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East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao has been sworn in as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May

The Independent UK

Cricket opportunites must improve for sport to have any chance of tackling elitist tag

Column: At a time when cricket is facing calls to tackle its elitist issue, London is being deprived of access to the game

Evening Standard

‘Nowhere in Palestine is free’: West Bank villagers defenceless against rising settler violence

The killing of a young father during a rampage through his quiet village underlines the impossible options for Palestinians in the occupied territories

The Guardian - UK

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UNESCO moves to readmit United States after its 2017 withdrawal

The US will be officially readmitted once Secretary of State Antony Blinken accepts the invitation to rejoin.

Al Jazeera

France deploys 45,000 police to quell 'unacceptable' riots

PARIS - France on Friday deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armoured vehicles to tackle a fourth straight night of violent protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Bangkok Post

UN Security Council votes to end peacekeeping mission in Mali

The United Nations has voted to end its decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali... The UN Security Council's decision comes two weeks after Mali's military leadership accused the 13-thousand strong Minusma force of failing to tackle a jihadist insurgency. In August last year, France withdrew its troops from Mali... that reopened…

France 24

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Riots in France, the Wagner mutiny in Russia, the missile attack in Kramatorsk, Eid Al-Adha in Indonesia and Elton John at Glastonbury: the most striking images this week

The Guardian - UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia reducing its presence at nuclear power plant, says Ukraine; Pope says war seems to have ‘no end’ – as it happened

Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate warns that staff are leaving Zaporizhzhia as Moscow has mined power units; Pope Francis calls for peace

The Guardian - AU

Sudan conflict: Two videos expose rapes allegedly carried out by Rapid Support Forces

Since the conflict in Sudan broke out in April, hundreds of rapes have been reported by civilians and NGOs, with women from ethnic minorities being particularly targeted. In mid-June, two extremely shocking videos emerged of rapes being carried out in North Khartoum. Our Observers condemn the systemic use of sexual…

France 24

UN votes to immediately end its peacekeeping operation in Mali after a demand from military junta

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to immediately end its peacekeeping operation in Mali, a country grappling with an Islamic insurgency for over a decade

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak urged to heed criticism on climate after Zac Goldsmith quits

Tory peer claims PM uninterested in environment but No 10 suggests exit had alternative motive

The Guardian - UK

The UN's scientific and education organization votes to readmit the United States

The United Nations’ scientific, educational and cultural organization has agreed to readmit the United States as a member

The Independent UK

France has ignored racist police violence for decades. This uprising is the price of that denial

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel shows how little has changed since the deaths of two teenagers fleeing police in 2005

The Guardian - UK

875 arrested and 200 police officers hurt on France's 3rd night of protests over teen's killing: Key points

NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to parents on Friday to keep teenagers at home amid rioting spreading across France over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver that has resulted so far in the arrests of 875 people.

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The eight social causes that Katie McCabe and other captains will highlight at the World Cup

FIFA have unveiled a list of eight armbands that captains will wear at this summer's World Cup, each one highlighting a social cause.

Bangkok Post

United States rejoins Unesco

PARIS: The United States rejoined Unesco on Friday, reversing its withdrawal during the Trump administration, the UN cultural agency said.

The Hindu

Union Tourism Minister to represent India at UN meet on Sustainable Development Goals

India will expound on how development of tourism can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) to be held in New York in July.

The Guardian - UK

French police’s tendency to violence questioned after latest killing

Experts say French approach is chaotic, aggressive, brutal – and police see themselves as under siege

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The Week

Quiz of The Week: 24 - 30 June

The government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda hit another legal obstacle this week, as the Court of Appeal ruled that the deportation scheme was unlawful.

The Independent UK

Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones

The families of some of the tens of thousands of people missing in Syria are drawing some hope from a new U.N. push to find their loved ones

The Independent UK

UN nuclear agency chief to visit Fukushima plant to see final preparations for release of wastewater

The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency will visit Japan next week to meet with officials and see final preparations for the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

Daily Mirror

Zac Goldmith's resignation letter IN FULL as he rips into 'uninterested' Rishi Sunak

The Tory peer said the Prime Minister's 'apathy' towards environmental and animal welfare issues meant his role as a government minister has become 'untenable' in a blistering letter

WEKU

He took one of the deadliest migrant routes, hoping to save his cancer-stricken son

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog rejects Johnson’s suggestion Sue Gray’s Labour job meant she was not impartial investigating Partygate – as it happened

Advisory committee on business appointments says it has seen ‘no evidence’ that Gray’s decision-making was affected despite ex-PM’s claim

Al Jazeera

UN to investigate fate of 130,000 people missing in Syria war

Syria, Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Cuba and Iran were among those voting against UN resolution.

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