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Explained | The operations of the Pegasus spyware

How does the NSO based spyware infiltrate mobile phones and laptops? Does India have laws against unauthorised hacking?

The Hindu

Taliban killed dozens of former Afghan officials: UN report

UN report says more than 100 former Afghan government and coalition members have been killed since the Taliban takeover.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council meets to consider Ukraine crisis; US warns Russia

The United Nations Security Council meets on Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, with Washington vowing to hold Moscow accountable for any further territorial incursions. The Biden administration continues to work with Nato allies on a range of sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion.

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UN: Over 100 Ex-Afghan Forces, Officials Slain since August

The United Nations has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country Aug.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia, US, Ukraine to Square Off at UN Security Council

The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia´s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council to meet over Ukraine as US Senate readies new sanctions

The UN Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia’s troop build-up on the border with Ukraine as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York.

France 24

Explainer-Can the U.N. do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York.

Reuters

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With 108 of 115 Supreme Court justices white men, Biden’s Black woman justice pick is about time

Biden’s potential picks are "extraordinary people," who have already been ground-breaking "firsts," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN says over 100 ex-Afghan and international forces killed

The United Nations secretary-general says the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15

The Independent UK

US to pressure Russia at UN Security Council over Ukraine as Moscow says it wants 'respectful' ties

Washington continues to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, as United States politicians say they are nearing agreement on "the mother of all sanctions".

ABC News

North Korea launches missile into space in biggest launch in five years

A suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile was launched into space, reaching an altitude of 1,242 miles before coming down in the Sea of Japan

Daily Mirror

Afghanistan's safety net collapsed after the Taliban's takeover. Now the brutal winter is here and famine is rife

While the Taliban maintains Afghanistan's food crisis has been exaggerated, some families are begging for scraps and shivering under one shared blanket to keep warm. For Seddiqa, every day is a struggle to keep her children alive.

ABC News

Libya elite told to end ‘game of musical chairs and focus on elections’

UN special adviser Stephanie Williams warns of resurgence of Islamic State if country is divided

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s Future Fund has invested over $90m in weapons manufacturer Raytheon

FoI requests reveal sovereign wealth fund also has investments in arms companies linked to Myanmar military

The Guardian - AU

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Salon

Putin's not entirely wrong on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is an amoral opportunist — but he's right that America and its allies double-crossed him on NATO

Al Jazeera

2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthis died fighting: UN

A United Nations report found children aged between 10 and 17 years are being lured into battle.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Experts Accuse Houthis of Violating Arms Embargo

UN experts accused the Iran-backed Houthi group of recruiting children and using sexual violence and repression against women, stressing that the recently confiscated weapons and missiles have technical characteristics consistent with Iranian-made weapons. The experts pointed out that violations of the UN arms embargo and the Houthi recruitment of children…

The Guardian - AU

US condemns North Korea after it launches longest-range missile test since 2017

Test marks Pyongyang’s seventh weapons launch this month, highlighting expanding arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks

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Burkina Faso coach Malo dedicates Afcon win to compatriots and Cameroonian fans

Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo dedicated his side's 1-0 quarter-final win over Tunisia on Saturday night to his compatriots recovering from a coup d'etat and the Cameroonians in Garoua who cheered his team to victory.

Daily Mirror

North Korea launches seventh missile in just one month in aggressive show of force

Kim Jong-un’s North Korea army launched the ballistic missile as the number of tests reached seven for the month of January - making it the busiest month on record for the state

ABC News

Myanmar’s military took control of the country one year ago, but it never expected resistance like this

In the year since Myanmar's generals arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and staged a coup, they have been violently cracking down on dissent. But activists say there was one important thing the ruling military junta underestimated: the will of the people.

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s junta torching ‘village after village’ in bid to quell opposition

After a year in power, evidence is growing of regime scorched-earth tactics to terrorise the civilian population

Al Jazeera

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister

Abdallah Bou assures his country will not be used as a ‘launch pad’ to violate Arab countries’ interests.

Al Jazeera

What next for world powers in war-torn Libya?

The presence of both Turkish and Russian forces in the North African country is deeply unsettling to European powers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Guterres Urges Security Council to Unify Stance amid US-Russian Differences over Libya

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged on Friday the members of the Security Council to unify their stance over extending the mandate of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which ends Jan. 31, following a disagreement between the US and Russia. Moscow has demanded the UN secretary general’s special advisor…

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