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UN calls for independent investigation into rape in Ukraine

Executive director for UN women says allegations of rape and sexual violence must be independently verified.

Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2022

4.8 million Ukrainian children forced to flee their homes

The true total of the desperate plight of Ukraine’s youngsters was ‘almost certainly much higher’’, Unicef warned

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022

UN: Millions of Somalis at Risk of Famine

Millions of people in Somalia are at risk of famine, with young children the most vulnerable to the worsening drought in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday. "Somalia is facing famine conditions as a perfect storm of poor rain, skyrocketing food prices and huge funding…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

Reports of sexual violence rise in Ukraine as UN hears rape used as ‘weapon of war’ by Russian forces

‘The brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags’, UN official tells security council

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Live Updates | Separatists deny using chemical weapons

A spokesman for Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has denied using chemical weapons to uproot Ukrainian troops in the port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Vladimir Putin accused of waging 'harrowing and barbaric' war on women and children

At least 142 children have been verified as dead in the conflict which has seen two thirds of Ukrainian youngsters fleeing their homes

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2022

Sri Lanka’s PM President Have Finally Promised To Resign After Months Of Protests

Protesters have also taken over the President’s mansion after he fled during the country’s worst economic crisis since its independence. Videos show protesters swimming in his pool, lying on his bed and taking showers in his bathroom.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 12, 2022

Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up fertilizer prices that were already high, made scarce supplies even harder to find and pinched farmers, especially those in the developing world

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Amending the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act

What were the stipulations under the earlier Act in 2005? Why did an amendment become necessary?

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2022

EU halts military training in Mali, German foreign minister to hold talks with junta

The EU will halt military training missions in Mali but will keep a presence in the Sahel, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday, citing concerns over "interference" and civilian killings committed by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was headed to the country for…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2022