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U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations on Friday said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude to launching its own biological or chemical attacks.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Russia has already begun Third World War, claims former Ukrainian PM

Volodymyr Groysman is urging western governments to help Ukraine more and tells Bel Trew that Vladimir Putin must be stopped

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

Russia makes claims of US-backed biological weapon plot at UN

Fears claims of plot to use birds to spread disease could be pretext for biological attack by Russia itself

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

Ugandan communities battle to benefit from mining on their land

Communities in Karamoja face an uphill task organising to beat international capital and authoritarian politics.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022

Facebook speech policy change alarms UN

GENEVA: The United Nations has expressed alarm over Facebook’s decision to temporarily ease its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, warning it could spark “hate speech” against Russians.

Bangkok Post · Mar 11, 2022

Ukrainian family turned away at Mexico border allowed into US

Mother and three children were sent back at US-Mexico border under widely denounced US restriction known as Title 42.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022

Redrow founder vows to pay for 1,000 Ukraine refugees to come to UK

Steve Morgan criticises UK response to crisis and urges government to speed up visa process

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

UN Agency Warns Ukraine War Could Trigger 20% Food Price Rise

International food and feed prices could rise by between 8% and 20% as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the UN food agency said on Friday. In a preliminary assessment of Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

History may explain South Africa's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and demanding their withdrawal.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2022

Humanitarian toll from Russian invasion of Ukraine deepens as war enters third week

The UN says over 500 people have died and more than a thousand civilians injured since the invasion began in February as grocery stores and pharmacies run out of essential supplies in Mariupol.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2022