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UN Report Warns of Irregular Migration from Horn of Africa to Yemen

The Horn of Africa and Yemen is one of the busiest and riskiest migration corridors in the world, traveled by hundreds of thousands of migrants, most of whom cross irregularly, often relying on smugglers to facilitate movement, according to a recent UN report. According to the International Organization of Migration…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt

Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesn’t deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Zelensky: Russian Strikes Leave 4.5 Million without Power in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia's campaign against Ukraine's energy network has left around 4.5 million people without power. The two sides' forces continued to battle without significant change on the ground on the eastern and southern Ukraine fronts, with preparations building for a fight over the southern…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

North Korea flies jets, fires artillery near border after U.S. and South extend drills

South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries' shared border on Friday, and Pyongyang again demanded that the United States and South Korea halt "provocative" air exercises.

Reuters · Nov 3, 2022

UN General Assembly rebukes US embargo on Cuba

Resolution condemning embargo on Cuba passes 185-2, marking 30th time the UN has rebuked the decades-old US policy.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022

India abstains from voting on Russia’s resolution on bio-weapons in UNSC

NEW DELHI: India abstained from voting on a resolution brought by Russia in the UN Security Council for a probe into allegations by Moscow that Ukraine and the US are conducting “military biological” activities in Ukraine labs that violate the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

The Times of India · Nov 3, 2022

US military donation misuse in Guatemala going unchecked: Report

US government report urges agencies to better track alleged instances of military equipment misuse in Central America.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022

128 scholars ask UN not to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Leading scholars in anti-Semitism said the IHRA definition ‘hijacked’ to protect Israel from international criticism.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022

This is what Australia needs to bring to Egypt for COP27

Officials from nearly 200 nations are gathering in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations climate change conference known as COP27. Multiple global crises threaten to overshadow the summit, but the task at COP27 over the next two weeks is more urgent than ever.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Is child obesity really going to shorten lives?

Rising life expectancy is one of the great success stories. If you were born in 1870, you’d expect to live until you were 30. But if you were born today, you’d expect to live to 72, and the UN predicts it will continue to rise to 82 years by 2100.…

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022