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The War in Ukraine Will Be a Historic Turning Point

But for History to Take the Right Path, America and Europe Must Work Together

Foreign Affairs

North East universities dubbed 'powerhouses' with strongest team of researchers outside London

Research Excellence Framework (REF) results show combined, Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham form a northern research powerhouse

Chronicle Live

U.S. calls out Russia, China opposition to U.N. action on N.Korea

The United States called out China and Russia on Wednesday for opposing further United Nations action on North Korea, warning that the Security Council "cannot stay silent any longer" as Pyongyang prepares for a seventh nuclear test.

Reuters

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Calls grow for independent investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing

The UN calls for ‘independent investigation’ after Al Jazeera says Shireen Abu Akleh was ‘assassinated in cold blood’.

Al Jazeera

How Russia's war has hit Thailand, 11 weeks on

In recent months there have been positive signs that the world is returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. People have worked tirelessly over the past two years to address and mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, spending billions on healthcare, vaccine development and deployment, social assistance payments, and other…

Bangkok Post

UPDATED: Ky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron to run for governor in 2023

WEKU

U.S. presses Israel and Palestinians to launch joint investigation into journalist's death

Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.

Axios

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UN Says $144 Million Needed to Avert Yemen Tanker Disaster

The United Nations was seeking $144 million on Wednesday needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an environmental disaster. The amount includes $80 million to transfer the more than 1 million barrels…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Do not use Ukraine war to defer climate goals, warns Mark Carney

UN climate envoy says world cannot afford to derail progress because of energy crisis linked to invasion

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Green MPs question Govt’s climate record

James Shaw’s comments on Government climate “action” draw a blunt response

Newsroom.co.nz

Israel army reverses assertion Palestinian fire killed Abu Akleh

Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi now says it was unclear who fired the shot that killed Shireen Abu Akleh.

Al Jazeera

Britain signs security deal vowing to defend Sweden in case of attack

Britain pledged to defend Sweden if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday.

France 24

Cape Verde’s recycling initiatives face off against global trash

The powerful Canary Current ferries trash from across the world to the island beaches of the West African country.

Al Jazeera

Kailash Satyarthi campaigns for social protection mechanism for children in low income countries

The issue is urgent as child labour has increased for the first time in the last two decades globally, says Nobel laureate

The Hindu

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France 24

France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’

As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while farmers warn that the current situation will have an adverse impact on crop yields.

Reuters

Netherlands backs Morocco's Western Sahara autonomy plan- statement

The Netherlands views Morocco's plan for autonomy for Western Sahara as serious and credible, it said on Wednesday, moving closer to Rabat's stance on the disputed territory where the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks an independent state.

The Independent UK

Retired AP photographer Ut gives pope 'Napalm Girl' photo

Retired Associated Press photographer Nick Ut has met with Pope Francis and gave him a copy of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a young Vietnamese girl running naked down the road after a napalm attack

Reuters

Exclusive-Top EU official backs multi-trillion plan to rebuild Ukraine

A top European official has backed a multi-trillion-euro "Marshall"-style plan to rebuild Ukraine, pledging the firepower of the EU's lending arm for what he said must be a global rescue effort.

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The Conversation

The war in Ukraine: Africa risks paying a heavy price for neutrality

Far from being swift, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now looks likely to become a long-running war of attrition. It will therefore have an accumulating, and increasingly drastic, impact on Africa unless it can be brought to swift end.

The Conversation

Peacekeeping in South Sudan: it's a race against time for the UN

A notable consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been the near-complete breakdown of what was already a deeply fraught relationship among the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

The Independent UK

UN says $144 million needed to avert Yemen tanker disaster

The United Nations is seeking $144 million needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen

Al Jazeera

‘This game is up’: Serbia urged to take a stand on Ukraine’s war

Belgrade enjoys warm ties with Moscow but in recent weeks, pro-government tabloids have turned on Putin.

The Independent UK

Climate change to make droughts longer, more common, says UN

The frequency and duration of droughts will continue to increase due to human-caused climate change, with water scarcity already affecting billions of people across the world, the United Nations warned in a report Wednesday

The Independent UK

Britain pledges to defend Sweden if attacked

Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pledging to “bolster military ties” in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown

Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns

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