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UN Envoy's Access to China's Xinjiang under Scrutiny as Trip Begins

China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to "clarify misinformation" ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait. The ruling Communist Party is accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities…

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South Korea to call at Davos for COVID aid for North - envoy

South Korea will issue a call this week at the World Economic Forum for COVID-19 vaccines and other medical help for North Korea, even if that means exemptions from U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

British Navy warships could be sent to protect freighters carrying Ukrainian grain

The UK could send warships, along with NATO allies, to the Black Sea port of Odesa to help ensure a safe passage for vital grain exports around the world and avoid a global famine

Daily Mirror

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Russia Intensifies Donbas Offensive as War Enters Fourth Month

Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up their offensive on the last pocket of resistance around Lugansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, as the conflict entered its fourth month. Since Moscow's invasion in late February, Western support has helped Ukraine hold off its neighbor's advances in many areas -- including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The UK’s view of Rwanda is deeply ignorant – I once fell prey to it myself

The refugee deal with President Kagame reveals a profound misunderstanding of history, says Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland

The Guardian - UK

European fruit with traces of most toxic pesticides ‘up 53% in nine years’

Analysis of nearly 100,000 samples found residues in a third of apples and half of blackberries

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Wang meets top UN rights official as she opens Xinjiang trip

China says its foreign minister met with the U.N.’s top human rights official on her visit to the country and shared with her that China opposes “politicizing” human rights and imposing double standards

The Independent UK

Russian soldier gets life for killing Ukrainian civilian

A Ukrainian court sentenced a captured Russian soldier to the maximum penalty of life in prison for killing a civilian, and the Kremlin hinted that it may put on trial some of the fighters who surrendered at Mariupol’s steelworks

The Independent UK

‘It's time to step up’: UN pleas with billionaires amid food insecurity rise

THE head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) told billionaires it is “time to step up” as the global threat of food insecurity rises with…

The National (Scotland)

China’s foreign minister to visit Solomon Islands amid push for more deals with Pacific countries

Tour, which includes Fiji and Papua New Guinea, comes amidst ‘uptick of tempo’ in China’s engagement in the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

Inside India’s policy flip-flop on wheat exports

India’s policy uncertainty can be traced back to inaccurate crop estimates and the poor decisions based on that.

Al Jazeera

Eco activists 'could undermine security and hinder net-zero bid'

Offshore energy body issues warning to organisations

Wales Online

UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues

The U.N. envoy for Somalia is urging the country to build on last week's election of a new president and make progress on urgent issues

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 90 of the invasion

A veteran Russian diplomat has resigned over his country’s invasion of Ukraine as a Kyiv court sentences a Russian soldier to life in prison

The Independent UK

Eco activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’

Offshore Energies UK said the industry is ‘aligned with their long-term vision’.

Bangkok Post

Groups slam draft law to curtail public protests, non-profit groups

A group of non-profit organisations on Monday staged a protest in front of the UN's Bangkok headquarters against government efforts to implement a public gathering control law.

Al Jazeera

Refugees decry Title 42 as ‘absurd excuse’ as it stays in place

The COVID-linked provision has allowed the US to carry out nearly 2 million expulsions since March 2020.

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Bangkok Post

The fight for press freedom is local

A macabre political thriller recently unfolded in the Philippine province of Palawan, an island known mostly for its rich biodiversity and pristine beaches. On May 9, Joel T Reyes, a suspect in the 2011 murder of well-known radio broadcaster Gerry Ortega, ran again for governor. Had Mr Reyes won, the…

Zenger

VIDEO: War In Ukraine: Defending Troops Destroy Russian Tanks Hiding In Residents’ Gardens

Russian armored column attacks Zirkuni, a village in Kharkiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine.

France 24

Indo-Pacific NATO? Biden, China and the Quad alliance

Who is winning the room? Who is winning the region? Joe Biden has inflation and an uphill battle to the midterms back home, but that is no bother for Indo-Pacific allies. Monday saw the launch of a regional trade partnership and plans for a partnership to stare down maritime threats.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aramco CEO Warns of Global Oil Crunch Due to Lack of Investment

The world is facing a major oil supply crunch as most companies are afraid to invest in the sector as they face green energy pressures, the head of Saudi Aramco told Reuters, adding it cannot expand production capacity any faster than promised. Amin Nasser, head of the world's largest oil…

The Guardian - UK

Globalisation of food production has left millions hungry

Letters: Edward Davey says heads of state need to act with urgency to address the global food crisis. Plus letters from Benny Dembitzer and Brian Fish

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial

A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in prison - the maximum - in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine three months ago. Meanwhile, in a rare public expression of opposition to the war from the ranks…

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Trollope’s take on London policing is still relevant today

Brief letters: The Met’s Partygate investigation | Winston Churchill | Toppling the PM | Israel’s ‘culture of impunity’ | Margaret Thatcher statue

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