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Explained | India and the Northern Sea Route

The article explains India's involvement in Arctic cargo traffic is rising; 35% of 8 million tonnes of cargo handled by Murmansk port in first 7 months of 2023. India is interested due to vulnerability of region to climate change, potential hydrocarbon reserves, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. India has signed…

The Hindu

BRICS now a non-western grouping with the induction of six more member nations

BRICS expands to 11 members, strengthening its position as a global grouping. New members from Middle East, Africa, South America chosen, sending message of multipolarity. India took lead in drafting criteria, most new members strategic partners. Expansion sends message against US sanctions, energy players join. BRICS now a recognised global…

The Hindu

Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

The International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."

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Assad faces anger in the streets as protests sweep southern Syria

Dozens of protests have taken place in regime-held areas in southern Syria since mid-August. People took to the streets after the government announced that the price for fuel would be increased by 200%. However, the protesters’ demands are not just economic – they are also calling for an end to…

France 24

Former US president surrenders at Fulton jail over election charges – as it happened

President Trump has become first former US president to have mugshot taken after turning himself in at Georgia jail

The Guardian - US

Slavery stole Africans' ideas as well as their bodies: reparations should reflect this

In a speech to mark Unesco’s campaign for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, UN secretary-general António Guterres told the United Nations general assembly earlier this year that the inequalities created by 400 years of the transatlantic chattel trade persist to this day. “We can draw a…

The Conversation

Giant step for humanity, great achievement: Top United Nations leaders congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3

Top United Nations leadership congratulated India on the success of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, describing it as a “giant step” for humanity and a “great achievement”.

The Hindu

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First Thing: Republicans feud over Trump in first 2024 primary debate

Eight candidates, who gathered in Milwaukee in hope of catching up to former president in polls, also argued about abortion and the climate. Plus, 130 million people under heat alerts in 22 states

The Guardian - UK

5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate

The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the front-runner onstage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact.

WEKU

UK ‘seeking to block ICJ ruling’ on Israeli occupation of Palestine

Dismay over UK statement that opposes hearing altogether and is accused of ignoring significant facts

The Guardian - UK

Libya's stability at greater risk with turmoil in Niger and Sudan, UN warns

Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

3 small Palestinian villages emptied out this summer. Residents blame Israeli settler attacks

United Nations monitors say three small Palestinian herding villages have emptied out over the past four months, with residents blaming mounting violence by Israeli settlers

The Independent UK

Support for Australia’s UN climate bid should be linked to ceasing fossil fuel expansion, Pacific leaders say

In full-page newspaper ad, current and former leaders call for delay in support for hosting Cop31 until Australia stops pursuing coal and gas projects

The Guardian - AU

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar military over ‘unrelenting violence’

Joint statement from 13 members of 15-seat council says generals must stop killing civilians and end the crisis.

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The Conversation

8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump's future and -- covertly, with dog whistles -- race

After weeks of speculation over who was going to participate, eight Republican candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination appeared on stage together in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023, for the first debate of the 2024 election season. Lest this sound like a normal event, it was not – the leading…

The Independent UK

From Gisele Fetterman to Megyn Kelly: The funniest tweets reacting to the Republican debate

People online joked about the eight candidates who verbally sparred with one another on Wednesday night in the first GOP debate

The Guardian - AU

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release

Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities

France 24

Republican candidates square off without front-runner Trump in first primary debate

The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, US support for Ukraine and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign.

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Nikki Haley calls Trump ‘most disliked politician in America’: ‘We can’t win a general election that way’

‘Three-quarters of Americans don’t want a rematch between Trump and Biden,’ former UN ambassador says

The Conversation

Leakage or spillover? Conservation parks boost biodiversity outside them – but there's a catch, new study shows

It’s easy to assume protected areas such as national parks conserve wildlife – that seems obvious. But what is the proof? And how does park success vary across different ecosystems – in deserts versus tropical rainforests, or wetlands versus oceans?

France 24

Republican candidates take the stage in Wisconsin, Trump skips debate

Vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump, eight Republican candidates were gathering Wednesday night in Milwaukee for the first Republican presidential primary debate.

TechRadar

UN excluding tech experts from the future of internet governance, experts warn

UN Global Digital Compact faces backlash for trying to exclude tech experts as a distinctive voice in future decision-making - here's what's at stake.

The Independent UK

UK and Iraq strengthen partnership to combat crime and terrorism

Both countries are preparing to sign a statement of intent to tackle shared organised-crime threats.

Radio France Internationale

Weather experts warn France's unusually late heatwave is reason for alarm

Most of the south of France is now on red alert for extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and Thursday. It marks the first time that France has experienced a severe heatwave in late August, and climate experts say it is a worrying sign…

The Guardian - UK

Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms

Agencies say toxic blue-green algae, thought to be driven by farm runoff and sewage, recorded at levels not seen since 1970s

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