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Nearly 1 million people face starvation in hunger hotspots - U.N. agencies

Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as the global food crisis worsens, United Nations agencies warned on Wednesday.

Reuters

A man sets himself on fire in an apparent protest of Japanese leader Abe's funeral

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.

WEKU

UK condemns 'reprehensible' Putin's nuclear threat and says Ukraine invasion 'failing'

Vladimir Putin, who continually misrepresents his illegal invasion of Ukraine, warned his threats were 'not a bluff' as he accused the West of nuclear blackmail and said he would be unafraid to retaliate with 'lots of weapons'

Daily Mirror

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Cost to taxpayer of Truss’s £100bn energy package has escaped scrutiny

MPs had no chance to question Jacob Rees-Mogg’s announcement and there is no one marking Kwasi Kwarteng’s homework

The Guardian - UK

The Apology at Arcola Theatre review: a story that needs to be told

Though far from subtle, this hard-hitting play packs some surprises

Evening Standard

Non-communicable diseases kill a person under 70 every two seconds, says WHO

Chronic and mainly preventable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease outstripping infectious diseases due to inaction

The Guardian - UK

UNICEF renews Pakistan flood appeal as 10 more people die

Officials say the devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 10 more people in the past day, including four children

The Independent UK

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US Urges UN Court to Toss Out Iranian Frozen Assets Case

The United States on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back around $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the US Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar military-linked tycoon arrested for drug trafficking

Authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.

Bangkok Post

US urges UN court to toss our Iranian frozen assets case

The United States has urged the International Court of Justice to throw out a case brought by Iran seeking to claw back some $2 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets that the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Tehran

The Independent UK

World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit

World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant and animal species with extinction.

Reuters

Colombia’s battle against Amazon deforestation: ‘The jungle is disappearing’

Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest

Financial Times

Macron slams Russian colonial imperialism at UN General Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Russia's invasion of Ukraine harked back to an age of colonialist imperialism.

Radio France Internationale

Thailand arrests Myanmar military-linked businessman suspected of drug trafficking

Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Putin threatens nuclear retaliation in escalation of Ukraine war

Russian president announces partial mobilisation and makes threats on west, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’. Plus, the Hollywood sign gets a facelift

The Guardian - UK

Syrian refugees mass in convoy on Turkish border to walk into Greece

Tens of thousands of people are planning to enter EU country together, after alleged racist attacks and rising tensions

The Independent UK

Germany says UN General Assembly will not accept ‘peace dictated by Russia’ in Ukraine

Scholz told UNGA that ‘if we want Putin’s war to end, then we cannot be indifferent to how it ends’

WEKU

Biden slams Putin's invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the United Nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the center of President Biden's address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, as the U.S. warns Russia is trying to annex more Ukrainian land.

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Nigeria's universities can find funds and produce job creators: here's how

Industrial action by Nigeria’s university lecturers has entered its seventh month. The strike is one of the longest by academic staff in Africa’s most populous country.

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley slams ‘racist’ The View host Sunny Hostin for saying she hides her ethnicity

Sunny Hostin, who herself goes by a nickname, likens Nikki Haley to a ‘chameleon’ for not using her first name

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken: US Will Continue to Work with Lebanon for Peace and Prosperity

The United States stressed on Tuesday that it will “continue to work with Lebanon for peace and prosperity.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “We discussed the need for a timely…

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Why did Putin start the Russia Ukraine conflict?

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

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss says any ‘sham referendums’ in Ukraine will not be recognised – UK politics as it happened

Prime minister says Putin’s calls for mobilisation ‘are a sure sign his barbaric invasion is failing’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Menfi, UN’s Guterres Discuss Latest Developments in Libya

Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi held talks on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed the latest developments in Libya, including the political impasse that has negatively impacted the fragile security situation. They…

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