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They fled Syria's shattering civil war. Now, Syrian refugees in Jordan fear being forced to return

As Middle East countries begin to restore relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad, many Syrian refugees who fled civil war fear they will be forced to return to their homeland

The Independent UK

Heavy on the rhetoric, light on facts: campaign against net zero fields familiar tropes

Claiming ‘woke hysteria’ is driving policy, lobby group Advance Australia makes a series of claims by the usual suspects that are easily debunked

The Guardian - AU

Morning Digest | Opposition demands debate on Manipur in Parliament; police promise arrests after Manipur sexual violence video emerges, and more

Morning Digest, July 20, 2023 | Opposition demands debate on Manipur; police promise arrests in sexual violence case; Putin won't travel to BRICS summit; SC to list pleas to criminalise marital rape; Nitish denies being upset; BJP bets on small parties, and more

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Russia and Ukraine warn each other travelling ships part of war

Russia’s defence ministry said ships travelling to Ukraine considered to be potentially transporting military cargo.

Al Jazeera

Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system

The Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food prices stable and preventing famine is currently in tatters. On July 17, 2023, Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade…

The Conversation

Russia's nixing of Ukraine grain deal deepens worries about global food supply

Since the war began, there's been concern about getting Ukrainian grain to countries in need. A deal was struck in 2022 to keep exports flowing — but Russia put an end to it on Monday.

WEKU

Party funding reform will happen only if we, the public, demand it

Letter: We can’t allow decisions to be made solely by those with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, writes Clive Needle

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Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say

Egypt's state-run media are saying that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a group of prisoners, including two prominent rights activists

The Independent UK

Ukraine says Russia ‘blackmailing world with hunger’ after attack on port city of Odesa

Having pulled out of a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea, Moscow has repeatedly struck one of the port cities involved in some of the fiercest assaults of its invasion

The Independent UK

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say

The United Nations is warning that violence in eastern Congo has escalated significantly

The Independent UK

Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine's grain but let it head to other places

Five European Union countries will extend their ban on Ukrainian grain to protect their farmers’ interests

The Independent UK

Caribbean countries poised to seek UN legal advice on slavery compensation

UN legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justice

The Guardian - UK

The Taliban use tasers, fire hoses and gunfire to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban

Afghan women protesting a beauty salon ban say the Taliban used tasers, fire hoses and gun shots into the air to break up their demonstration

The Independent UK

Putin skips South Africa summit: will anyone arrest Russian president?

Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, ducking the possibility of arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment.

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The Conversation

Bola Tinubu is the new chair of ECOWAS - the burning issues that face the Nigerian president

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on 9 July 2023. He took over from President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

The Guardian - UK

UK minister seeks cross-party support for bold roadmap on development goals

Andrew Mitchell announces white paper to get Britain back on track for UN 2030 targets after years of aid cuts

Al Jazeera

Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

The Guardian - UK

Big Caesars and Little Caesars by Ferdinand Mount review – rogue’s gallery

A needle-sharp book about political liabilities from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson

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UK must label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror group, says thinktank

Report from rightwing thinktank calls for tougher sanctions on Iran as October expiry of UN sanctions looms

The Hindu

India supports U.N.'s efforts in continuing Black Sea Grain Initiative

India voiced support for the U.N.’s efforts in continuing the Black Sea Grain initiative and expressed hope for an early resolution, saying that recent developments in the region, which have not helped in securing the larger cause of peace and stability

The Independent UK

Blow for Braverman as UK asylum ships ‘sent back’ after failure to find dock

Home secretary’s hopes of using cruise ships at Liverpool and Edinburgh docks dashed

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Haiti’s ‘friends’ cannot wait any longer. The violent country is falling into an abyss

Unchecked armed violence. Rape. Kidnappings. Political instability. Corruption. Haiti is on the edge of a precipice.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Can the US and United Nations do anything about Haiti?

Last week, the United Nations Security Council, a body typically riven by substantive disagreements among its permanent member states, managed to come together on Haiti. The small, impoverished nation of 11.5 million has been in a desperate state even before its former president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home…

The Guardian - UK

Russian veto on aid lifeline to Syria could bring ‘catastrophe’ for millions

Fears rise that UN could be forced into compromise with Damascus to keep vital corridor open from Turkey to rebel-held Idlib

The Independent UK

Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can't be trusted to guarantee AI safety

An artificial intelligence company executive told the first U_N_ Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace that the handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic…

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