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Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million

Residents are reporting that clashes between warring factions resumed in Sudan’s capital and a neighboring city after a three-day cease-fire expired

The Independent UK

Security in West Africa at risk after Mali asks UN peace mission to leave, US says

The US State Department has said it "regrets" the Mali military regime's decision to call for the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping force from the West African country.

Radio France Internationale

PM Modi-led Yoga session at UN creates Guinness World Record

The Prime Minister, wearing a customised white yoga T-shirt and trouser, thanked people for coming here from far away to attend the 9th International Day of Yoga. Read more on The Hindu

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Biden will not ‘lecture’ Modi on human rights, says White House

US leader is under pressure by fellow Democrats to bring up India’s rights situation and attacks on minorities in talks.

Al Jazeera

India slams China at UN for blocking move to designate 26/11 accused Sajid Mir as 'global terrorist'

India has hit out at China for blocking a move to designate Pakistan-based LeT leader Sajid Mir as a “global terrorist” by the UN

The Hindu

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar has urged the international community to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working

The Independent UK

G20 delegates perform Yoga on 9th International Yoga Day at Raj Bhawan in Goa

G20 delegates performed Yoga along with Goa Governor P.S. Shreedharan Pillai, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, and Minister of Tourism and Defence Ajay Bhatt on the occasion of International Yoga Day

The Hindu

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India’s Modi to start day two of US visit with group yoga session on UN lawn

There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. this week. But he's starting his day Wednesday by highlighting a pursuit of inner tranquility.

France 24

UN: Asean must hold Myanmar junta accountable

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis.

Bangkok Post

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose participates in International Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata

Chief Ministers from various states have also participated in Yoga Day celebrations all over India

The Hindu

World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert

A plan to stop the violence that began with the military coup has made no progress, while the crisis has deepened.

Al Jazeera

Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climate

Heads of state, finance leaders and activists are converging in Paris to seek ways to overhaul the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and usher the global development banks into a post-pandemic world with a rapidly changing climate

The Independent UK

EU agrees new package of sanctions against Russia; Putin says Sarmat nuclear missiles ready soon – as it happened

EU members agree new sanctions against Russia; Russian president says warheads can soon be deployed for duty

The Guardian - AU

Allies seek big-business investment to rebuild Ukraine at London conference

Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine

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Irish Mirror

Irish soldiers in Lebanon targeted again, just months after murder of Private Sean Rooney

The Irish Mirror has confirmed that an Irish UN jeep from the unit that replaced slain Pte Rooney’s battalion last month was surrounded by an angry crowd for more than an hour

The Independent UK

Biden-Modi relationship built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts, pragmatic needs

President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have developed a relationship based on mutual respect of their scrappy backgrounds and a pragmatism about their shared challenges

The Independent UK

Modi to start US visit with yoga on the UN lawn, a savvy and symbolic choice for India's leader

There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. this week

The Independent UK

Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft

Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war

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The Independent UK

Sudan conflict shows how peace could unravel in South Sudan if world doesn't watch, UN envoy says

The U_N_ envoy for South Sudan is warning the Security Council not to take its eyes off the world’s newest nation, saying the conflict in neighboring Sudan shows “how quickly hard-won peace gains can unravel.”

The Independent UK

UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence

The executive directors of two U.N. agencies are warning that Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence

The Independent UK

World well short of pace needed to meet UN's 2030 sustainable development goals

The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity

The Conversation

The destroyed Kakhovka dam once symbolized Russian-Ukrainian harmony

Whoever destroyed it, the fall of the 67-year-old Kakhovka Dam stands as a symbol of the final death of the Soviet dream of inter-ethnic and constructive co-operation.

Bangkok Post

Sudan war uproots 2.5 million, UN says, as bodies line Darfur streets

KHARTOUM - Bodies have lined the streets in Sudan's western Darfur region as the UN said Tuesday that more than two months of fighting have forced over 2.5 million people from their homes.

The Independent UK

Sudanese official urges investigation into violence in Darfur, saying it's a return to past genocide

The governor of Darfur has called for an international investigation into violence against residents of the region, which has experienced some of the worst fighting in Sudan’s ongoing conflict

The Independent UK

US sanctions South Sudanese officials over conflict-related rapes of hundreds of women and girls

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a South Sudanese military officer and governor accused in connection with the rapes of hundreds of women and girls

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