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India calls for immediate cessation of hostilities, violence in Ukraine

India informs UNSC that it has has dispatched its 12th consignment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The Hindu

UN rights chief 'under tremendous pressure' over report on China's Uyghurs

The UN human rights chief said on Thursday that she is still aiming to release a long-anticipated report on China's treatment of its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang by the end of her four-year mandate next week amid "tremendous pressure" from all sides.

Reuters

U.N.'s Bachelet calls on Putin to halt armed attacks on Ukraine

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt armed attacks on Ukraine and said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant must be demilitarized.

Reuters

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Yemen’s HSA Pledges $1.2m to UN Drive to Avert Safer Tanker Oil Spill

Yemen’s HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the UN urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million. The international organization, which has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ten years on, first full report records Syrian regime’s massacre at Daraya

Investigation into attacks by Bashar al-Assad’s forces that left 700 people dead could help bring justice for victims

The Guardian - UK

Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees are marking the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh

The Independent UK

‘The Taliban don’t know how to govern’: the Afghan women shaping global policy from exile

Despite the upheaval of the Taliban takeover, the ‘group of six’ are finding ways to tackle the political and humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Yemen's HSA pledges $1.2 million to U.N. drive to avert tanker oil spill

Yemen's HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the U.N. urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily disconnected from grid; death toll from Russian strike on rail station rises to 25 – as it happened

Power line restored after plant occupied by Russian troops taken off national grid for several hours; toll confirmed after Russian forces attack train station

The Guardian - AU

Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity

Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international humanitarian aid organisation, CARE, estimates that 150 million more women than men went hungry in 2021.

The Conversation

Zelenskiy says crisis averted as Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant regains power

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut.

Reuters

UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution

The United Nations chief is calling on Myanmar’s military-installed government to include ethnic Rohingya in a solution to the country’s political crisis

The Independent UK

Tuvalu minister says both China, U.S. needed for climate change action

Both the United States and China need to be on board to ensure peace and bring action on climate change, Tuvalu's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine leader: The world's future being decided in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president says that “the world’s future” is being decided by his country's war against Russia’s “insane aggression” and tjat maintaining Ukrainian independence is “the security of the entire world.”

The Independent UK

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - US

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 - UK

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

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India voices support for Russia-Ukraine talks

Rajnath calls strengthening of ties with SCO member states

AAP

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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…

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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…

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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…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Speaking to Ukraine on Independence Day

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

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