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Fears of environmental disaster mount after Ukraine dam break

An estimated 700,000 people are in need of clean water around the Nova Kakhovka dam as Kyiv speaks of ‘ecocide’.

Al Jazeera

Peru violated rights of 13-year-old girl repeatedly raped by father, UN rules

Authorities denied pregnant Indigenous girl her legal right to an abortion and ‘re-victimised’ her, UN child rights committee says

The Guardian - UK

Greece shipwreck: hopes of finding survivors fade on final day of search

Nine suspects expected to face court as search enters third day and initial response to disaster is criticised

The Guardian - UK

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UN climate talks in Bonn end in stalemate as poorer countries plead for action

Ten days of climate talks wrapped up in Bonn, Germany, on Thursday with negotiators unable to agree on key issues ahead of the Cop28 summit in December. Developing countries that are especially vulnerable to climate change say richer ones are failing to deliver the funding they need to weather the…

Radio France Internationale

If the UK is really moved by starvation in North Korea, demand an end to cruel sanctions

UN bans aimed at transgressive regimes always hurt the poor and innocent, leaving rulers such as Kim Jong-un unscathed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: How the migrant boat tragedy unfolded off Greece

Greek authorities say they were notified of the boat’s presence but those onboard repeatedly refused offers for help.

Al Jazeera

UN experts call on France to review police tactics at protests

Human rights experts mandated by the UN say France should thoroughly review its policing practices, expressing concern at the "reported excessive use of force" against protesters.

Radio France Internationale

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 478 of the invasion

Explosions reported in Kyiv during African peace initiative visit; Ukraine has retaken more than 100 sq km in counteroffensive, commander claims

The Guardian - AU

Amnesty urges Macron to pressure Saudi prince over death sentences during Paris visit

Amnesty International on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to pressure Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is currently in France, to spare seven young men facing execution for crimes committed while minors.

Radio France Internationale

Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations

YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.

Bangkok Post

Hope fades for missing migrants in deadly shipwreck in Greece

Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention turned to Greece’s failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized.

France 24

Antrim company Fast Engineering helps UN prevent environmental disaster in Red Sea

The companies containment units are in position to capture potential oil spills from a super tanker held hostage off the coast of Yemen

Birmingham Post

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘de-escalate’ conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on both Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict in order to “settle” the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa is one of a group of African leaders that arrived in the Ukrainian capital earlier on Friday as air raid sirens sounded and explosions…

France 24

Thousands of Sudanese fleeing fighting with no travel documents trapped on the border with Egypt

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been stranded in towns along their country's northern border with Egypt

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Al Jazeera

World breaks average temperature record for June: EU

EU Copernicus Climate Change Service says start of June saw global surface air temper break heat records for the period.

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Heavy rains pound Gujarat coast as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall; South Manipur cut off as women-led vigilante groups block roads, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 478

As the war enters its 478th day, these are the main developments.

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Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards said widespread use of torture by Russian forces appears deliberate.

The Guardian - AU

UN nuclear chief says situation at Zaporizhzhia plant is ‘serious’ but it can operate safely for ‘some time’

Rafael Grossi visited the Russian-controlled plant amid concerns for water levels in cooling pools after dam breach

The New Daily

UN chief launches tirade against ‘planet-wreckers’

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has issued one of his most strongly worded reality checks about the climate crisis. Mr Guterres launched

France 24

Sudan's army accuses paramilitary of killing West Darfur governor

In tonight's edition: The UN warns that Sudan's conflict risks inflaming instability in Darfur and says that the world can't allow the region to become a humanitarian calamity again. Also, African talent is on display here in Paris at the VivaTech trade fair. Finally, we see how beekeeping is causing…

France 24

UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival'

The head of the United Nations launched a tirade against fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts to phase out a product he called “incompatible with human survival.”

Evening Standard

Greece: Captain and eight others arrested as 100 children feared on board capsized migrants vessel

Nine survivors arrested on suspicion of belonging to the smuggling ring that arranged the voyage

Bangkok Post

Donors stump up $6.1 bn for Syrians, as EU stays anti-Assad

BRUSSELS - International donors led by the EU on Thursday pledged 5.6 billion euros ($6.1 billion) for Syrian refugees, but Brussels stressed it will not ease its stance on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

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