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Pacific leaders to declare 'climate emergency' in PIF statement, praise Australia's move to lift emissions reduction target

Australia is set to sign up to a joint statement from Pacific Islands Forum leaders that is expected to declare a "climate emergency" and says there is a need for rapid and deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming.

ABC News

As Ukraine grain deal emerges, U.S. aims to ease concerns over Russia sanctions

The United States on Thursday sought to facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports by reassuring banks, shipping and insurance companies that such transactions would not breach Washington's sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the global economy, with the total cost likely to exceed US$12.5 trillion dollars according to International Monetary Fund estimates.

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Ukraine war crimes investigation receives support of 45 nations

Some 23,000 war crimes are under investigation in Ukraine and investigative teams need coordination, officials say.

Al Jazeera

Spain responsible for violence against woman in C-section case, UN body finds

Spain should offer reparations to a woman who underwent a caesarean section without her consent with her arms strapped down, a United Nations committee found on Thursday.

Reuters

Half of Holocaust-related posts on Telegram deny or distort facts, U.N. says

Around half the public content related to the Holocaust on the Telegram messaging service denies or distorts facts about the killing of six million of Europe's Jews in the Holocaust, according to a new study by the United Nations cultural agency.

Reuters

Sri Lanka’s president quits after fleeing protests in crisis-hit country

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled country on Wednesday after protesters occupied presidential palace

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Mali orders temporary suspension of U.N. peacekeeping mission rotations

Mali's military-led government said on Thursday it was temporarily suspending troop rotations by U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, days after arresting 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast who it said had arrived in country without permission.

Reuters

Majority of Ukrainian refugees hope to return home as soon as possible, a survey finds

The UN survey was carried out in six countries

Irish Mirror

US Embassy alarmed by power struggle at Libya's oil company

The U.S. Embassy in Libya is voicing concern over the struggle for control of Libya’s oil corporation after its chairman was sacked

The Independent UK

Russia says some elements of possible deal on Ukraine grain are settled

Contact between Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations on the issue of exports of Ukrainian grain will continue after Wednesday's talks in Istanbul delivered some elements of a possible deal, Russia's foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Aircraft, firefighters battle wildfires along Croatia's Adriatic coast

Croatian authorities deployed firefighting aircraft and dozens of firefighters and soldiers on Thursday in an effort to contain three major wildfires along the country's Adriatic coast.

Reuters

Lebanon: Aoun Tackles Israeli Violations with UNIFIL Commander

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Wednesday that Lebanon plans to file a complaint with the Security Council against Israel if it continues to violate Lebanese airspace. According to the Lebanese presidency, Aoun had informed the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen FM: Biden's Visit Presents Opportunity to Achieve Consensus on Yemen Crisis

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak considered the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia an opportunity to achieve regional and international consensus that would be reflected in resolving the Yemeni crisis. “We look at the visit positively, hoping that the US administration will renew its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Evening Standard

UN hails ‘critical step forward’ after Ukraine, Russia agree grain export deal

A deal between the nations is expected to be signed next week

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices

Things could have been so different. In June 1992, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro created the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, launching the formal international mission to bring global warming emissions under control and reduce humanity’s negative impacts on our…

The Hindu

Indian model of SDG localisation is relevant: NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman Bery

He said the achievements in India in the last six-seven years are captured and driven by the SDGs.

The Guardian - UK

‘People are waking up’: fight widens to stop new North Sea fossil fuel drilling

From trade unions to a bishop, activists are uniting to keep the UK government to its North Sea climate commitments

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The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy calls Russian missile attack on Vinnytsia an ‘open act of terrorism’– as it happened

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Ghana ‘fix the country’ activist says he was assaulted and illegally detained

Cambridge doctoral student Oliver Barker-Vormawor says ‘trauma is still there’ as he files lawsuit

The Guardian - UK

Spanish response to COVID poverty was too little, too late, report says

Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system

Reuters

Ukraine condemns Russia strike that killed 23 in 'ordinary, peaceful' city

Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials called a war crime and said had killed at least 23 people, including three children.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden was a fierce critic of South African apartheid – now he’s accused of ignoring similar policies in Israel

Several of the world’s leading human rights groups have accused Israel of committing the crime of apartheid, writes Richard Hall

Bangkok Post

Act now on sustainability goals

The start of a "Decade of Action" to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has also marked beginning of an unprecedented period of overlapping crises.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Covid deaths in aged care, record rents, brutal and brilliant State of Origin decider

Thursday: Almost 100 aged care residents are dying from coronavirus each week. Plus: should Australians cut down on charcuterie?

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