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UN calls for ceasefire amid renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a ceasefire after renewed fighting erupted around the Tigray region.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine on alert over ‘unpredictable’ Vladimir Putin whose 'plan has gone to s**t'

A soldier fighting for his country in Ukraine feels Vladimir Putin could be toppled soon as his country celebrates independence day - but the special task force member Valentyn Ilchuk fears the Russian leader could mark the day with a serious escalation

Daily Mirror

At least 22 killed in Russian strike on rail station on Ukraine’s independence day

Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion

The Guardian - US

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Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid

Plan risks catastrophic failure of cooling systems, says head of Ukraine’s atomic energy company

The Guardian - UK

India voices support for Russia-Ukraine talks

Rajnath calls strengthening of ties with SCO member states

The Hindu

Tas abuse claims 'not pieced together'

An inquiry into child sexual abuse at Tasmania's youth detention centre has been told information about allegations wasn't pieced together until recently.

AAP

Flooding Devastates Rural Areas South of Sudan’s Capital

After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade. "We've lost everything," said 29-year-old Butheyna Alhadi, speaking to Reuters amid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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WHO: COVID Deaths Down by 15%, Cases Fall Nearly Everywhere

The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency said there were 5.3 million new cases and more than 14,000…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK’s Boris Johnson, in Kyiv, Warns against ‘Flimsy’ Plan for Talks with Russia

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lauded Ukraine for its "indomitable" resistance to Russia's invasion during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, and said now was not the time to promote a "flimsy plan for negotiation" with Moscow. Johnson, who is due to leave office next month, spoke at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s Premier Urges West to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

Israel's prime minister urged President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran manipulate the talks and that an agreement would reward Israel's enemies. Yair Lapid called the emerging agreement a “bad deal” and suggested that Biden has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Leader podcast: Speaking to Ukraine on Independence Day

Denys Ganzha, a Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN in Kyiv

Evening Standard

Russia launches missiles at railroad station in central Ukraine, Zelenskiy tells U.N

Russia has launched missiles at a railroad station in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a Ukraine-focused meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine war passes half-year mark, leaving a ‘toxic environmental legacy’

Six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, efforts to assess the war’s environmental impact are still in their infancy. The relentless shelling of Ukrainian industrial sites has released poisonous substances, polluting the country’s soils and rivers and threatening its rich biodiversity. With most of Ukraine’s nature reserves located in conflict…

France 24

Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan's capital

Reuters

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: six months on the only way to resume negotiations is to increase cost to Russia

August 24 is Ukraine’s independence day – the day when, in 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic approved the Act of Declaration of Independence at a special session. Thirty-four years on, this historic day also marks six months since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression…

The Guardian - UK

Egyptian NGOs complain of being shut out of Cop27 climate summit

Civil society groups say covert screening process excluded government’s critics

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Extinction Rebellion protestors plan city centre action during Fringe

The protest will feature activists lying on the ground outside St Giles Cathedral, covered in white sheets, next to placards highlighting the causes of climate-related deaths

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents

Ex-president’s lawyers indicate he unlawfully kept government papers after losing election. Plus, a raw veg row

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The Independent UK

Tigray forces allege 'large-scale' Ethiopia offensive

Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are alleging that Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Unidentified Drones Roam Libya’s Sky

The National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that they have shut down an unknown drone flying over Benina airbase in Benghazi. Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, the official spokesman for the army, told Asharq Al-Awsat in exclusive statements that the drone was completely burnt, adding that the forces…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Says it Will Only Accept Inspections Agreed in 2015 Nuclear Deal

Iran will not allow inspections beyond what is in a 2015 nuclear deal, the country's nuclear chief said on Wednesday, as the United States prepares to respond to a proposal to revive Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. "We are committed to inspections in the framework of the nuclear deal…

Reuters

Iran says it will only accept inspections agreed in 2015 nuclear deal

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…

The Independent UK

For clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks

Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months

Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II

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