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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.

360info

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.

Reuters

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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.

ABC News

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.

Reuters

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

The Hindu

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.

Reuters

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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.

The Conversation

‘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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nigeria's northwest faces worsening malnutrition - MSF

Nigeria faces worsening malnutrition in the northwest due to insecurity, high food prices and the impact of climate change, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) said on Tuesday, calling for the region to be included in United Nations funding plans next year.

Reuters

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Will the final Khmer Rouge ruling close a dark chapter?

Last week, a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia upheld a genocide conviction for 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, the last surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Head North to Egypt Seeking Brighter Future

At downtown Khartoum's al-Souq al-Arabi, travel agencies helping young Sudanese seek a brighter economic future in Egypt are replacing once-packed hardware stores in a corner of the capital's main commercial hub. The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in free fall and the…

The Guardian - UK

‘Silence is the crime’: Patrice Evra on surviving abuse and his work with the WHO

Last year, the former Manchester United and France footballer revealed the sexual abuse he experienced at 13. Now, he is determined to help protect children worldwide

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Ports Have Shipped around 5.3 Mln T of Food under Grain Deal

A total of 231 ships with 5.3 million tons of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine so far under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said nine ships with 345,300 tons of…

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US patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaskan island

Coast Guard to match ‘presence with presence’ with ‘strategic competitors’ who operate in and around US waters.

Reuters

UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine

Russian forces and their armed affiliates have subjected Ukrainian prisoners to extrajudicial executions, sexual violence and other abuses, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want?

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

WEKU

Journalists are being trained to gather evidence of war crimes — starting in Ukraine

For years, the coverage of war crimes by journalists wasn't used in criminal trials. The Reckoning Project is an educational program that aims to change that, starting with Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Chris Kaba: Firearms officers did not threaten to walk out after shooting, says Met Commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley said he has a “dedicated team” who wouldn’t “let down London” by protesting

Reuters

Nations seek aviation climate pact despite global tensions

A United Nations body has begun global talks to hammer out a consensus on reducing airline emissions in the face of lingering discord over climate change and the impact of war in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Urges End to ‘Era of Nuclear Blackmail’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call Monday for the global abolition of nuclear weapons as concerns grow over Russia's threat to use them in the Ukraine war. "Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can hear once again the rattling of nuclear sabers," Guterres told a special…

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