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Turkey reports deal to restore Ukrainian grain exports, UN says more work needed

Turkey announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations on Wednesday aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia, raising prospects for an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.

Reuters

Ukraine rules out ceding territory to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels now. Why are we not enforcing them?

Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty.

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Kyiv strikes Russian-held area in southern Ukraine in rocket attack

Ukraine launched long-range rocket attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and destroyed an ammunition store, its military said, as Russia continued to pound the country's east.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 140 of the invasion

Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held town in Kherson; death toll in Chasiv Yar, eastern Ukraine, rises to at least 47

The Guardian - UK

Minister: Brazil wants to buy a lot of diesel from Russia

Brazil’s foreign minister says the country wants to buy as much diesel fuel as it can from Russia following a deal with Moscow

The Independent UK

India’s high on population but low on development indicators

NEW DELHI: India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation, but it is third from the bottom on most development indicators among 10 most populous countries, with only Pakistan and Nigeria consistently below it. In fact, when it comes to sex ratio at birth, India is…

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A new direction for UN in Thailand?

Thailand is proudly a hub for United Nations (UN) agencies and programmes, and this adds weight to its leverage in international relations. Inevitably, the UN presence has to address key issues of sustainable development, human rights, democracy and peace. A key question is thus whether a viable balance is being…

Bangkok Post

Prince Harry to give speech at United Nations for Nelson Mandela Day

The couple’s visit to the UN in New York City marks their first public appearance since the platinum jubilee

The Independent UK

When people say the West should support Taiwan, what exactly do they mean?

There is a growing antagonism towards China in Western commentary, provoked by its treatment of the Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan, its activities in the South China Sea and its role in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis.

The Conversation

Ivory Coast asks Mali to immediately release 49 arrested soldiers

Ivory Coast on Tuesday demanded the release of 49 of its soldiers arrested in Mali, an incident that may worsen tensions between Mali's military rulers and other West African nations amid efforts to quell an Islamist insurgency and restore democratic rule.

Reuters

Russia says it will deepen defence cooperation with Myanmar

(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine.)

Reuters

WHO Says COVID-19 Remains a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly 2-1/2 years after it was first declared. The Emergency Committee, made up of independent experts, said in a statement that rising cases, ongoing viral evolution and pressure on health services in a number of countries meant…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NGOs voice fears for Syrians over limited UN aid mandate

Russia has succeeded in limiting the renewal of a crucial UN aid operation from Turkey to northwest Syria to six months.

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Evening Standard

Barbie launches Jane Goodall doll as part of Mattel’s Inspiring Women series

The series “pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time.”

Evening Standard

International Malala Day: History, significance, and facts about the Pakistani activist

Everything you need to know about International Malala Day

Reuters

U.N. chief on Ukraine grain export talks: 'still a way to go'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that "there is still a way to go" in talks to try and resume Ukraine Black Sea exports of grain.

Reuters

Civilian toll in Ukraine conflict passes 5,000 mark, UN says

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that more than 5,000 civilians had been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, adding that the real toll was likely much higher.

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Ukraine war: Russia's G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China's rise continues

While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that “by and large, we have not started anything in earnest yet”. What he meant became quickly clear when a missile attack hit an…

Reuters

Gang violence in Haitian capital cuts off food aid, UN says

The United Nations has been forced to move humanitarian aid and workers across Haiti by air and ship because gang violence has become so bad in the capital Port-au-Prince, an aid official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and U.N. meeting on grain set for Weds -minister

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine will meet with a United Nations delegation to discuss the safe export of Ukrainian grain.

Reuters

U.N. aid to Syria from Turkey extended until January

The United Nations Security Council voted on Tuesday to allow U.N. aid deliveries to continue until Jan. 10 to some 4 million people in northwest Syria from Turkey, reaching a deal on its third attempt after the mandate for the operation expired.

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry's 'juicy' memoir 'should make royal family nervous', claim insiders

Prince Harry's memoir is set to be released later this year, and according to several insiders it is set to be "juicy" and will contain never before heard stories, including some from his childhood

Radio France Internationale

Mali detains Ivorian soldiers, accuses them of being mercenaries

Malian authorities have arrested 49 soldiers from Cote d’Ivoire, describing them as mercenaries who were planning to stop the protection and reform of the country.

Reuters

Factbox: Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip

President Joe Biden will visit the United State's most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.

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