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UN extends peacekeeping mission in Mali to June 2023

The United Nations Security Council has to maintain the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, while condemning the country's military rulers for using mercenaries that have committed human rights violations.

Radio France Internationale

India’s urban population to stand at 675 million in 2035, behind China’s 1 billion: U.N.

By 2035, the percentage of population in India at mid-year residing in urban area will be 43.2%, the U.N. said in a report

The Hindu

‘There were plans to poison Julian’: Ithaka, the film charting Assange’s fight for freedom

From his Belmarsh wedding to his skateboarding round Ecuador’s embassy, Ithaka tells the story of the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition battle, through the eyes of his hard-campaigning father

The Guardian - UK

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After 9 Years Of Climate Denial We Finally Have A PM Who Acknowledges Rich Nations Must Do More

Anthony Albanese will urge leaders of wealthy nations to be more ambitious with climate policy to help poorer neighbours reduce emissions.

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Morning Digest | Maharashtra CM Thackeray resigns ahead of floor test; Pakistan links found in Udaipur tailor murder case, and more

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The Hindu

ASEAN special envoy making 2nd visit to strife-torn Myanmar

Cambodia’s foreign minister is visiting Myanmar as part of regional efforts to pursue peace in the country mired in violence and civil unrest since the military seized power last year

The Independent UK

The Loop: R Kelly sentenced, teachers strike in NSW, Biden announces permanent US base in Poland

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Mali vows to defy U.N. call to allow peacekeepers to investigate abuses

Mali vowed on Wednesday to defy a United Nations Security Council call for the West African country to allow freedom of movement for peacekeepers to investigate human rights abuses.

Reuters

Woman made to cook and eat human flesh, Congo group tells U.N.

A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 29)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

'Lots of talk, little action': Hundreds protest outside U.N. Ocean Conference

Aboriginal Australian activist Theresa Ardler travelled halfway across the world to tell leaders at the U.N. Ocean Conference in Portugal that they are failing to protect her fishing community back home.

Reuters

Australia can help ensure the biggest mine in PNG's history won't leave a toxic legacy

The COVID pandemic slowed mining operations across the Pacific. But as economic activity returns, an Australia-based company is poised to pursue what would be the largest mine in Papua New Guinea’s history.

The Conversation

Penny Wong raises Chau Van Kham case with Vietnamese President after UN finding he was 'forcibly disappeared'

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found Australian citizen Chau Van Kham was "forcibly disappeared" and his trial was too short, adding he should be released immediately and unconditionally.

ABC News

Erdoğan gains from lifting Sweden and Finland Nato veto with US fighter jet promise

Analysis: deal between Biden and Erdoğan is sealed in Madrid after Nordic countries vow to control support for Kurdish terrorism

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The Independent UK

UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army

The U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly acted as a conventional army during escalating military action in the country’s volatile east and could threaten the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with protecting civilians

The Hindu

The Indian challenge in Afghanistan

Intra-Afghan tensions rather than any hostility towards India could impede implementation of projects

Axios

Fresh round of Iran nuclear talks ends with no progress

“The Iranians have not demonstrated any sense of urgency," the official said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Tells UN Chief It’s Ready to Help Avert Food Crisis

Russia said on Wednesday it was ready to work with the United Nations to combat the risks of a global food crisis, and was willing to meet its obligations to export food and fertilizers. The commitments were made in a conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary-General…

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The Independent UK

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts

Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have departed for Qatar to meet with U.S. officials

Reuters

Millions risk undernourishment as wheat prices surge, FAO and OECD warn

The war in Ukraine that has stalled its wheat exports will keep global prices high into the 2022/23 season, putting millions more people at risk of undernourishment, the United Nations' food agency and the OECD said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Charity says 30 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libya

An international charity says a flimsy rubber boat collapsed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya’s coast, leaving at least 30 people including women and children missing and feared dead

The Conversation

Five actions to prepare African countries better for the next pandemic

Globally, cases of COVID-19 and related deaths are lower in June 2022 than they were at the beginning of the year. But the infection numbers are rising. Africa is no exception.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian villages ‘wiped from face of earth’ by Russian missile strikes

G7 leaders condemn invasion and pledge support for Kyiv amid reports of 130 missile strikes in four days

The Hindu

Teest Setalvad arrest | UN Human Rights chief’s comment unwarranted, says India

The remarks constitute an interference in India’s independent judicial system, says MEA

Sports Illustrated

The Support System That Sparked a USWNT Opportunity

For Naomi Girma, the daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, her path to the national team and its pivotal upcoming qualifying tournament has been anything but standard.

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