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Egypt Stresses 'Comprehensive' Settlement Guaranteeing Syria's Sovereignty over All its Territories

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that a comprehensive political settlement to the Syrian crisis should ensure Syria’s full sovereignty over all its territories. Shoukry received a telephone call from UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen for talks on Syria. Pedersen briefed Shoukry on the ongoing efforts…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

The Guardian - UK

"Learn to live with fire": UN report warns wildfire risk set to increase 30% by 2050

"Current government responses to wildfires are often putting money in the wrong place," UN says.

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Security Council Ends Iraq Invasion Reparations to Kuwait

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to wrap up the three-decade program which has allowed Kuwait to recover more than $50 billion from Iraq for damages caused by its 1990 invasion. Members approved a resolution to "terminate the mandate" of the United Nations Compensation Commission, concluding that the operation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN

Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention

The Guardian - UK

Latest Ukraine updates: Ukraine imposes state of emergency

Latest Ukraine news from February 23: Ukraine’s parliament has voted to approve a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera

Malian PM speaks to FRANCE 24, RFI after France withdraws troops

In tonight's edition: In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and its sister station Radio France Internationale (RFI), Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Maiga says that since 2012, French authorities have tried to divide his country by fueling autonomy claims in the north. And African countries weigh in on Russia's decision…

France 24

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Is ICJ genocide case legitimising junta?

Following the military-led "clearance operation" that forced 750,000 Rohingya to flee neighbouring Bangladesh, the West African nation of Gambia brought a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in November 2019 accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Bangkok Post

Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia evacuates Kyiv embassy amid conflict fears

Russia evacuates its embassy in Kyiv, as fears mount that Russian President Vladimir Putin might be about to order an invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Explainer-How close is Iran to being able to build a nuclear bomb?

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are in the home straight, delegates say, though some important issues remain unresolved and it is still unclear whether an agreement will be clinched.

Reuters

UN Rights Boss Urges Dialogue, End to Violence in Ukraine

The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for efforts to prevent a further escalation of the crisis in Ukraine and a return to dialogue in order to spare civilians and avert an exodus of refugees. Russian President Vladimir Putin granted official recognition on Monday to two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is shelling in war as fire erupts at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhia is now under Russian control after being subjected to heavy shelling, which set light to a building on the site. Russia's bombing tactic has also devastated parts of Ukrainian cities

Daily Mirror

Has Ukraine joined Nato? Why Putin is against the country’s membership

Russian leader is vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to the military alliance

The Independent UK

U.N. rights boss urges dialogue, end to violence in Ukraine

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis poses dilemma for China but also opportunity

Analysis: While Xi and Putin have pledged closer cooperation, there are growing economic ties between Beijing and Kyiv

ABC News

The United States has announced the first wave of sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Here what's next

Joe Biden has announced sweeping sanctions after Russia sent troops into eastern Ukraine, "a flagrant violation of international law" that "demands a firm response". These are the next steps.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan allows first shipment of Indian wheat to Afghanistan

First convoy carrying food aid being allowed to pass through country to address Afghan humanitarian crisis.

Tribune News Service

Nord Stream 2 is put on hold as West rebukes Putin over Ukraine

The U.S. and Europe unveiled a limited range of sanctions in response to Russia’s latest escalation over Ukraine, with Germany going the furthest by opting to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s certification process following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops to two self-proclaimed separatist republics.

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: 5 things to know about Putin’s bold move

President Putin has recognised the independence of Ukraine’s two rebel regions, heightening tensions.

The Conversation

More migrants are dying along the US-Mexico border, but it's hard to say how big the problem actually is

At least 650 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021, according to the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations agency that monitors migration.

Radio France Internationale

Chad to add troops to UN mission in Mali following France’s withdrawal

Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, as France discusses with the UN Security Council how its decision to pull troops out of Mali will impact the mission.

France 24

A rare look inside a Colombian coca farm and cocaine lab, via TikTok

Hundreds of videos posted on TikTok by young Colombians document cocaine being produced in the South American country, from the fields where coca grows to the labs where the leaves are transformed into the drug. Colombia is the largest global producer of both coca and cocaine. One of these TikTokers…

The Independent UK

World leaders condemn Putin for ‘unacceptable’ Ukraine move

World leaders call for upholding Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty and warn of increasing risk of war

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN condemns Russia as Putin orders troops over border

US ambassador to UN says Putin’s claims about ‘peacekeeping’ operation are ‘nonsense’. Plus: how AI is tackling the biodiversity crisis

Reuters

U.N. Myanmar expert says junta using new Russian, Chinese arms against civilians

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar on Tuesday said Russia and China were providing the junta with fighter jets being used against civilians, and urged the U.N. Security Council to halt the flow of weapons enabling atrocities.

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