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GENEVA: More than 3.25 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said on Friday, with almost two million having crossed the Polish border.

Bangkok Post

U.N. and U.S. raise concern over reports of Afghan journalist arrests

The United Nations and the United States said there were credible reports of journalists from local Afghan media organisation Tolo News being detained this week and that attacks on independent media must stop.

Reuters

Finland voted world’s happiest country for fifth year in a row

Nordic nations dominated the top 10, with Denmark and Iceland in second and third

The Independent UK

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The Great Barrier Reef’s Facing A ‘Severe’ Bleach Event Right As The UN Rocks Up To Assess It

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Pedestrian.tv

UAE Urges International Community to Pressure Yemen’s Houthi Militias

UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhbut bin Nahyan Al Nahyan reiterated his country’s call on the international community to take decisive and serious steps to pressure the Houthi terrorist group. Sheikh Shakhbut stressed that the international community must consider the reasons that led to the deteriorating situation in Yemen. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine: What do young Russians think about the war?

Young Russians tell us about a war few wanted and how the sanctions are affecting their lives.

Al Jazeera

‘I don’t know how he sleeps’: Minister slams Russian diplomat after theatre bomb denial

Britain’s armed forces minister James Heappey on Friday slammed a top Russian diplomat for denying that his country’s forces hit a theatre in Ukraine reportedly housing hundreds of civilians.

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Asean envoy seeking favourable conditions for Myanmar peace process

PHNOM PENH: A Southeast Asian special envoy will visit Myanmar next week, his office said on Friday, to lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been accused of delaying while it tries to consolidate power and crush its opposition.

Bangkok Post

Volunteers wanting to host Ukraine refugees can now apply as process opens

The formal application process for "Homes for Ukraine" begins today

Liverpool Echo

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

MWL Says March 15 Establishes New Phase of Countering Hate Speech

The Muslim World League has welcomed on Friday the United Nations General Assembly’s decision to adopt March 15 as the International Day for the Eradication of Islamophobia. “The decision establishes a new phase of countering hate speech, racism, and extremism,” Secretary General of the Muslim World League Sheikh Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Refugee Homes for Ukraine scheme opens visa applications today - how to help

Under the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme, people can volunteer to put up a refugee in their spare room or an empty property for at least six months. Here's how to take part

Daily Mirror

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict simply explained

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

The Independent UK

Russian strikes hit Lviv, Kyiv and Kramatorsk, world leaders renew calls for war crimes investigation as civilian death toll mounts

Russian forces press their assault on Ukrainian cities, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv.

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Evening Standard

Putin unleashing ‘reckless’ attacks on Ukraine as initial invasion plan fails with troops ‘frozen’ in positions, say UK and US

British intelligence chief warns ‘indiscriminate use of firepower’ will increase civilian casualties and intensify the humanitarian crisis

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Union Insists on Its Three ‘Noes’ in Syria

The European Union has reconfirmed rejection to normalization with the Syrian regime, to reconstruction and to lifting of sanctions until a political solution in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254 is firmly underway. “Yesterday marked 11 years since the beginning of the tragic and bloody conflict in Syria,” said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: At Least 280 People Executed in Iran in 2021

Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on Iran. Presenting a report to the UN Human Rights Council, Javaid Rehman said the number of executions for charges related to narcotics laws had risen. “In 2021, at least 280…

The Guardian - AU

Dead coral found at Great Barrier Reef as widespread bleaching event unfolds

Marine park’s chief scientist says aerial surveys so far indicate bleaching worst off Townsville

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Biden outlines ‘consequences’ if China aids Russia – as it happened

Ukraine president says time has come for ‘meaningful’ talks; Biden warns Xi Jinping of ‘implications’ if Beijing helps Russia during call to China president

Daily Record

Scot volunteering in Ukraine sheltered on church floor as haunting air raid sirens rang out

Neil Broome, from Jedburgh, is hoping to raise funds to buy a minibus or ambulance for people struggling in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.

The Independent UK

Russia won’t ask UN council vote on its Ukraine resolution

Russia says it will not ask the UN Security Council to vote Friday on its draft resolution on humanitarian relief for Ukraine, which has been criticized for making no mention of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russian missiles strike Lviv in dawn attack as fresh sanctions mount on Moscow

The building of an aircraft repair plant has been destroyed in the attack

France 24

War in Ukraine: The bombing continues, Biden warns China against helping Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron said he was “extremely concerned” over the fate of Ukraine's city of Mariupol during a lengthy phone call Friday with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Earlier, US President Joe Biden spoke to China's Xi Jinping in which Biden aimed to persuade Xi to join Western pressure on…

The Independent UK

Simon Coveney visiting Poland as Ukraine crisis continues

The Foreign Affairs Minister will meet Polish counterpart Minister Zbigniew Rau in Warsaw.

Reuters

Russia and Canada in Twitter spat over 'kindergarten-level' UN letter post

Russia accused Canada on Thursday of childishly annotating a letter it sent at the United Nations seeking support for its draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, which Ottawa reacted to with pointed comments.

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