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Sudan: The other war from hell

With the world's attention focused on Ukraine, almost no one has noticed a devastating civil war in Africa

Salon

Buyers around the world feel effects of India's curb on rice exports

India has banned the export of two million tonnes of rice to fight rampant inflation and protect its domestic supply after Russia cancelled a UN-backed deal allowing Ukraine to ship its grain worldwide. But some fear the move could help drive up food prices elsewhere.

Radio France Internationale

Central African Republic votes on whether to allow president a third term

Voters in the Central African Republic will cast their ballots on Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution and open the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera.

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Niger coup leaders warn against military intervention as west African leaders set to meet

Heads of state will meet in Nigeria on Sunday where they will decide on further actions to pressure army leaders to restore constitutional order

The Guardian - AU

Rishi Sunak warned that Tories’ key green pledges are ‘unachievable’

Whitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policy

The Guardian - UK

Poland raises fears about ‘dangerous’ situation with Wagner troops near border – as it happened

Poland has been concerned about the spillover of war on to its territory ever since Russia invaded Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

International Day of Friendship 2023: Best Messages, Quotes, Wishes and Images to share on Friendship Day

We can't choose our family, but we can always choose friends who are like family to us. Our friends play an important role in our lives-- they are our support system, guide, mentor, family away from home, and the ones who love us unconditionally no matter what we do. On…

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Bangladesh opposition protest in Dhaka, demand PM’s resignation

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party have called for the next election to be overseen by a neutral caretaker government.

Al Jazeera

International talks end without go-ahead for deep-sea mining

Last-minute agreement reached at ISA meeting in Jamaica to discuss moratorium at next year’s talks

The Guardian - UK

Education in mother tongue initiating a new form of justice for students in India: PM Modi

Speaking at an event to mark the third anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP), PM Modi cited the example of Europe and said education in the mother tongue will do justice to the young population in the country.

The Hindu

Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state following coup

Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, the new head of state on Friday. A spokesman also said that the constitution was suspended.

WEKU

‘This is another beast’: UN chief heat officer on living amid fires, how to cool cities and fears for her daughter

Eleni Myrivili, whose job is to help cities prepare for extreme heat, says many people do not understand how deadly it can be

The Guardian - UK

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media

The Independent UK

Niger coup: US offers ‘unflagging’ support to ousted leader as sanctions threatened

UN, US and France all call for a return to order after Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new head of state

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Zenger

President Biden Finally Welcomes Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu To The U.S For Talks.

A vague invite opens up the possibility of a meeting in a politically less significant venue, such as on the sidelines of the UN.

The Hindu

Mercury rising: On an ‘era of global boiling’

The United Nations Secretary-General’s reiteration of the consequences of the climate catastrophe are a reminder that the world and India have to act fast

The Guardian - UK

Most fires in Greece were started ‘by human hand’, government says

Official blames negligence or arson for majority of 667 blazes that spread in extreme heat

Zenger

At UN Security Council Meeting, Erdan Dismisses Palestinian ‘right Of Return’

Israel’s ambassador to the UN blasts the Security Council during its quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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The Conversation

Russia-Africa summit: Putin offers unconvincing giveaways in a desperate bid to make up for killing the Ukraine grain deal

The second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg on July 27 and 28 was predictably overshadowed by the war in Ukraine – and especially Russia’s refusal to agree an extension of the Black Sea grain deal, which expired earlier in the month.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron announces initiative to preserve primary forests of Papua New Guinea

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday a partnership to "remunerate" Papua New Guinea for its efforts to preserve the primary forest. The first of its kind, the deal is an environmental model that France wants to see reproduced elsewhere.

The Independent UK

G20 ministers reach agreement on most, but not all, climate issues

The final meeting of climate and environment ministers from the world’s largest economies ended without an agreement or joint statement Friday despite pleas from leading figures for nations to show a united front on climate change as weather records shatter across the globe

Zenger

Support For Terrorism Is Not Human Rights Advocacy

The following is an adaptation of my June 2022 testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health

The Hindu

‘G-20 nations should take leadership in climate action’

With only 124 days left for the COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, COP President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber on Friday urged G-20 nations to take a leadership role on climate action and said that their decisions would have an enormous influence on the outcomes for all countries

The Guardian - UK

Mid-income developing countries ‘risk losing out on climate funds’

Caribbean Development Bank head urges help for countries classed as developing but not among poorest

Radio France Internationale

CAR unhappy as UN decides to only partially lift arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council has relaxed the arms embargo on the Central African Republic, allowing weapons to flow to government forces. But authorities in Bangui have said that the ban should be lifted completely.

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