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Afghanistan earthquake survivors frantically dig through rubble in search of relatives as relief trickles in

With at least 1,000 people killed and more than 1,500 missing, rescue workers in the remote Gayan district are desperately searching for survivors — mostly young children and women — with hope fading with every passing hour.

ABC News

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarizes activists

The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States has pemboldened abortion opponents around the world, while advocates of abortion rights worry the Supreme Court ruling could threaten recent moves toward legalization in their countries

The Independent UK

Brick by brick: On the 14th BRICS Summit

BRICS countries have shown they can cooperate where their interests align

The Hindu

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NZ involved in new US-led 'Pacific partners' initiative

Joe Biden's top Indo-Pacific official promises more diplomatic posts and teases a new Pacific framework.

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Restricting abortion just makes it more deadly, says U.N. after U.S. ruling

Restricting abortion access does not stop people seeking the procedure "it only makes it more deadly," a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

Reuters

UN Rights Office Says Its Findings Suggest Al Jazeera Journalist Killed by Israeli Forces

Information reviewed by the UN human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Friday. "It is deeply disturbing that Israeli authorities have not conducted a criminal investigation," Ravina Shamdasani told…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN body to hold urgent debate on Afghan women, girls' rights

The U.N.’s top human rights body is to hold an urgent debate next week to discuss the erosion of rights of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover nearly a year ago

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MakeMyTrip becomes member of Global Sustainable Tourism Council

MakeMyTrip joins a select band of travel companies across the world that are taking the lead in driving sustainable tourism practices

The Hindu

Russia ‘turning wave of food crises into tsunami’ by blocking grain exports

Germany’s foreign minister says preventing movement of 25m tonnes of supply is ‘using hunger as a weapon of war’

The Guardian - UK

Russia is disappearing Ukrainian civilians. Their families want answers

Ukrainians who were held in Russia detail their detention, hoping to help find a teacher still missing. She is one of more than 200 civilians that U.N. human rights workers say Russia has disappeared.

WEKU

UN office points to Israel in Al Jazeera reporter's death

The U.N. human rights office says veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh and her crew were targeted by “seemingly well-aimed bullets” fired from the direction of Israeli troops

The Independent UK

Surge in school uniform support requests to Perthshire charity

Hundreds of families are registering their need for help with a Scottish charity based in Perth that has been gathering packs of pristine second hand school uniform. Almost double the number have contacted Social Flock before the holidays have even begun.

Daily Record

World faces unprecedented global hunger crisis, U.N. chief says

There is a "real risk" of multiple famines this year, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday and urged ministers meeting on food security to take practical steps to stabilize food markets and reduce commodity price volatility.

Reuters

Solidarity behind Ukraine's Russia fight atop summit agendas

Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe this weekend will focus on uniting Western nations behind Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion and overcoming Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

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Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

WEKU

Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says

"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.

The Guardian - UK

Boris won’t go that easily! The Undeclared War and the perils of writing near-future TV

The Undeclared War imagines a Britain with Boris Johnson finally gone, Ukraine fallen and cyber attacks crippling the country. Will audiences buy it? We examine the pitfalls of political TV

Axios

Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, UN rights office says

"Perpetrators must be held to account."

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Fears grow for Afghanistan earthquake survivors left without shelter

First shipments of international aid arrive in country as officials say death toll has risen to 1,150

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Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces, UN says

Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by Israeli forces, the United Nations has confirmed.

Reuters

UN rights office says its findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces

Information reviewed by the U.N. human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Friday.

The Independent UK

UN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage

The head of the United Nations has warned the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Bipartisan bill clears way for bolstering US gun laws

$13bn package represents a compromise between Democrat and Republican lawmakers. Plus, Ukrainian forces to leave Sievierodonetsk

The Independent UK

Israeli security forces fired bullets that killed Shireen Abu Akleh, UN says

Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead on 11 May while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin

Asharq Al-Awsat

H&M Closes Shanghai Flagship Store, Hurt by Lockdowns and Consumer Backlash

H&M has shut its flagship Shanghai store, its latest closure in China where consumer demand has slumped amid COVID-19 lockdowns and the fast-fashion retailer has borne the brunt of a backlash against companies that refuse to use Xinjiang cotton. Although it was open earlier this month, the three-storey building in…

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