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Parents’ bid to postpone the withdrawal of Archie Battersbee’s life support refused

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April.

The Independent UK

‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death

Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks

The Guardian - UK

France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee, UN document shows

A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her Islamic head scarf, according to a U.N. document.

Reuters

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Iraq’s Sadr Calls for Dissolution of Parliament, Early Elections

Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s government zone, and called for the dissolution of the parliament and early elections. Speaking for the first time since thousands of his followers stormed the parliament building in Baghdad on Saturday, Sadr said the "revolutionaries"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

John Howard’s climate doubts reveal more about conservative identity politics than anything else

The latest comments from the former PM, who once said he was ‘agnostic’ on climate change, remind us some remain unmoved by science

The Guardian - AU

Groups Ask UN to Investigate Beirut’s Massive 2020 Blast

Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall. The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indian government approves new emissions targets

Nine months after India announced its target of “net zero” emissions by 2070 at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country’s federal cabinet finally approved a new climate plan on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak's extremism plans 'risk criminalising independence supporters'

RISHI Sunak’s plans to treat those who “vilify” Britain as extremists could criminalise supporters of Scottish and Welsh independence, a…

The National (Scotland)

Iran, US, EU to Send Envoys to Vienna for Nuclear Talks

Iran, the United States and the European Union said Wednesday they would send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. It wasn't immediately clear if other parties to the accord would attend the surprise…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief

António Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable people

The Guardian - UK

UN Says Nearly 12 Million Facing Acute Hunger in Sudan

The United Nations painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation, saying Wednesday that almost a quarter of the country’s population was inching toward starvation amid a dire shortage of funding. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 11.7 million people were facing acute hunger between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan

The United Nations has painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation

The Independent UK

Blast that killed Ukraine PoWs was Kremlin operation, Kyiv claims

Officials cite satellite data and phone intercepts and say Wagner Group mercenaries carried out atrocity

The Guardian - UK

Unequal power relations driven by poverty fuel sexual violence in Lake Chad region

There have been multiple instances of sexual violence against women and girls in the Lake Chad region since terrorism activity started in the area in 2009. The region includes Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

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The Independent UK

Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast

A group of Lebanese and international organizations have called on members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago

The Independent UK

Iran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks

Iran, the United States and the European Union say they will send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

The Independent UK

Sergei Lavrov says Russia backs Myanmar junta’s efforts to ‘stabilise’ country on landmark visit

Sergey Lavrov expresses ‘solidarity’ with military junta who took power in coup last year, leading to political turmoil

The Guardian - UK

Sunak wants to punish those who ‘vilify the UK’. That’s wrong – and he’s chosen the wrong target

The contender’s plan is idiotic and dangerous. Aren’t Tories supposed to champion free speech, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

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First shipment of Ukrainian food cleared inspection, says UN

The first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under a Black Sea export deal was cleared to proceed on Wednesday, towards its final destination in Lebanon, according to the United Nations.

The Independent UK

Beijing must speak out against Russian invasion, says Zelensky

Ukrainian president’s comment comes as first grain ship from Odesa reaches Turkey

Daily Mirror

Four most wanted Al-Qaeda terrorists US is hunting after leader slain with killer drone

Senior US officials say the house where Ayman al-Zawahiri died was used or owned by Mr Haqqani and his network who are closely associated with both Al Qaeda and the Taliban

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida calls on global community to unite on nuclear disarmament

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed the importance of unity in the international community to realize a world without nuclear weapons in his speech at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on Monday.

Daily Record

Archie Battersbee’s parents in final court bid just hours before life support ends

Mum and dad, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, had until 9am today to make an application to the European Court of Human Rights.

Wales Online

Fears of nuclear accident grow as power plant in Ukraine is 'out of control'

The UN's nuclear chief has asked for experts to be allowed in

The Independent UK

Mother of Archie Battersbee: I will fight until the bitter end

The 12-year-old was found unconscious at his home by his mother on April 7 and has not regained consciousness since.

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