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U.N., Moscow discuss Russian grain, fertilizer exports

U.N. and Russian officials met in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss Russian complaints that Western sanctions were impeding its ability to export grain and fertilizer, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Reuters

UN Atomic Watchdog: Iran Increases Uranium Stockpile Further

The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium that is highly enriched to one short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels. The International Atomic Energy Agency also voiced increasing concerns over Tehran's lack of engagement with a probe that has become a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Edinburgh man heads to Pakistan on aid mission during devastating floods crisis

A local Edinburgh charity founder is due to land in Pakistan tomorrow morning to provide supplies and relief despite a potentially dangerous weather forecast.

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‘The death is too much’: New York’s Little Pakistan gathers aid for flood victims

A sense of solidarity in the Brooklyn neighborhood has driven the aid effort – but the Pakistani community says more help is needed

The Guardian - US

Ukrainian counteroffensive: Kyiv could ‘seize Kherson before the winter’

Ukrainian troops are currently conducting a counteroffensive in the southern Kherson region. There are no on-the-ground assessments of the fighting since journalists are barred from the frontlines. But General Dominique Trinquand, former head of the French military mission to the UN, says that barring unforeseen battlefront developments, the Ukrainians could…

France 24

Minister silent on claims spy agencies’ information led to abduction of Sikh

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested.

The Independent UK

Wheat jumps as Russia questions Ukraine export deal

Chicago wheat futures rose around 4% on Wednesday to their highest in nearly two months as criticism by Russia of a war-time export deal for Ukrainian grain revived concerns about supply disruption.

Reuters

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UN atomic watchdog: Iran increases uranium stockpile further

The U.N. atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium that is highly enriched to one short, technical step from weapons-grade levels

The Independent UK

North Korean ammo will stretch Russia's supply, but with clear limits and drawbacks

The north's stockpile of bullets and artillery rounds are compatible with Russia's weapons, but may be lower-quality. Transferring anything more powerful would get much more complicated.

WEKU

U.N. nuclear watchdog has "serious concern" about North Korea

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has "serious concern" about North Korea's atomic programme, it said in an annual report to members on Wednesday, urging the country to comply with Security Council resolutions.

Reuters

Zaporizhzhia: proposals for demilitarised zone around Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are unprecedented – expert reveals

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed an international proposal for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russia.

The Conversation

Greece complains to NATO and United Nations over Turkey's remarks

Greece has sent letters to NATO and the United Nations, complaining over what it called "inflammatory" statements by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and asking them to condemn Ankara's behaviour, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Iran's near weapons-grade uranium stock grows, probe stuck -IAEA reports

Iran's stock of uranium enriched to up to 60%, close to weapons-grade, has grown to well above the amount that by one definition is enough, if enriched further, for a nuclear bomb, a U.N. atomic watchdog report showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Liz Truss hits pause on Bill of Rights plans which would trample over devolution

LIZ Truss has shelved controversial plans to introduce a Bill of Rights, it is understood.

The National (Scotland)

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Daily Mirror

Over 35 North Korean female prisoners left to starve to death in labour camps

Reports from North Korea reveal a grim tale from the widely condemned labour camps in the country. A total of 35 women in the camps are believed to have starved to death in recent months

Reuters

Ukraine sailor permits seen crucial for grain exports, global shipping

Ukraine's decision to allow its seafarers to leave the country despite wartime restrictions will free up vital manpower for both Ukrainian grain exports and the wider global shipping industry, industry figures told Reuters.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan accused of trying to ‘bury the truth’ with mass graves for protesters

Families demand DNA tests to identify if their relatives are among thousands of unclaimed bodies in hospital morgues

The Independent UK

Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race

Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has launched her campaign for Kentucky governor

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The Conversation

Why new British PM Liz Truss needs to pay more attention to Africa

New British prime minister Liz Truss has never said much in public about Africa.

Reuters

Explainer-What weapons could North Korea send to Russia?

Russia could be about to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, an allegation immediately dismissed as "fake" by Russia's ambassador to the United Nations.

The Independent UK

Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks

A Ukrainian official says Russian has renewed its shelling in the area of Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ after Floods, PM Says, as 18 More Die

Parts of Pakistan seemed "like a sea", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. As many as 33…

The Independent UK

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk

Daily Mirror

Man who went to every country in the world reveals most terrifying moments on trip

Henrik Jeppesen, from Denmark, travelled to every country in the world by the time he was 28, but has particularly strong memories of being in Samoa, North Korea and Liverpool

Evening Standard

Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine backs UN call for safe zone at nuclear power plant occupied by Russia

The UN has said it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the situation at the plant after a visit by inspectors

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