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Six killed as hundreds of Rohingya flee Malaysia detention

More than 500 escaped camp in country’s north early on Wednesday, but some were killed as they tried to cross highway.

Al Jazeera

Houthis Sign UN Plan to End Recruitment of Child Soldiers

The United Nations announced on Monday that the Iranian-backed Houthi group has signed an “action plan” with the international organization to stop the recruitment of children, who have fought by the thousands during the country's seven years of civil war. The UN says nearly 3,500 children have been verified as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canberran joins World Economic Forum's young leaders

Sophia Hamblin Wang has been selected as one of 108 up-and-coming leaders.

The Canberra Times

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Commentary: Cut Pentagon spending, save the planet

According to the latest U.N. climate report, the world is on track to reach catastrophic levels of warming — more than double the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called it “a file of shame.”

Tribune News Service

Widespread protests grip Sri Lanka after police shooting

Thousands of people across Sri Lanka are taking to the streets, a day after police opened fire at demonstrators, killing one person and injuring 13 others, reigniting widespread protests amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Splurging, blunders and controversy - it must be election season

Australia's two prime ministerial candidates will go head-to-head in a televised debate tonight.

Newcastle Herald

Boris Johnson jets to India TODAY - missing crucial Partygate vote over whether he lied

Boris Johnson's attempts to play diplomat on the two-day trip could be derailed by a crunch Commons vote into whether he misled Parliament over Partygate

Daily Mirror

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Five EU Countries Call For End to Jerusalem Unrest

Five European countries called Tuesday for an end to clashes in Jerusalem following a weekend of violence surrounding a holy site, in a joint statement issued after an emergency closed-door UN Security Council session. "Violence needs to stop immediately.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen swears in presidential body after Hadi stepped aside

State-run media reports that Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council has been sworn in in the southern port city of Aden

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 56 of the invasion

Deadline passes for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to surrender, and dozens of civilians leave city via humanitarian corridor

The Guardian - UK

UN chief urges 4-day Easter 'pause' in fighting in Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week

The Independent UK

UN General Assembly must assert itself

The recent vote in the UN General Assembly (GA) suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), due to its conduct in Ukraine, in early April 2022 is a rare instance of the GA asserting its powers with binding force. Generally, only the UN Security Council (SC) can adopt…

Bangkok Post

Russian troops blitz over 1,200 targets in Ukraine in attempt to take Donbas region

Russia launched a massive offensive across a 300-mile front in their attempts to take the eastern province of Donbas. Despite the attacks, the front was remaining firm and defiant

Daily Mirror

Yemen Swears in Presidential Leadership Council

Yemen’s new Presidential Leadership Council was sworn in Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden The swearing-in took place before the parliament in a ceremony attended by Gulf officials, and foreign ambassadors and the US and UN envoys to Yemen. Aden serves as the interim seat of the legitimate…

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UN Chief Calls for Four-Day Humanitarian Pause in Fighting in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians to leave areas of conflict and the delivery of humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas. Guterres said the United Nations was submitting detailed plans to…

The Independent UK

‘Civilians will not be spared’ by Russia assault in eastern Ukraine, UK officials warn

Civilians have been warned to leave east Ukraine immediately

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in UK since Patel announced Rwanda plan

Minister insists controversial plan will act as ‘significant deterrent’ for people smugglers and those considering dangerous journey

France 24

Boris Johnson’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘contravenes Geneva Convention'

A UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been decried by NGOs as well as the UN refugee agency, which has criticised the plan to relocate migrants as “contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention”. FRANCE 24 spoke to Sciences Po university’s François Gemenne, an…

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UK accused of 'standing by' while women raped in Ukraine as response branded too slow

Liz Truss vowed to support victims of sexual violence in Ukraine including those in need of humanitarian support earlier this month. But UK officials today told the Mirror support has been 'very much around medical supplies, food aid and shelter' so far

Reuters

U.N. chief calls for four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day Orthodox Easter humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage of civilians to leave areas of conflict and the delivery of humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas.

The Independent UK

Myanmar military government denies rumors of fuel shortages

Myanmar’s military government is denying that the country is suffering from a shortage of fuel, after rumors about low supplies of gasoline and diesel led to panic buying and long queues at service stations in several cities

Reuters

Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers' woes

Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations' World Food Programme said on Tuesday, with the country struggling to export existing stocks during the invasion by Russia.

The Guardian - UK

António Guterres urged to take lead in securing peace in Ukraine or risk future of UN

Former UN officials say body could be doomed if secretary general does not play a bigger role in mediating for peace in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s clever smartphone tactics need support

The Napoleonic notion that God is on the side of the big battalions has taken a big knock in the first 50 days of the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian defenders round Kyiv have shown that the Almighty doesn’t line up with Russia’s cumbersome battalions if they can’t manage smartphone app…

Irish Mirror

Mystery hepatitis outbreak spreads from Britain to Ireland, EU and US as more kids affected

The UN health agency said that given the jump in cases and heightened surveillance, it is 'very likely' more cases will be detected before the cause of the outbreak is identified

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