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Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders are set to announce what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Blinken Warns Iran from Deepening Nuclear Crisis, Further Isolation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Iran on Thursday to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog and provide technically credible information in response to its questions instead of threatening further nuclear provocations and further reductions of transparency. Such steps would be “counterproductive” and would further complicate efforts to return…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 10, 2022

Israeli settlers at risk of losing special West Bank status

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank may soon get a taste of the military rule that Palestinians have been living under for 55 years

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Australia to update UN climate submission

Anthony Albanese says Australia will update its nationally determined contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

AAP · Jun 10, 2022

COVID origin | WHO says it’s unclear but lab leak theory needs study

That stance marks a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency's initial assessment of the pandemic's origins

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

European powers say Iran actions cast doubt on its commitment to revive nuclear accord

France, Britain and Germany condemned on Thursday steps taken by Iran to essentially remove all the U.N. atomic watchdog's monitoring equipment installed under a 2015 nuclear deal, saying the move cast a doubt on Tehran's will to revive the accord.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

After veto on North Korea, China says 'let's see' on U.N. action over a nuclear test

China's U.N. envoy said on Thursday that Beijing does not want to see North Korea carry out a new nuclear test, which is partly why China vetoed a U.S.-led bid to impose new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang over renewed ballistic missiles launches.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Who are the Britons condemned by Russian ‘show trial’ in Ukraine?

Families of Aiden Aslin from Nottinghamshire and Shaun Pinner from Bedfordshire say the fighters had made Ukraine their home

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

Russia's blockade of Ukraine's grain hits countries around the world

Ukraine has 30 million tons of grains sitting in silos.

Axios · Jun 9, 2022

UN Elects New Security Council Members

UN member nations elected five countries to join the powerful UN Security Council on Thursday with no suspense or drama because all were unopposed -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. Winning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement for many countries because it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022