regions in southern and eastern Ukraine said polls closed Tuesday…

Newsroom.co.nz

Non-food crops are eating our food

The world’s farmers grow crops for food as well as other uses. Those other uses are threatening to crowd out our chance to feed the world’s hungry, writes Deepak K. Ray.

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