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Myanmar Junta Makes Rare Request For Foreign Aid To Cope With Deadly Floods

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have endured three years of war.

International Business Times

‘Ukraine must defend itself’: Washington leaders dismiss Putin’s war talk

Russian leader’s warning of potential direct war with Nato regarded as sabre-rattling to weaken support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

UN head slams Security Council for failure to end Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine wars

Antonio Guterres tells Al Jazeera the Security Council is outdated, unfair and ineffective.

Al Jazeera

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Rare Death Of UN Worker As Israel Pursues West Bank Operation

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday one of its employees was killed during an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank, where raids have escalated since last month.

International Business Times

‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’ – Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman

From the swimming habits of dead trout to the revelation that some mammals can breathe through their backsides, a group of leading leftfield scientists have been taking their bows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 34th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Not to be confused with the actual…

The Conversation

Israel seeking to close down Unrwa, says agency’s chief after school bombing

Philippe Lazzarini says closure would have ‘devastating consequences’ and calls for investigation into deadly strike

The Guardian - UK

Fresh wave of violence erupts in Haiti's capital over a soccer match

A pastor in one of Haitian capital's poorest neighborhoods says a fresh wave of violence between rival gangs this week in one of Haiti’s poorest neighborhoods was sparked by gunfire that broke out over a referee’s contested call during a soccer match

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The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads

Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint

The Guardian - UK

Spain Hosts Meeting On Israel-Palestinian Two-state Solution

Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union's foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

International Business Times

Germany arrests Syrian national over ‘plot to kill soldiers with two machetes’

The 27-year-old is a suspected supporter of radical Islamic ideology, according to the Munich public prosecutor's office

The Independent UK

Climate Finance Talks Make Little Progress Before UN Summit

International negotiations on money to help developing countries tackle climate change concluded without a breakthrough this week, just two months before Azerbaijan hosts the United Nations climate summit.

International Business Times

Van Gogh dazzles, the Fourth Plinth beckons and Norwich nabs some narcs – the week in art

Vincent scores exhibition of the year, Teresa Margolles prepares for Trafalgar Square, Hew Locke unpicks the royals and Tracey Emin opens her heart

The Guardian - UK

Putin Threatens War Against West Over Ukraine Conflict

Russian President Putin warns of potential war if Ukraine is allowed to launch attacks deep into Russia using Western weapons. UK PM and US President to di...

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US Supports Adding African Seats On UN Security Council

The U.S. supports adding African and small island nation seats on the U.N. Security Council, aiming to modernize and enhance representation.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why Biden and Starmer are preparing to let Ukraine use western missiles deep inside Russia

In today’s newsletter: A green light for the use of the Storm Shadow missile has been billed as a defining moment in the war – and Vladimir Putin has threatened that its use “would mean that Nato countries … are at war with Russia”. Is it a risk worth taking?

Radio France Internationale

UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals

UN experts have called for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil fuels.

The Independent UK

Unauthorized migration into the EU declined despite heated politics

Despite a summer of heated anti-immigration debates across the European Union, unauthorized migration to EU countries dropped significantly overall in the first eight months of this year

The Independent UK

US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council

The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations

Al Jazeera

Deadly Israeli attack on UN-run school-turned-shelter sparks global outrage

Attack on al-Jaouni school, which killed more than a dozen Palestinians, has drawn condemnation from the UN and EU.

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