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'I can't think of a more timely painting': Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging next to it, Blak Douglas’ (aka Adam Hill) Writing in the Sand. It was both passionately political and visually very clever, incorporating the speech that…

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Russia War Crimes Allegations Mount as Ukraine Refugees Top Six Million

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Joe Biden expresses support for right of Finland and Sweden to join Nato– as it happened

Ukraine president ready to speak to Putin ‘but only to him’; electricity supplier RAO Nordic says decision to suspend Finnish supply is ‘exceptional’

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UN Security Council holds emergency session on Taliban crackdown on women

The U.N. Security Council held emergency closed consultations Thursday on the Taliban’s latest crackdown on Afghan women as it considered a presidential statement that would express deep concern at its new ban on women leaving home “without necessity” and wearing head-to-toe clothing when they do go out in public.

France 24

Finland’s leaders endorse NATO bid; Russia issues threats and continues airstrikes on eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian missiles pounded the area.

Los Angeles Times

UN: Ukraine war is `child rights crisis' with school attacks

The U.N. children's agency says the war in Ukraine is a “child rights crisis” where education is under attack, nearly 100 youngsters have been killed in just the last month, and millions more have been forced to flee their homes

The Independent UK

First paediatric operating room in refugee camp set to officially open

Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is home to around 40,000 children.

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 12)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Nearly 7 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began

The UN has labeled the exodus the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

Axios

Shireen Abu Akleh and the journalists killed by Israeli forces

At least 45 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since 2000. Hundreds more have been wounded.

Al Jazeera

UN Rights Council approves probe into alleged Russian abuses

Inquiry will investigate alleged atrocities in regions near Ukrainian capital that were held by Russian troops.

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UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv

33 countries voted in favor and only two, China and Eritrea, voted against.

Axios

Rising prices are fuelling deep divisions in society

Letters: It is not a ‘cost of living crisis’, but the breakdown of the market economy, writes Dr Lindy Sharpe, while Elspeth Drew fears politicians have no understanding of everyday life

The Guardian - UK

Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war exceeds 6 million-UN agency

The number of people who have fled Ukraine to escape Russia's invasion has passed 6 million in Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.

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French source: pessimistic US, Iran can quickly resolve nuclear deal differences

There is still use in reviving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a French diplomatic source said on Thursday, even though he was pessimistic that the United States and Iran could resolve an outstanding bilateral issue quickly.

The Guardian - UK

G7 to discuss action to break Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports

Meetings in Germany will look at alternative routes to ports as ‘44 million people march towards starvation’

Zenger

VIDEO: Last Stand: Mariupol Defenders Plead For Medical Evacuation Of Badly Wounded

This footage shows the conditions in the heavily-bombed Azovstal plant in Mariupol where Ukrainian defenders have taken a stand “without necessary medication and even food”, calling on the international community to rescue the injured.

The Independent UK

Myanmar to resume issuing tourist visas after 2-year hiatus

Myanmar has announced it will resume issuing visas for visitors in an effort to help its moribund tourism industry, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and violent political unrest

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The Hunters: the small UN unit that tracked down Rwanda’s worst killers

The work of highly effective tracking teams offer model to follow in future efforts to prosecute war criminals

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave

Inside the manhunt for Protais Mpiranya, accused of Rwandan mass killings and the world’s most wanted war crimes fugitive

Asharq Al-Awsat

Donors Pledge $33m to Stop Safer Oil Spill

Donor countries have pledged $33 million to help prevent the Safer oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic oil spill off the coast of Yemen. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off Hodeidah, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the…

The Conversation

Ukraine's information war is winning hearts and minds in the West

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated headlines since late February 2022. The war struck a nerve among Western audiences, evoking a high degree of support for Ukraine.

France 24

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine since start of Russian invasion

The International Labour Organization says nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, as nearly half of businesses in the country have been knocked out of operation. The UN agency warns that the situation could have ripple effects across Europe and Central…

Al Jazeera

ASEAN leaders head to White House for key summit

US rolls out the red carpet for Southeast Asian leaders amid increasing rivalry in the Asia Pacific.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID-19 Falling Everywhere, Except Americas and Africa

The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its latest assessment of the pandemic. In its weekly pandemic report released late Tuesday, the UN health agency said about 3.5 million new cases and more…

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