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Head of new Yemeni council promises end to war via peace process

The head of Yemen's new presidential council said on Friday he would end the seven-year-long war via a peace process, in his first speech since power was delegated to the body by the Saudi-backed president this week.

Reuters

Australia relied on discredited evidence to detain refugee Sayed Abdellatif for 10 years, court finds

Asio ruled to have relied on evidence obtained under torture in making ‘legally unreasonable’ adverse security assessments against Egyptian national

The Guardian - AU

Latest IPCC report offers key lessons for Australia but is anyone listening?

The climate authority has warned it is now or never to cut emissions but will MPs on the campaign trail heed its warning?

The Guardian - AU

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‘An abomination’: World reacts to deadly Kramatorsk attack

Ukraine says bombing of train station in eastern region of Donetsk killed at least 52 people, drawing global rebuke.

Al Jazeera

A message for Russia: On Moscow’s suspension from U.N. Human Rights Council

Putin should take note of the views of the global community and end the war immediately

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — April 9, 2022

The suspension of Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council appears to be premature action

The Hindu

Israel PM gives security forces free rein after surge in violence

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave security agencies "full freedom" Friday to curb a surge in violence, after a Palestinian gunman killed three men in a popular nightlife district.

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Harry and Meghan ‘New York flat hunting near United Nations HQ’

Harry and Meghan currently live in an £11.2million mansion in California

Evening Standard

Brazil's Amazon deforestation sets first-quarter record despite March dip

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 15% in March from a year earlier, preliminary government data showed on Friday, but even with that dip it was enough to drive the most destruction during the first quarter in at least six years.

Reuters

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel on Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘A snowflake and a sociopath at the same time’

Late-night hosts discuss Greene calling the cops on Kimmel, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation and two more Trump aides held in contempt of Congress

The Guardian - US

Cyprus's Varosha, where time came to a halt in 1974

Occupied by Turkish soldiers for close to half a century, the former Cypriot resort town of Varosha lies in ruins. Known as Marash in Turkish, the town is situated in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, an entity only recognised by Ankara. It's also home to one of the two…

France 24

War won't derail EU clean energy push, analysts say

The invasion of Ukraine is spurring an unprecedented push to rapidly end Europe's heavy reliance on Russia.

Axios

UN Security Council is powerless to help Ukraine – but it's working as designed to prevent World War III

A clearly anguished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 5, 2022, castigated the U.N. Security Council members for their inaction on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine: “Are you ready to close the U.N.? Do you think that the time of international law is gone?” We asked Thomas G. Weiss, a…

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Climate change may threaten India’s food security, cripple GDP, IPCC report a grim reminder

The latest report of IPCC, the UN’s expert body of scientists on climate change, has come at a time when India has recorded the hottest March in 122 years and is suffering heat waves in the first week of April. It has special significance for India, which is among the…

The Conversation

African countries showed disunity in UN votes on Russia: South Africa's role was pivotal

The preamble of the founding Act of the African Union (AU) calls for “collective action in Africa and in our relations with the rest of the world”.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Calls on Israel to Protect Palestinians from Settlers

The European Union has called on Israel to take necessary measures to protect Palestinians and their property, voicing its deep concern about the rising violence of extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank. “On 4 April, two Israeli HRDs were accompanying a Palestinian shepherd and his flock of sheep on…

Radio France Internationale

UN demands urgent access to site of alleged Mali massacre in Moura

With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

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The Independent UK

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels ever because of Russia's war in Ukraine

Reuters

U.N. plans aid convoys for rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk

The U.N. humanitarian office (OCHA) plans aid convoys to the Ukrainian rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk next week as it seeks to shift aid as fighting moves east, a spokesperson told a press briefing on Friday.

The Hindu

World food prices hit record high over Ukraine war: FAO

The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears of a global hunger crisis, especially across the Middle East and Africa, where effects are already visible

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya's Dbeibeh Seeks to Tighten Control Over Tripoli

The interim Libyan unity government, headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, seeks to consolidate its control over Tripoli's "relatively weak" security situation, but it ignored the armed clashes between militias last Monday night. Interior Minister Khaled Mazen discussed the joint security plan to secure the capital and impose security control over it,…

The Independent UK

Moscow rules: Why the west’s Middle East partners choose Putin over principle in Ukraine war

Gulf nations have refused to condemn the invasion or back western sanctions against Russia, underscoring deepening ties with Moscow as their faith in the US fades, writes Borzou Daragahi

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Meets President, Members of Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Thursday with the president and members of the newly formed Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, expressing the Kingdom’s hope that its establishment would turn a new page in Yemen. The Crown Prince further stressed Saudi Arabia’s keenness on supporting the country’s security and…

Newslaundry

UN rights experts write to govt about inaction over threats to Mooknayak founder

After the government’s failure to respond to its communication for 60 days, a letter from UN rights experts to the Union government – on concerns regarding the death threats received by journalist Meena Kotwal and the failure of the police to take cognisance of the same – has been made…

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