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Anti-corruption Guatemalan judge resigns and flees to the US

A Guatemalan judge considered key in fighting corruption in the Central American country has resigned and announced that she has decided to leave the country

The Independent UK

What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities a month into brutal invasion

The Independent UK

Ukraine War’s Impact on Wheat Threatens Hunger in Sudan, Says Aid Group

More than 80 percent of Sudan's wheat imports are at risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an aid group warns, exacerbating economic and humanitarian crises that deepened after last year's military takeover. Fighting and sanctions have disrupted grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine, which between them account for nearly 30…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Mali's detained former prime minister dies on medical parole

Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, arrested over corruption allegations last year, died of an undisclosed illness in hospital on Monday, one of his lawyers said.

Reuters

Besieged Ukrainian Port Defies Russian Order to Drop Weapons

Ukraine defied Moscow's demand for its soldiers to lay down arms before dawn on Monday in besieged Mariupol where hundreds of thousands of civilians are cowering from Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Russia's military had ordered residents of the southeastern port to surrender by 5 a.m., saying those…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN ocean treaty summit collapses as states accused of dragging out talks

Conservationists despair at ‘glacial pace’ of negotiations to protect wildlife and oversee fishing amid high seas’ ‘governance vacuum’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials rejected the proposal even before Russia’s deadline of 5 a.m. Moscow time for a response came and went.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘It’s not supposed to be white’: one of the Great Barrier Reef’s healthiest reefs succumbs to bleaching

Widespread bleaching during the cooler temperatures of La Niña has left scientists dreading the damage that could be caused by the next El Niño

The Guardian - AU

US confirms Myanmar 'committed genocide’ against Rohingya

The United States officially declared Monday that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to "destroy" the Muslim minority.

Bangkok Post

How Putin’s disinformation mirrors classic Soviet propaganda from the Cold War

The US and the UK also did plenty of nefarious things during this period, 88-year-old Milton Leitenberg tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues

The Independent UK

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

10 Million Ukrainians Have Been Displaced By the War. The U.S. Has Taken in 690 Ukrainian Refugees.

Plus: A Florida arms manufacturer is donating weapons to Ukraine's defense effort, China eases up on its "COVID Zero" policies, and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings begin today...

Reason

Yemen Houthis say U.N. calls for truce in Ramadan 'a positive step' -spokesman

Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday that calls from the United Nations for a truce in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were "a positive step".

Reuters

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Japan PM honors policeman, U.N. volunteer killed in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida laid flowers at memorial monuments in Phnom Penh on Sunday for Atsuhito Nakata, a Japanese volunteer who worked for a U.N. election-monitoring program in Cambodia, and Haruyuki Takata, a police officer who was participating in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.

Los Angeles Times

Fresh attacks hit Ukraine as Mariupol refuses Russian demand to surrender

LVIV, Ukraine — As the besieged city of Mariupol rejected a demand to surrender, Russian forces mounted attacks across Ukraine overnight and into Monday, including a missile strike that officials said hit a Kyiv shopping center and killed at least eight people.

Irish Mirror

Russia Ukraine war by numbers - 902 dead and 1,459 injured as Ukraine refuses surrender request

On February 23, Ukraine declared a nationwide state of emergency and just 24 hours later, Russia launched the full-scale invasion

The Independent UK

Biden administration rules Myanmar committed genocide against minority Rohingya

Myanmar’s junta has been accused of excesses against Rohingyas, including mass rapes and killings

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The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Zelensky asks Israeli leaders: ‘Can you explain why we’re still waiting for help?’

Ukrainian president addressed Israeli lawmakers via video conference on Sunday.

Axios

U.S. declares Myanmar's military committed genocide against Rohingya minority

Myanmar's military launched a bloody campaign against the ethnic minority in 2017.

Asharq Al-Awsat

David Beckham Hands over Instagram Account to Kharkiv Doctor

Former England soccer captain David Beckham handed over his Instagram account on Sunday to a doctor helping women give birth in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Beckham, the 46-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder and current co-owner of American Major League Soccer team Inter Miami, told his…

The Guardian - UK

Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name

Right to license .io address being challenged on grounds Britain no longer has legitimate claim to Chagos Islands

The Guardian - UK

Better use of groundwater could transform Africa, research says

Studies ‘debunk the myth that Africa is running out of water’ but say resource needs to be better managed

Daily Mirror

David Beckham hands control of Instagram account to fearless Ukrainian doctor

Unicef ambassador David Beckham, 46, asked a Ukrainian doctor to take over his Instagram account to highlight the challenges medical professionals are facing while working during the Russian invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Invisible’ Solution to Water Shortages Lies beneath Our Feet

Water shortages, already affecting billions of people around the world, are expected to worsen in the coming decades - linked to drought, pollution, rising sea levels and poor management - but an "invisible" solution may be hiding underground. With water usage seen rising by 1% each year over the next…

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