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Macron’s Benin visit part of push for support of position in Ukraine

Officials from France, the United States, and Russia have been visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African leaders for their stance in the Ukraine conflict. While in Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of waging a "new type of hybrid world…

Radio France Internationale

Archie Battersbee’s parents make ‘last-ditch’ application to United Nations

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee want the UN Committee On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities to consider their son’s case.

The Independent UK

Lebanon optimistic on reaching maritime border deal with Israel

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Friday there is more optimism than ever on reaching a deal to delineate the country's maritime border with Israel via U.S. mediation, according to a tweet from the ministry's account.

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Russia Shows Off DPR Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicle In Action

The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday, July 28.

Zenger

Why men overwhelmingly wear the UN's blue helmets – a former US ambassador explains why decades of recruiting women peacekeepers has had little effect

The United Nations has about 74,000 peacekeepers in uniform stationed in a dozen conflict zones around the world. It’s easy to spot them in their signature light blue helmets. It’s harder to find a woman among them.

The Conversation

France’s Macron talks energy with Saudi Crown Prince MBS in Paris

MBS’s visit to France has been controversial, with President Macron criticised by some in his country.

Al Jazeera

England's Lionesses have restored faith after last year's Euros shame at Wembley

England's women have reached the final of the European Championships where they will face Germany and their run to the Wembley showpiece has been just as thrilling for the press covering it

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UN Body Says Violence Against Syrians in Lebanon on the Rise

Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the UN refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First UN Aid Convoy Enters Syria Since Extension of Cross-border Mechanism

The first UN aid convoy entered Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey after extending the cross-border aid mechanism for six months. An official at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, Mazen Allouch, said that 14 trucks loaded with relief, including 300 tons of medical aid and tools, entered the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is ‘Centaurus’? Fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent UK

Restorative Justice, the alternative tool of justice to erase retributive mindset for harmonious society

Thailand’s prison overcrowding is one of the most severe problems deteriorating its justice system and prisoners’ wellbeing. Meanwhile, the emergence of Covid-19 in Thailand and worldwide reverberates the concerns and sparks the need for the country’s justice system that should be less dependent on detention and imprisonment and must seek…

Bangkok Post

Yemen’s Cabinet Reshuffle Includes 4 Portfolios

The Head of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, Rashad al-Alimi, replaced four ministers in the internationally recognized cabinet, including defense and energy ministers. Alimi appointed Lieutenant-General Mohsen al-Daeri as defense minister and Said al-Shamasi as energy minister.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia criticises submarine loophole in nuclear non-proliferation treaty that underpins AUKUS deal

Australia may have to defend against criticisms from regional neighbours concerning its AUKUS submarine deal and the possibility of developing nuclear weapons.

ABC News

Zelenskiy says grain exports ready to start; Kyiv and Moscow both launch investigations into PoW deaths – as it happened

Ukraine says Black Sea ports ready to export grain; Kyiv calls on world leaders to condemn Russia over attack that led to death of 40 PoWs. This blog is now closed

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UN extends Libya mission for 3 months at Russia's insistence

The U.N. Security Council has voted to extend its political mission in Libya, but at Russia’s insistence for only three months rather than a year-long mandate

Evening Standard

Who is Anna Hursey? All eyes on teen table tennis sensation at Commonwealth Games

The Welsh and Chinese sport star’s journey has only just begun

Reuters

As Lebanese staple runs short, tempers flare at bakeries

Mohamed Abu Khodr had been waiting for hours outside a Beirut bakery in hopes of buying two bags of subsidised bread he needs to feed his family. But there was no sign of the doors opening for him or the dozens of other people outside.

The Conversation

The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Recent protests in Butembo-Beni, Goma, Bukavu and Uvira turned into deadly attacks against the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…

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Myanmar: death penalty the latest tactic for military junta's murderous regime

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters. There have been killings of prisoners too, with many of the dead reportedly exhibiting signs of torture on their…

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Saudi prince despite outrage by rights groups, Khashoggi fiancée

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Paris on Thursday, defying criticism that the invitation is inappropriate barely four years after the murder by Saudi agents of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi's fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, has told the French leader she is "shocked and…

Reuters

End 'double standard approach' on refugees, UN expert urges Poland

Polish authorities must stop locking up migrants near the Belarus border and put an end to their "very different" treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on migrants' rights said on Thursday.

The Guardian - US

Most Americans do not want Biden or Trump in 2024, poll finds

News Nation/Decision Desk HQ poll shows majority believe duo should not run again – but they don’t know who they’d prefer

The Conversation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries share, including Saint Sophia Cathedral

More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, according to UNESCO.

The New Daily

‘From the highest mountains to the deepest ocean trenches’: How ocean plastics pollute the Earth

Tens of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution enters the ocean every year, where it can spend decades breaking down into toxic microplastics.

Al Jazeera

War looms large as Yemeni children head back to school

Thousands of teachers receive no salaries in Yemen, and many children drop out to work or fight.

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