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UN says not aware of biological weapons programme in Ukraine

US envoy to UN rejects Moscow’s unproven claims that Ukraine is operating biological weapons labs with US support.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council ‘being manipulated’ by Russia, says Ukrainian diplomat

A Ukrainian diplomat told the UN Security Council that he fears it is “being manipulated by the Russian Federation” during a meeting on Friday.

Evening Standard

U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations on Friday said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude to launching its own biological or chemical attacks.

Reuters

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Russia has already begun Third World War, claims former Ukrainian PM

Volodymyr Groysman is urging western governments to help Ukraine more and tells Bel Trew that Vladimir Putin must be stopped

The Independent UK

Russia makes claims of US-backed biological weapon plot at UN

Fears claims of plot to use birds to spread disease could be pretext for biological attack by Russia itself

The Guardian - UK

US Envoy Says Russia’s Biological Weapons Allegations at UN Are Potential 'False Flag'

The United States accused Russia of using a UN Security Council meeting Friday for "lying and spreading disinformation” as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia was playing out a scenario put forth…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise

International food and feed prices could rise by up to 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the United Nations food agency said on Friday.

Reuters

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Ukraine renews effort to evacuate Mariupol as food and water run out

Authorities trying to deliver vital supplies to desperate city as Zelenskiy says Russian army is holding it hostage

The Guardian - UK

Intercommunal violence in Sudan's disputed Abyei region kills dozens, displaces thousands

Several dozen people have reportedly been killed following a spike of intercommunal violence in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan - South Sudan border, according to the United Nations emergency response agency.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan communities battle to benefit from mining on their land

Communities in Karamoja face an uphill task organising to beat international capital and authoritarian politics.

Al Jazeera

Facebook speech policy change alarms UN

GENEVA: The United Nations has expressed alarm over Facebook’s decision to temporarily ease its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, warning it could spark “hate speech” against Russians.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian family turned away at Mexico border allowed into US

Mother and three children were sent back at US-Mexico border under widely denounced US restriction known as Title 42.

Al Jazeera

Redrow founder vows to pay for 1,000 Ukraine refugees to come to UK

Steve Morgan criticises UK response to crisis and urges government to speed up visa process

The Guardian - UK

UN Agency Warns Ukraine War Could Trigger 20% Food Price Rise

International food and feed prices could rise by between 8% and 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the UN food agency said on Friday. In a preliminary assessment of Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…

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History may explain South Africa's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and demanding their withdrawal.

ABC News

Humanitarian toll from Russian invasion of Ukraine deepens as war enters third week

The UN says over 500 people have died and more than a thousand civilians injured since the invasion began in February as grocery stores and pharmacies run out of essential supplies in Mariupol.

The Guardian - UK

How European response to Ukraine refugees differs from UK

Unlike the UK, EU countries have offered open sanctuary to the millions fleeing Russia’s attack in biggest refugee crisis since second world war

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council to Meet Friday on Biological Weapons at Moscow's Request

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday on alleged manufacture of biological weapons in Ukraine at the request of Moscow, whose credibility on chemical weapons was questioned during a session on Syria. Russia on Thursday accused the United States of funding research into the development of biological…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Forces Edge Closer to Kyiv as City Becomes 'Fortress'

Russian troops edged closer to Kyiv on Friday, as officials said the Ukrainian capital was being transformed into a "fortress" and President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of again targeting humanitarian corridors. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain holed up in Ukrainian cities, including besieged Mariupol, under a Russian bombing campaign…

Dynamite News

Disney to pause all businesses in Russia after halting theatrical releases in the country

More than 1 million children have now fled Ukraine as war continues to ravage the country, UNICEF said on Thursday. Most have fled with their families to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania.

Wales Online

Ukraine morning briefing: Russia bombs experimental nuclear reactor site, say reports

Accusations fly as bombs fall on beleaguered country

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN, AU Envoys Warn of ‘Grave Danger’ in Sudan as More Protesters Killed

Sudan needs to reach a new political agreement by June, United Nations and African Union envoys warned on Thursday, as medics said two protesters had been killed in the latest round of anti-military demonstrations since a coup in October. Political deadlock in Sudan following the coup has contributed to new…

The Guardian - AU

Russia has a history of using chemical weapons, US tells UN – as it happened

Russian forces edging closer to capital, satellite images show; US tells the UN that Russia has a history of using chemical and biological weapons, after Russia warned about the potential for the ‘uncontrolled spread of bio agents’

The Guardian - UK

Russia may pressure Serbia to undermine western Balkans, leaders warn

Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina urge western leaders to ‘engage more actively and strongly’ in the region

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia's request -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described as gaslighting.

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