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UK’s Johnson visits Ukraine on Independence Day, pledges more military aid

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday as the country marks its independence from Soviet rule in 1991. Exactly six months after the Russian invasion, Johnson lauded Ukraine’s "indomitable" resistance and pledged a further military aid package. Read our blog to see how the…

France 24 · Aug 23, 2022

Morning mail: Morrison privileges push rejected, Kyrgios faces new legal action, Murdoch sues Crikey

Wednesday: Scott Morrison has been spared being referred to the privileges committee over his secret ministries – for now. Plus: a young dancer who wants ballet to be ‘more noisy’.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

UN nuclear agency again asks to visit Ukraine nuclear plant

The U.N. nuclear agency is renewing its request to assess the safety and security at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine which Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Diplomat arrested over alleged rape released due to immunity

South Sudanese diplomat Charles Oliha, 46, released by NYPD after being taken into custody following woman’s assault allegation

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022

Amid popular opposition, is the UN's peacekeeping mission in Mali doomed?

On 29 June, the UN Security Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations’ peacekeeping initiative, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma), for another year. Established in April 2013, the 13,000-soldiers strong mission had set out to thwart the Tuareg rebellion began the previous year, strengthen state…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2022

UN Urges ‘Immediate De-escalation’ in Libya

The United Nations on Tuesday voiced "deep concern" over growing tensions between rival Libyan forces, calling for "immediate" moves to calm the situation. The UN's mission UNSMIL said it was "following with deep concern the ongoing mobilization of forces and threats to resort to force" by groups vying for control…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

The history of secret education for girls in Afghanistan – and its use as a political symbol

In August 2021 the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and since then secondary education for girls in the country has been banned. However, there have been reports of clandestine girls’ schools operating despite the ban. Teenage girls are reportedly taking extraordinary risks to attend lessons. Their teachers bravely share knowledge,…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2022

Zelenskiy: Ukraine will take back Crimea by any means it deems right

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would recapture its annexed peninsula of Crimea from Russia by any means it deemed right, and that it would not consult other countries before doing so.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft

A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Ballet and bombs: how Ukraine’s dance stars are defying Putin from the Hague

Using borrowed sets and costumes, the United Ukrainian Ballet – led by ex-Bolshoi director Alexei Ratmansky – are rehearsing a Giselle they hope will do more than just thrill UK audiences

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022