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UN fact-finding mission will probe Ukraine prison killings

The United Nations chief says he is appointing a fact-finding mission in response to requests from Russia and Ukraine to investigate the killings at a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that the warring nations accuse each other of carrying out

The Independent UK

Archie Battersbee’s family to apply to move him to hospice for ‘last moments’

The 12-year-old boy has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April and is being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions.

The Independent UK

Calling Thai domestic abuse to account

Developing societies (including Thailand) have enjoyed the presence of extended families, in contrast with the smaller unit of nuclear families. This broader coverage, encompassing not only the parents and children but also grandparents and other dependants, has offered a social safety net to support family members. Yet, that extended unit…

Bangkok Post

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Morning mail: climate bill set to pass, new affirmative consent laws proposed, gold for Ariarne Titmus

Thursday: ‘Stealthing’ and ‘deepfake’ porn to be criminalised under new legislation being introduced in Victorian parliament. Plus: the best value fruit and veg this month

The Guardian - AU

Reaping the demographic dividend

India needs to invest in quality school and higher education as well as healthcare

The Hindu

‘Grotesque greed’: UN chief Guterres slams oil and gas companies

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges governments to tax oil and gas companies’ profits amid energy crisis.

Al Jazeera

Parents’ bid to postpone the withdrawal of Archie Battersbee’s life support refused

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April.

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‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death

Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranks

The Guardian - UK

France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee, UN document shows

A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her Islamic head scarf, according to a U.N. document.

Reuters

Iraq’s Sadr Calls for Dissolution of Parliament, Early Elections

Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s government zone, and called for the dissolution of the parliament and early elections. Speaking for the first time since thousands of his followers stormed the parliament building in Baghdad on Saturday, Sadr said the "revolutionaries"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

John Howard’s climate doubts reveal more about conservative identity politics than anything else

The latest comments from the former PM, who once said he was ‘agnostic’ on climate change, remind us some remain unmoved by science

The Guardian - AU

Groups Ask UN to Investigate Beirut’s Massive 2020 Blast

Lebanese and international organizations Wednesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago, as a domestic probe continues to stall. The call by groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International came as the Lebanese investigation has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indian government approves new emissions targets

Nine months after India announced its target of “net zero” emissions by 2070 at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country’s federal cabinet finally approved a new climate plan on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak's extremism plans 'risk criminalising independence supporters'

RISHI Sunak’s plans to treat those who “vilify” Britain as extremists could criminalise supporters of Scottish and Welsh independence, a…

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Iran, US, EU to Send Envoys to Vienna for Nuclear Talks

Iran, the United States and the European Union said Wednesday they would send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. It wasn't immediately clear if other parties to the accord would attend the surprise…

The Guardian - UK

‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief

António Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable people

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Says Nearly 12 Million Facing Acute Hunger in Sudan

The United Nations painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation, saying Wednesday that almost a quarter of the country’s population was inching toward starvation amid a dire shortage of funding. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 11.7 million people were facing acute hunger between…

The Independent UK

UN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan

The United Nations has painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation

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Blast that killed Ukraine PoWs was Kremlin operation, Kyiv claims

Officials cite satellite data and phone intercepts and say Wagner Group mercenaries carried out atrocity

The Conversation

Unequal power relations driven by poverty fuel sexual violence in Lake Chad region

There have been multiple instances of sexual violence against women and girls in the Lake Chad region since terrorism activity started in the area in 2009. The region includes Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

The Independent UK

Groups ask UN to investigate Beirut's massive 2020 blast

A group of Lebanese and international organizations have called on members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the Beirut port blast two years ago

The Independent UK

Iran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks

Iran, the United States and the European Union say they will send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

The Independent UK

Sergei Lavrov says Russia backs Myanmar junta’s efforts to ‘stabilise’ country on landmark visit

Sergey Lavrov expresses ‘solidarity’ with military junta who took power in coup last year, leading to political turmoil

The Guardian - UK

Sunak wants to punish those who ‘vilify the UK’. That’s wrong – and he’s chosen the wrong target

The contender’s plan is idiotic and dangerous. Aren’t Tories supposed to champion free speech, says Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain

Reuters

First shipment of Ukrainian food cleared inspection, says UN

The first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under a Black Sea export deal was cleared to proceed on Wednesday, towards its final destination in Lebanon, according to the United Nations.

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