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Thousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeover

Two years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their work

The Guardian - UK

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 537 of the invasion

Seven people, including a young baby, killed by Russian shelling in Kherson; Russian warship’s ‘warning shots’ at Black Sea cargo ship

The Guardian - AU

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UN forces in Mali speed up withdrawal as security deteriorates

UN’s impending pullout has fuelled tensions between Mali’s military gov’t and rebel Coordination of Azawad Movements.

Al Jazeera

Bulldozing the law and the Constitution

Punjab & Haryana High Court's rare intervention in Haryana's demolition drive highlights the need to prevent state persecution based on religion. The Court's question of whether an exercise of ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the State brings us to the heart of the issue. Despite lack of statutory…

The Hindu

Russia fires warning shots at cargo ship which ‘failed to stop’ in the Black Sea

The ship destined for a port in Ukraine was eventually searched after shots were fired

Evening Standard

Russia fires warning shots at ‘Ukraine-bound’ international cargo ship in Black Sea

Russian warship also scrambled a helicopter to inspect the cargo vessel

The Independent UK

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Gitmo: The Forever War's endless legacy

New U.N. report praises Biden administration for transparency — but excoriates U.S. for crimes against humanity

Salon

Reproductive rights are under threat

Rightwing pressure on women to have more children has no place in a world facing ecological and social catastrophe

The Guardian - UK

West African bloc scraps crisis meeting on Niger coup

As ECOWAS leaders fail to meet, concerns over the deteriorating health of deposed President Bazoum mount.

Al Jazeera

Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’

Events marred by violence in Sweden, Canada and the US were billed as cultural, but activists say they are militaristic and full of hate speech

The Guardian - UK

Armenia calls for UN help on Nagorno-Karabakh’s humanitarian situation

Armenian diplomat accuses Azerbaijan of blocking the only available road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

Al Jazeera

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting

Armenia is calling on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mostly populated by Armenians

The Independent UK

Ukrainian accounts of torture ‘go way beyond rogue Russian troops’, UN warns

Exclusive: Russia ignores deadline to respond to UN letter triggering Moscow’s duty to investigate war crime allegations

The Independent UK

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Sunak’s anti-green drive tells us this: we’re heading for the stupidest general election yet

The Tories are spreading hopelessness and sowing division in a bid to disrupt the unity of progressive voters, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

France 24

Niger's detained president seen by doctor, ECOWAS suspends military meeting

Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was seen by his doctor on Saturday, his entourage said, amid rising concerns for his health. The democratically elected leader has been detained since being ousted by members of his guard in a coup d’état on July 26. West African bloc ECOWAS indefinitely suspended a meeting…

The Guardian - UK

Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert

Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president

The National (Scotland)

Alex Salmond to give Scottish independence speech at Centre for UN Studies

ALEX Salmond is set to give a speech at the Centre for UN Studies next month to make the case for an independent Scotland which “works…

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The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Meet one of Ukraine’s deadliest kamikaze drone pilots; Russia launches war on a new front – Ukrainian grain exports

Radio France Internationale

Concern grows for Niger's president, detained by junta for over two weeks

The African Union, European Union and United Nations expressed concern on Friday over the detention of Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted by members of his military guard on 26 July. He has been held at the presidential palace ever since, where he is reportedly cut off from…

The Guardian - UK

More than 2,000 people missing at sea as use of deadliest route to EU doubles

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

Al Jazeera

UN: 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen last year released

All ‘five colleagues’ kidnapped 18 months ago are in good health, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres says.

The Conversation

Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond

The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system…

The Hindu

Centre defends use of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in G-20 as China raises objections

Ministry of External Affairs clarifies use of Sanskrit phrase in G-20 logo: English version "One Earth, One Family, One Future" used in summary documents. China objected to non-UN language. India's G-20 Presidency theme based on civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

Al Jazeera

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat.

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