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Around 1.5 million tonnes of food have left Ukraine under grain export deal

A total of 61 cargo ships carrying around 1.5 million tonnes of food have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Cataclysmic floods in Pakistan kill 1,100, including 380 children

Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children as the United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe."

Reuters

Ukrainian adviser warns progress will be slow as southern counterattack begins

Zelenskiy aide claims troops have broken through Russian defences in several areas of frontline near Kherson

The Guardian - UK

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Floods in Pakistan: How to help Pakistan from London

The UN appeal for relief is expected to launch on Tuesday, August 30.

Evening Standard

UN to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

Officials say the United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal for $160 million in emergency funds for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June

The Independent UK

Eyes on Kherson as Ukraine claims bold move on Russians

A surge in fighting on the southern front line and Ukrainian claims of new attacks on Russian positions is feeding speculation that a counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of war has started

The Independent UK

It is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to protect nature

Despite many challenges, December’s crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal may set a new path for humans to live with nature

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What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth?

Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Canada in December

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his resignation from politics

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protesting Tuesday after violent clashes between rival Shiite Muslim groups continued for a second day following his announcement that he was withdrawing from politics. The violence prompted Iran to close its air and land borders with Iraq just as millions…

France 24

Nicholas Goldberg: Remember when we thought George W. Bush was the worst president ever?

Twenty years ago next month, President George W. Bush stood before the United Nations and warned that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a "grave and gathering danger," setting the stage for an invasion six months later based on false premises about super-destructive weapons and purported connections to the 9/11 attacks.

Los Angeles Times

WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave

The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence

The Independent UK

Pedersen Acknowledges Stagnation in Political Process in Syria, Fears Another 'Collapse'

The United Nations Special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, regretted that during two years of frozen front lines, the international community had not seized upon the window provided by that relative calm to build a credible political process. “We need to be honest about the mismatch between the scale of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia’s zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row

Indonesia’s war on drugs hasn’t worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on.

360info

Moqtada al-Sadr supporters heed call to end violence which left at least 30 dead

‘This is not a revolution,’ says the cleric

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UN Chief Calls for 'Restraint' in Iraq

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday called for "restraint" in Iraq and asked all parties to "take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation" as Baghdad's Green Zone descended into chaos, according to his spokesman. The secretary-general "has been following with concern the ongoing protests in Iraq today, during which demonstrators…

Al Jazeera

Reaction to deadly clashes in Iraq after al-Sadr quits politics

Iran closes its border with Iraq and Turkey issues a travel advisory as concern grows over deadly violence in Baghdad.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin-appointed Kherson leader reportedly flees to Russia; first grain ship docks in Africa – as it happened

Deputy head of Russian-backed administration reportedly leaves Ukraine amid counterattack; first shipment of grain arrives in Djibouti

Daily Mirror

Russians warned 'run away if you want to survive war' as Ukraine launches major offensive

Ukraine has launched an offensive against Russian-held territory near the southern city of Kherson, which is believed to have disrupted the supply chain of Vladimir Putin's invading forces

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The Independent UK

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine

France 24

Gazprom to suspend gas supplies to France's main provider from Thursday

Russian energy giant Gazprom on Tuesday announced it would suspend gas supplies to France's main provider Engie from Thursday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with top UN nuclear inspectors in Kyiv on Tuesday ahead of their visit to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Read our live blog to see how…

The Times of India

Economist and former Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen passes away

NEW DELHI: Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72.

France 24

Half a million homeless after deadly floods leave a third of Pakistan underwater

Nearly half a million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world's climate crisis, after unprecedented monsoon rains that began in mid-June wracked the country, killing more than 1,130 people.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 188 of the invasion

Ukrainian troops mount long-awaited counteroffensive in Kherson; UN team en route to inspect Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian forces launch counter-offensive after wreaking havoc on Russia’s supply chain

Moscow’s troops are facing ground attacks while their ammunition supplies have been battered in recent weeks by guerilla and artillery strikes. At least 10 key ammo dumps have been destroyed in seven days

Reuters

U.N. aid chief pushes for restart of Afghanistan development aid

Countries should restart some development aid for impoverished Afghanistan that was halted a year ago when the Taliban seized power, the U.N. aid chief said on Monday, as the United States told Russia and China to "put your money where your mouth is."

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