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Wife of Australian man jailed and believed tortured in Iraq criticises federal government's response

The wife of an Australian man suspected of being tortured in an Iraqi jail dismisses assurances from the Foreign Minister that her husband has not been forgotten by the federal government.

ABC News

From The Simpsons to Iron Man: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is just his latest desperate bid for celebrity

For years everyone’s favourite billionaire has been making pop culture cameos to poke fun at how nice and smart he is

The Guardian - AU

Putin making ‘unsound decisions’ to win Ukraine war before Victory Day parade in May, UK says

UK armed forces minister says ‘thousands of Russian lives are going to be lost’ due to Putin’s strategy

The Independent UK

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World Leaders Welcome Macron's French Election Win

World leaders rushed to congratulate France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections Sunday. Here are some of the main reactions according to AFP: - European Union -"I am delighted to be able to continue our excellent cooperation," tweeted European…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN ready to evacuate people from Mariupol, says chief in Moscow visit

António Guterres meets Putin and Lavrov but Kyiv says he should have come to Ukraine first

The Guardian - UK

What is Adenovirus and what are the symptoms as doctors investigate spike in child hepatitis cases

Infectious microbes may be linked to spike in illnesses among young people

The Independent UK

50bn tonnes of sand and gravel extracted each year, finds UN study

Calls for international standard on extraction and better monitoring of most-exploited resource after water

The Guardian - UK

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Commentary: Russia is causing bloodshed in Myanmar, too

My heart breaks as I watch Russian planes bombing civilian homes, displacing millions of refugees and committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Four thousand miles away from Ukraine, in my home country of Myanmar (also known as Burma), Russia has been complicit for decades in the violence of the Burmese…

Tribune News Service

Scott Morrison is setting up another fake fight on a carbon ‘tax’

With Australia’s lived experience of global heating, you would think we’d have moved past grown men staging hyperbolic encounters with invisible things

The Guardian - AU

UN: Humanity Stuck in 'Spiral of Self-destruction'

Humanity is suffering from a "broken perception of risk", spurring us into activities and behaviors that cause climate change and a surging number of disasters around the globe, the UN warned Tuesday. In a fresh report, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, or UNDRR, found that between 350 and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A microcosm of Palestinian struggle: One family’s life in Hebron

The Al-Jaabaris are one of several families in Hebron whose home is sandwiched between Israeli settlements.

Al Jazeera

Yemen Presidential Council Accuses Houthis of Seeking to Renege on UN Truce

The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Yemen accused on Monday the Iran-backed Houthi militias of seeking to renege on the two-month United Nations truce. The truce entered its fourth week on Saturday a day before the first flight out of Sanaa airport was delayed due to Houthi violations. The truce…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Live updates | UK: Ukraine city Kreminna falls to Russia

The British Defense Ministry says Russian forces have taken the Ukrainian city of Kreminna

The Independent UK

Aid organisations must speak out when sleeping children are killed in air strikes

The silence from NGOs in Afghanistan makes me question if humanitarianism has become just a market-driven industry

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Russia warns of an immediate ‘proportional response’ if Britain continues its ‘direct provocation’ of Ukraine – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Warns of WWIII ahead of Western Summit on Arms to Ukraine

Russia has warned of the "real" threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of a Tuesday meeting between the United States and allies over sending further arms to war-torn Ukraine. Moscow's invasion of its neighbor has triggered an outburst of support from Western nations that has seen weapons pour…

The Guardian - AU

Xinjiang: UN team in China ahead of visit by human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet due to visit Uyghur region in May after United Nations long pushed China for ‘unfettered, meaningful’ access

The Guardian - AU

Russia accuses Nato of ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine as US hosts crucial defence summit

Ukraine dismisses Sergei Lavrov’s war comments as diplomats gather in Germany for US-hosted talks to navigate ‘critical’ phase

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The Hindu

Morning digest | Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion; No limits to Russia-China friendship, warns EU chief amid Ukraine crisis, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

Al Jazeera

UN chief embarks on Moscow trip amid criticism

Three months into Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN agencies are struggling to reach civilians under siege in the east.

France 24

Humanity entering ‘spiral of self-destruction’, UN warns

Humanity is suffering from a “broken perception of risk”, spurring us into activities and behaviours that cause climate change and a surging number of disasters around the globe, the UN warned Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come

A new United Nations report says disasters are on the rise and are going to get worse

The Times of India

Punjab BJP link to unapproved publication in Shatabdi

JALANDHAR: The distribution of an unapproved publication aboard the Bengaluru-Chennai Shatabdi Express on Friday morning has a Punjab and BJP connection. A Twitter storm forced the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to first post that it had cautioned the newspaper vendor and then delete the tweet.

Reuters

Human activity is leading to more disasters-UN report

Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, with 350 and 500 medium-sized or large disasters a year occurring globally in the past two decades and more frequent events expected, according to a UN report.

The Independent UK

UK sends ambulances and fire engines to Ukraine and lifts tariffs to help country’s exporters

New ban to close loophole on exports of repressive equipment to Russia

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