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Undecided voters key in struggle to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons

THE independence movement will have to work to convince the “undecideds” of the need for Scotland to be nuclear-free, the SNP CND convener…

The National (Scotland) · May 29, 2022

Ukraine can be heroes at Hampden in a way that echoes beyond football

Wednesday’s World Cup playoff against Scotland might offer at least some comfort to those struggling back home

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022

UN says China trip not for Xinjiang probe, faces criticism

Rights groups slam Michelle Bachelet for failing to hold the Chinese government accountable for Uighur abuses.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2022

UN-Habitat finds multi-hazard vulnerabilities in Jaipur city

Interventions for mitigating urban sprawl include increasing green cover, urban biodiversity

The Hindu · May 28, 2022

Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021

The war there is responsible — and makes it difficult just to assess the scale of displacement. Details are in a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.

WEKU · May 28, 2022

UN experts: Libya's security threatened by foreign fighters

U.N. experts say in a new report that Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which they say has violated international law

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

UN Experts: Libya's Security Threatened by Foreign Fighters

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 28, 2022

UN Reports Displacement of Thousands of Citizens in Wake of Violence in Darfur

Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced from Kereneik town in Sudan’s West Darfur state, official data by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) showed on Friday. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Khardiata Lo Ndiaye, reiterated the commitment of humanitarian partners to support thousands of people…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 28, 2022

Beekeepers and communists: how environmentalists started a global conversation

The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022

Algerian dissidents: Victims of crackdown, or outlaws?

An Algerian military officer-turned-democracy activist has been deported from Spain and charged in Algeria in a case that human rights groups see as another sign of an ever-expanding crackdown on dissent

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022