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Malians who thrived with arrival of UN peacekeeping mission fear economic fallout from its departure

The pending pullout of U.N. peacekeepers from Mali is creating worries about what the withdrawal will mean for thousands of citizens who built livelihoods at and around the mission's bases

The Independent UK

We need a new way to swear … one that doesn’t demean the women of India

Most Indian profanities are profoundly sexist, and so deeply ingrained that even women use curses that humiliate their sisters. Let’s find a way to express anger without misogyny

The Guardian - UK

Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal

Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what comes next after Russia pulled out of a crucial wartime grain deal

The Independent UK

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Some of Niger's neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It's a warning for Africa

Not everyone is hostile to last week's coup in Niger

The Independent UK

US will put forward a UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti

The United States says it will draft a UN Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help combat gangs that control much of Haiti's capital and are spreading through the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said

The Independent UK

Kenya considers leading a force in Haiti: What you need to know

Support for foreign intervention in crisis-racked Haiti has grown, but civil society groups warn of past abuses.

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UAE promises to allow climate protests at COP28

Official permission is required for protests in the Gulf nation, which is hosting UN climate talks this year.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian shot dead after six Israelis wounded in illegal settlement

Palestinian health ministry identifies suspect in shooting attack as Mohannad al-Mazraa, 20, from nearby West Bank town.

Al Jazeera

Bibby Stockholm delay adds to disarray of Sunak’s ‘stop the boats’ pledge

As with the Rwanda plan, the PM has been frustrated in his attempts to house asylum seekers on a giant barge

The Guardian - UK

Unesco recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger

The United Nations's cultural agency Unesco on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage sites in danger. It says the Italian authorities need to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon.

Radio France Internationale

‘Unbearable grief’: families pay tribute to victims of helicopter crash

Loved ones express their loss for Lt Maxwell Nugent, Capt Danniel Lyon, Cpl Alexander Naggs and WO Phillip Laycock

The Guardian - AU

United Nations wants to resurrect a global disarmament mechanism last used in the 1980s

In the wake of the Russian invasion and war in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) appears to be preparing to resurrect a global disarmament process which was discontinued more than 30 years ago.

The Conversation

Billionaire investor threatens to pull out of UK amid global outcry at new oil rush

Australian mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest criticises ‘clickbait’ fossil fuel plans as others say Britain has lost credibility

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Evening Standard

Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? Ousted leader given partial pardon by Myanmar’s military junta

The ousted civilian leader was partially pardoned on five charges as part of amnesty but will stay behind bars for a further 14 cases

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak’s climate cowardice has given Keir Starmer a golden chance

When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak hung a portrait of his predecessor Nigel Lawson behind his desk. This signalled how deeply he identified with the great tax-cutter, champion of privatisation and believer in popular capitalism. But it is also worth recalling that Lawson, who died in April,…

The Week

Who is winning the war in Ukraine?

It has been more than 17 months since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and there appears to be no end in sight for the conflict.

The Independent UK

UK formally decides that IS attacks on Yazidis in Iraq were genocide

A UN report found an IS offensive in August 2014 ‘sought to destroy the Yazidis’ through killing, slavery, torture and forcible transfer.

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The Guardian - UK

France begins evacuating its citizens and other Europeans from Niger

Airlift follows coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, as tensions grow between the two countries

The Guardian - UK

Swedish PM says outsiders are using country’s freedoms to spread hate

Acts such as the Qur’an burning protests were dragging Sweden into international conflicts, says Ulf Kristersson

The Guardian - UK

Leak reveals ‘touchy’ issues for UAE’s presidency of UN climate summit

Exclusive: Long list of ‘sensitive’ topics for petrostate include oil and gas production, emissions and Yemen war crimes

The Guardian - UK

Aung San Suu Kyi given partial pardon by Myanmar junta

Ousted leader granted clemency on five charges as part of amnesty but faces a further 14 cases

Evening Standard

Ammunition shortages hampering Russian forces in Ukraine, says UK

Russian troops battling to stave off a Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south are struggling with a lack of ammunition and reserves, UK military chiefs said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Out of danger because the UN said so? Hardly – the Barrier Reef is still in hot water

Today is a good day to be Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. UNESCO, the United Nations body expected to vote on whether to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”, instead deferred the decision for another year. This, an insider told French newspaper Le Monde, was largely due to the…

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: The global fallout from Niger’s coup

In today’s newsletter: The country has been considered stable in an unstable region. So what sparked a coup – and what effects will it have?

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