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US and Russia trade accusations about Ukraine at UN Security Council

WASHINGTON — A stormy, angry session of the United Nations’ highest body on Monday heightened deep global rifts and raised new accusations about the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine, with the American and Russian sides harshly accusing each other of escalating the conflict.

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World accused of ‘sitting and watching’ as Myanmar slides to war

A year after the coup, renewed calls for action against a military accused of ‘heinous’ attacks on civilians.

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Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia

Since seizing power, the military regime has used force against opponents and struggled for diplomatic recognition.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Ukraine as US, Russia exchange barbs at Security Council

The US, UK and other allies say they are prepared to introduce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin should the country invade Ukraine, after a crisis meeting of the UN Security Council overnight.

ABC News

‘This is not a routine deployment’: US and UK diplomats detail Russian troop buildup at UN Security Council session

‘Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops sitting on your border,’ US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells security council members

The Independent UK

Myanmar's crisis and emerging traps

Today is the first anniversary of the Feb 1 seizure of power by the Tatmadaw in Nay Pyi Taw. Over the past 12 months, the overall situation in Myanmar has gone into a downward spiral and all the progress and positive developments made since 2011, when the country proudly opened…

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Moscow warns Ukraine may ‘destroy itself’ as Russia and US clash at UN

At a UNSC meeting, Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya claimed Ukraine’s violation of the Minsk pact could end in ‘worst way’

The Guardian - US

US and Russia spar over Ukraine crisis at UN Security Council

Washington warns of ‘horrific’ war in Ukraine as Moscow accuses US of drumming up threat of Russian invasion.

Al Jazeera

US faces off with Russia over Ukraine crisis

After the UN Security Council met to discuss Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned Russia faced "swift and severe consequences" if it avoided diplomacy.

The New Daily

Libya’s Lawmakers Push for New PM after Failing to Hold Vote

Libyan lawmakers pushed ahead Monday with plans to appoint a new transitional government, more than a month after the country failed to hold its first presidential election. Candidates may submit their bids for the post of prime minister, said Abdullah Bliheg, a spokesman for the legislature.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Moves Centrifuge-Parts Production Out of Disputed Workshop, IAEA Says

Iran has moved production of parts for advanced centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, out of a workshop only a month after agreeing to allow the UN nuclear watchdog to reinstall surveillance cameras there, the watchdog said on Monday. The move adds to uncertainty over Iran's nuclear activities while indirect talks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Almost 2,000 children killed fighting for Houthis in Yemen civil war

Some soldiers were as young as seven, reports the United Nations

The Independent UK

Myanmar: while the world sits on its hands, people fight military junta with violence and silence

A year after a military coup, Myanmar remains mired in conflict. The country’s military, the Tatmadaw, has failed to convince most of Myanmar’s 55 million people of the legitimacy of its rule. Anti-coup resistance continues to be widespread nationwide.

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Reuters

U.S., UK threaten sanctions for Moscow elite if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States and Britain are prepared to punish Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin with asset freezes and travel bans if Russia enters Ukraine, Washington and London said on Monday as tensions also spilled over at the United Nations.

The Guardian - US

Biden says US is ‘ready no matter what happens’ as Russia escalates threat on Ukraine – as it happened

‘We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward’ Biden says as UN meeting outlines potential Russian invasion of Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

51 condemned to death in DRC for 2017 murder of UN researchers

The military court of Katanga in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 51 people to death over the murders of two United Nations researchers who were carrying out an investigation into violence in the Kasai region in 2017.

Bangkok Post

UN presses Myanmar junta for aid access

The United Nations Secretary-General has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow humanitarian aid access and address the "desperate needs" of its people, highlighting a year since a coup ended a decade of democracy and plunged the country into turmoil.

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Al Jazeera

AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks

Continental body says suspension to stay in place until restoration of constitutional order.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IGAD Kicks Off Talks to Resolve Sudan Crisis

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said it is ready to support a Sudanese-owned process to end the political crisis that sparked in the country three months after a military coup. IGAD’s Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu arrived on Sunday in Khartoum for a three-day visit to hold talks with the…

Evening Standard

Build Back Better is a good slogan, but it won’t work if prices rise

It was the phrase on everyone’s lips. We were going to “Build Back Better”. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Greenpeace, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund have all used these “magic” words. Their meaning is, of course, a matter of taste: we can…

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened

British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Urges EU to Stop Returning Migrants to Libya

A leading rights group on Monday urged the European Union to reverse its migration policy on Libya, saying the approach helps return migrants to “hellish” conditions in the North African country. Amnesty International said in a statement more than 82,000 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past…

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s junta struggles to prevent protests planned for coup anniversary

Junta warns public not to take part in planned ‘silent strike’ and arrests business owners who vowed to close on 1 February

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US exchange harsh words at UN

Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine.

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