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2024 GOP hopefuls condemn FBI over Mar-a-Lago search, boosting Trump comeback bid

In supporting Trump, his party rivals are inadvertently empowering him to run.

Axios · Aug 9, 2022

Human rights without handicaps

When the United Nations was built from the rubble of World War II, it would have been inconceivable for someone like me -- a young, black, gay wheelchair user -- to be considered for a top job in the organisation.

Bangkok Post · Aug 9, 2022

Aunty Kathleen grew up having to 'yarn in secret'. Now she's helping revive her Indigenous language

Indigenous Australians and Native Americans come together in the Red Centre to learn, from each other, how they can save their languages from extinction.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

Iran Makes First Import Order Using Cryptocurrency

Iran made its first official import order using cryptocurrency this week, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported on Tuesday, a move that could enable the country to circumvent US sanctions that have crippled the economy. The order, worth $10 million, was a first step towards allowing the country to trade through…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia Provided $10Mln in Aid to Ukraine Refugees

Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah stressed on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia’s support for refugees from Ukraine to Poland and neighboring countries is an extension of its humanitarian efforts in supporting refugees and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Mali’s army says 17 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Tessit attack

Military says ‘complex and coordinated attack’ in country’s south likely carried out by ISIL-affiliated group.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2022

Sudan Launches Workshop on Transitional Constitutional Framework

The Sudanese Bar Association organized on Monday a workshop on the transitional constitutional framework at a time when multiple initiatives have been trying to resolve the political crisis in the North African nation. The three-day workshop will be followed by the formation of a mechanism that will draft the transitional…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Qatar Hosts Signing of Peace Pact between Chad Govt, Rebels

Chad's military government signed a pledge Monday with more than 40 rebel groups and opposition figures ahead of planned national reconciliation talks, though the deal did not include the country's main rebel group. Under the terms of the deal in Doha, those who signed have agreed to a ceasefire ahead…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Two More Grain Ships Sail from Ukraine, Turkey Says

Two more grain-carrying ships sailed from Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings that the halt in grain shipments caused by the conflict could lead to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

UN Security Council meets to weigh up Gaza violence

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday night to discuss the flare up of violence in Gaza which has left nearly 50 people dead including 16 children.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 9, 2022