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Why is Russia at war with Ukraine and what does Putin want?

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

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

‘Overlapping shocks’ are undoing efforts to end hunger in Africa, UN warns

Urgent aid response needed as climate crisis, Covid, local conflicts and soaring fuel prices push millions more into hunger

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Kharge vs Tharoor: Inside the campaign to elect the new Congress president

“Hello sir, I am calling from Shashi Tharoor sir’s office. You know elections are coming and both Kharge and Tharoor sahib are the choice of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ji,” a canvasser for Shashi Tharoor solicits the support of a Congress delegate from Amethi. “Please vote carefully.”

Newslaundry · Oct 11, 2022

Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP

The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Int’l Calls to Open Probe into Burnt Bodies Found on Sabratha Shore

International diplomatic missions in Libya issued several calls on Tuesday for an investigation into the recovered 15 bodies, including a number burned, found on and near a boat on the shores of Sabratha. Several humanitarian organizations called on Monday for the immediate rescue of the sinking boat off the coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Iranian authorities round up celebrities as crackdown on protest continues

An international footballer and an influential blogger are among those arrested for criticising the ruling theocratic regime in Iran for a crackdown that has seen hundreds arrested in more than three weeks of deadly protests.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2022

UN: 54 Poor Nations Urgently Need Debt Relief

Cascading global crises have left 54 countries -- home to more than half of the world's poorest people -- in dire need of debt relief, the UN said Tuesday. In a new report, the United Nations Development Program warned that dozens of developing nations were facing a rapidly deepening debt…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

G7 to Hold Crisis Talks on Russia's Bombing Blitz in Ukraine

The United States and other G7 powers will hold crisis talks Tuesday on Russia's recent bombing blitz across Ukraine, with Britain's Liz Truss expected to insist they "must not waver one iota" in their support for Kyiv. The meeting comes a day after Russian missiles rocked the Ukrainian capital for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Iran Racing to Expand Enrichment at Underground Plant, IAEA Report Shows

Iran is rapidly expanding its ability to enrich uranium with advanced centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz and now intends to go further than previously planned, a confidential UN nuclear watchdog report seen by Reuters showed on Monday. While indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

G7 leaders say they will hold Putin 'to account' for Ukraine missile strikes

Russian missile strikes on the western Lviv region on Tuesday left parts of it without power a day after a wave of deadly strikes hit several Ukrainian cities. Leaders at a G7 meeting condemned 'in the strongest possible terms' Russia's recent missile blitz. Catch up with the day's developments on…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2022