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Ukraine war: six months that shook the world

Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine on a "special military operation" - a mass invasion on a scale unseen in Europe since World War Two.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

UN Calls for Protecting Civilians in Syria

Three UN officials have urged all parties in Syria to take all feasible measures to minimize harm to civilians. In a joint statement, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Imran Riza, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Muhannad Hadi and UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Special Report: Weapons trade

International relations pundits, who like to scent the air for the winds of change, will have their senses tuned to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Conference starting August 22 in Geneva. The world’s biggest exporter of arms, the United States, symbolically pulled out of the international agreement in 2019…

360info · Aug 22, 2022

For Kashmiris, resolution to decades of conflict remains a distant dream

As India marks 75 years of independence this month, many in Jammu and Kashmir may feel there's little to celebrate. Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen decades of separatist violence.

WEKU · Aug 21, 2022

Somali forces end 30-hour hotel siege by Islamic militants as death toll rises to 20

Security forces also rescued 106 hostages from the hotel after it was attacked by the al-Qaeda-linked terror group

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

India-Africa partnership gets a boost with investment conclave

A number of African leaders was in New Delhi for a key investment meeting this summer that brought together 40 ministers from 17 countries including Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon and Malawi among others.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 21, 2022

On Ukraine’s front line, a fight to save premature babies

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, three hospitals in government-controlled areas of the country’s war-torn Donetsk region had facilities to care for premature babies

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Somali forces end hotel attack in which 20 were killed

Somali authorities appear to have ended a deadly attack on a hotel in the capital in which at least 20 people were killed

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Sudanese Opposition Leader: No Rapprochement with Army's Allies

A leader in the opposition Forces of Freedom and Change coalition in Sudan ruled out any rapprochement with the factions that supported the army's assumption of power last October and overthrew the civilian-led government. Member of the Central Council of the Forces Sherif Muhammad Othman said that this group disavowed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine denies involvement in death of Putin ally’s daughter; don’t allow Moscow to sow fear, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Zelenskiy adviser says Ukraine had nothing to do with Darya Dugina’s death as Russia orders investigation into car bombing

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022