Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft has launched her campaign for Kentucky governor The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Why new British PM Liz Truss needs to pay more attention to Africa New British prime minister Liz Truss has never said much in public about Africa. The Conversation · Sep 7, 2022
Explainer-What weapons could North Korea send to Russia? Russia could be about to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, an allegation immediately dismissed as "fake" by Russia's ambassador to the United Nations. Reuters · Sep 7, 2022
Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks A Ukrainian official says Russian has renewed its shelling in the area of Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ after Floods, PM Says, as 18 More Die Parts of Pakistan seemed "like a sea", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. As many as 33… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022
Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Man who went to every country in the world reveals most terrifying moments on trip Henrik Jeppesen, from Denmark, travelled to every country in the world by the time he was 28, but has particularly strong memories of being in Samoa, North Korea and Liverpool Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022
Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine backs UN call for safe zone at nuclear power plant occupied by Russia The UN has said it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the situation at the plant after a visit by inspectors Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 196 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 196th day, we take a look at the main developments. Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2022
AP News Digest 3 a.m. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Video of child refugee in Libya sheds light on rampant abuse A video has emerged on social media of a 15-year-old Sudanese refugee boy being tormented by gunmen in Libya demanding ransom The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
EU, China trade barbs over failed G20 climate talks The European Union and China are questioning each other's commitment to fighting climate change, following the failure of climate talks by the Group of 20 (G20) last week. Reuters · Sep 7, 2022
US senator rejects Israeli army report on killing of Palestinian American reporter Chris Van Hollen calls for independent US inquiry, saying IDF claim Shireen Abu Aqleh died amid gun battle unsupported by evidence The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022
Putin threatens to ‘freeze’ west by cutting oil and gas supplies if EU imposes price cap – as it happened This live blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022 UN: At least $1 billion needed to avert famine in Somalia The U.N. humanitarian chief predicts at least a billion dollars will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia
Reuters · Sep 7, 2022 Russia gives up key northeast towns as Ukrainian forces advance Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the war's principal front lines after Ukrainian forces made a rapid advance.
France 24 · Sep 7, 2022 UN says at least $1 billion needed to prevent famine in Somalia The UN humanitarian chief predicted Tuesday that at least $1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year when two more dry seasons are expected to compound the historic drought that has hit the Horn of Africa nation.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 UN calls for demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant Secretary general says agreement must be secured to commit Russian forces to withdraw and Ukrainian forces not to move in
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 196 of the invasion Ukraine considers shutting down Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant for safety reasons
Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2022 Shireen Abu Akleh: How Biden team redefined ‘accountability’ Abu Akleh’s niece says Washington’s push to turn the page on the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist is ’embarrassing’.
Bangkok Post · Sep 6, 2022 A faster route to greener shipping Delegates from over 190 countries recently gathered in Lisbon for the UN Ocean Conference, the most important event on this issue this year. Opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments "to raise their level of ambition for the recovery of ocean health".
Reuters · Sep 6, 2022 U.N. chief urges Russia, Ukraine to demilitarize nuclear power plant United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to agree a demilitarized perimeter around the Russian-held Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022 Cost of living and climate are higher global priorities than Ukraine, poll finds But there remains strong support in many countries for Russian military withdrawal from Ukraine, survey finds
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022 Rwanda policy ‘incompatible with UK obligations’ UN refugee agency tells court The first legal challenge over the policy is due to finish on Friday.
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022 UN report on China's abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide The long-awaited UN report into human rights abuses committed in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was finally published last week to a mixed reception. For some – principally the Chinese government – it went too far. Others thought it didn’t go far enough.