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World one step from `nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions

The Independent UK

Russia accuses U.S. of direct Ukraine war role, grain ship anchors off Turkish coast

Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow's invasion anchored safely off Turkey's coast after a problem-free journey.

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Russia wants 2 prisoners in swap for Americans Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

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Archie Battersbee’s treatment set to be withdrawn

Judges refused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment beyond midday on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation'

The United Nations chief is warning that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.”

The Independent UK

China's U.N. envoy says Pelosi visit to Taiwan would undermine U.S./China ties

China's envoy to the United Nations said on Monday that a visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan would undermine China-U.S. relations.

Reuters

Police disperse anti-UN protesters in Congo amid tensions

Police have dispersed about 100 demonstrators in Congo’s eastern town of Beni

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U.S. accuses Russia of using Ukraine power plant as 'nuclear shield'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called Russia's actions around Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant "the height of irresponsibility," accusing Moscow of using it as a "nuclear shield" in attacks on Ukrainian forces.

Reuters

Chances of climate catastrophe are ignored, scientists say

A group of top climate scientists say the world needs to think about the ultimate climate catastrophe — human extinction — and how possible it is

The Independent UK

First Ukraine Grain Shipment Departs Port Of Odessa With 26,000 Metric Tons Of Corn

As concerns of a global food crisis heighten, Ukraine was granted access on Monday to ship its first container of grain, carrying 26,000 metric tons of corn from the port of Odessa to Tripoli, Lebanon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Benzinga

US, Allies Hit Russia for ‘Dangerous’ Nuclear Rhetoric Ahead of UN Talks

The United States and its nuclear allies rebuked Russia Monday for "irresponsible and dangerous" talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations. "Following Russia's unprovoked and unlawful war of aggression against Ukraine, we call on Russia to cease its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

African nations expected to make case for big rise in fossil fuel output

Exclusive: leaders expected to say at Cop27 they need access to their oil and gas reserves despite effect on global heating

The Guardian - UK

Return to nuclear deal remains the best outcome for U.S., Iran, the world - Blinken

A return to the 2015 nuclear deal remains the best outcome for the United States, Iran and the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at global nonproliferation discussions at the United Nations on Monday.

Reuters

Archie Battersbee's life support to end tomorrow after parents lose legal battle

12-year-old Archie Battersbee has been in a coma since April - after suffering a catastrophic brain injury. The doctors treating him say that he is brain-stem dead, and that life-support is not in his best interests.

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The Independent UK

Archie Battersbee’s treatment to be withdrawn after Court of Appeal ruling

Sir Andrew McFarlane and two other judges concluded there should be no further postponement to the termination of his life-sustaining treatment.

Manchester Evening News

Archie Battersbee's life-support to be turned off after family lose legal bid

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since April

Daily Mirror

Archie Battersbee's life support will end tomorrow after parents lose legal fight

Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in a coma since April after he suffered a catastrophic brain injury - the doctors treating him say he is brain-stem dead and that life-support is not in his best interests

Reuters

Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at U.N

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia and called on Moscow to act in good faith as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said there could be no winners in any nuclear war.

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'VIP trips' cost migrants their lives in Texas smuggling tragedy

At first, Mexican migrants Pablo Ortega and Julio Lopez enjoyed the smuggling equivalent of a first-class ticket to the United States: complimentary beers, safe houses with video games, even a week at a hunting ranch.

The Conversation

Burundi at 60 is the poorest country on the planet: a look at what went wrong

Burundi, which marked 60 years of independence on 1 July 2022, ranks as the poorest country on the planet in terms of GDP per capita. This must be understood in the light of a history punctuated by political upheavals. Until 1996, the country lived to the rhythm of coups, massacres…

The Independent UK

Refusing UN request in Archie case would breach international law, court told

Lawyers acting for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee’s parents argue a UN committee’s request to postpone withdrawal of his treatment should be honoured.

Radio France Internationale

First cargo ship leaves Odesa with Ukrainian grain for the world

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday just over a week after Ukraine and Russia signed a deal with Turkey and the UN aimed at restarting grain exports from Ukraine’s ports on the Black Sea.

Zenger

Moment Ukrainian Forces ‘Fry’ Russian Tank With Rocket

The footage was obtained from the Office of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Friday, July 29.

The Independent UK

Iran can make an atom bomb but it is ‘not on agenda’, country’s nuclear chief says

Western nations have claimed that Iran is getting closer to making a nuclear bomb, an allegation that Tehran has denied

Zenger

Ukrainian Soldiers Shoot Russian Drone Out Of The Sky With American Stinger Missile

The footage was obtained from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces on Thursday, July 28.

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