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Lawyers for jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich ask UN to urgently declare he was arbitrarily detained

Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are asking a United Nations body to urgently issue an opinion that he has been arbitrarily detained by Russia on espionage charges which are “patently false.”

The Independent UK

Libya's Derna counts its dead after catastrophic floods, at least 30,000 left homeless

More than 5,300 bodies have been counted in Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna, a minister in the regional administration said on Wednesday, with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. At least 30,000 individuals have been left homeless, according to the International…

France 24

New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it's helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine

The debate in New Zealand over whether to join “pillar two” of the AUKUS security partnership threatens to overshadow a more important foreign policy challenge: how the country’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region are responding to the war in Ukraine.

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V&A to exhibit four ancient carved stones from Yemen found in London shop

The V&A has reached a historic agreement with the Republic of Yemen to research and temporarily care for four ancient carved stones.

The Independent UK

Morocco earthquake: Why authorities accepted limited foreign aid

So far, search-and-rescue teams from only four countries have been allowed to operate after a devastating earthquake.

Al Jazeera

UN says Nicaragua's human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise

Nicaragua has increased human rights violations and persecution of the opposition as it ratchets up its efforts to stifle dissent, a United Nations group of experts monitoring the country says

The Independent UK

Tuareg rebels claim control of northern Mali town after weeks of fighting

Tuareg rebels says they have seized control of a military camp and posts in Bourem from army and Wagner mercenaries.

Al Jazeera

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Israeli Officials Make First Public Appearance In Riyadh

An Israeli delegation attended a meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Riyadh

Zenger

Russia-Ukraine war: G7 condemns ‘sham elections’ held by Russia on Ukrainian territory – as it happened

Foreign ministers condemn ‘elections’ held in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea, where electoral competition was limited

The Guardian - AU

30 years after Arafat-Rabin handshake, clear flaws in Oslo Accords doomed peace talks to failure

On Sept. 13, 1993, the world watched as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn. It was a stunning moment. The famous handshake between adversaries marked the beginning of what became known as the Oslo Accords, a framework…

The Conversation

Scottish experts to help present disease-detecting technology at United Nations event

A pioneering programme involving a University of Glasgow professor is aiming to bring disease detection tech to Sub-Saharan Africa.

The National (Scotland)

US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds

Study highlights conflict between Washington’s claims of climate leadership and its fossil fuel growth plans

The Guardian - UK

Venice set to finally introduce tourist entry fees after years of wrangling

Decision due just weeks after Unesco warned of irreversible damage to popular Italian city

The Independent UK

Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit

Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week

The Independent UK

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‘We should treat it as a war’: Ecuador’s descent into drug gang violence

Successive governments have been unable to rein in violence as South American country became cocaine superhighway

France 24

Thousands dead, missing as floods devastate eastern Libya

At least 2,200 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.

The Hindu

What is the legal framework for space missions like the Chandrayaan 3 and Aditya L-1? | Explained

As India celebrates a lunar landing and a solar research mission launch, and nations seem to be joining a new age space race, we examine the legal framework that governs space adventures- both internationally and domestically

The Independent UK

The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief

The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan's people

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The Guardian - UK

‘Disastrous beyond comprehension’: 10,000 missing after Libya floods

Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst, with many bodies swept out to sea

France 24

In pictures: Quarter of coastal Libyan city wiped out in deadly flooding

Catastrophic storm floods have killed at least 2,300 people in the coastal city of Derna, Libyan emergency services said Tuesday, as local officials said around a quarter of the eastern city was wiped away when a dam burst.

The Independent UK

UN food agency warns of 'doom loop' for world's hungriest as governments cut aid and needs increase

The World Food Program is warning that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people

The Independent UK

Libya flood: 10,000 missing and 3,000 feared dead as Storm Daniel sends wall of water through city of Derna

‘The situation is catastrophic. Hospitals are filled with bodies and there are areas we have yet to reach’

The Guardian - UK

V&A to look after ancient Yemen stones found in London shop

Museum agrees to care for stelae dating from second half of first millennium BC until it is safe to return them

Radio France Internationale

Island nations take landmark ocean protection case to UN court

Nine small island states suffering the devastating impacts of climate change have appeared before the UN maritime court to seek a ruling that will say ocean-heating carbon emissions are pollution and therefore a violation of international law.

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis: Africa is talking but is the west listening?

Africa’s largest meeting on the crisis finished last week amid arguments over ‘false solutions’ and unfulfilled promises. But will the lofty ideals presented translate into better lives for Africans?

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