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US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend 'imperfect' cease-fire

The United States and Saudi Arabia are calling on warring sides in Sudan to extend a cease-fire due to expire Monday

The Independent UK

Human rights and wrongs: the Australian calling out oppression at home and around the world

Undeterred by the scale of challenges in her in-tray, the new head of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, says ‘We need to be standing with those people’

The Guardian - AU

Putin ‘planning provocation’ at nuclear plant to disrupt Ukraine counteroffensive, Kyiv says

Ukraine’s defence ministry claims Russian forces will strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

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India is trying to promote tourism in one of the most militarised places in the world, but some Kashmiris say things are far from normal

Foreign journalists are rarely allowed entry into Kashmir, but the Indian government invited the ABC to visit the capital as part of a G20 event. Here's what we found.

ABC News

Plastic-spewing artwork unveiled for Paris talks against waste

Lobbyists Greenpeace unveiled an artwork in Paris on Saturday in the shape of a machine churning out bottles in front of an oil derrick to coincide with talks on eliminating plastic waste.

Reuters

Officials: UN chief 'shocked' by letter from Sudan's military ruler demanding removal of UN envoy

Sudanese and U.N. officials say the United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of the U.N. envoy to the country

The Independent UK

United Nations backs Sudan envoy as army seeks to expel him

Sources in Sudan’s foreign ministry told Al Jazeera Volker Perthes will not be allowed back into the war-torn country.

Al Jazeera

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Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD

The United Nations has announced that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials

The Independent UK

UN delays dual-currency cash help to refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon

The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in U.S. dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could exacerbate tensions with hard-pressed locals.

Reuters

Lao activist's killing in Isan raises questions

Rights activists are calling on Thai authorities to impartially investigate the killing in Ubon Ratchathani of an exiled Lao political activist who held UN refugee status.

Bangkok Post

Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict

Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s newest country, South Sudan, from a civil war in neighboring Sudan

The Independent UK

‘Lost at sea’ asylum seekers found and towed back to Libya

Nearly 500 migrants who tried to cross the central Mediterranean have been brought back to Libya, according to a UN spokesman

The New Daily

Princess drives 'women power'

The Ministry of Interior has expanded the sustainable village project initiated by HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, who has shared her vision to eradicate poverty in remote areas.

Bangkok Post

Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar

It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions…

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

Brazilian president says UN will hold climate conference in Brazil in 2025

Brazil’s president announced Friday that the United Nations has chosen his country to host the 2025 UN climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the decision

The Independent UK

Aide: North Dakota Gov. Burgum running for GOP presidential nomination

A political aide familiar with the plans says two-term North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is running for the Republican presidential nomination

Al Jazeera

Mali protesters demand exit of UN peacekeeping mission

Thousands of demonstrators in Bamako demanded an end to peacekeeping mission they say has failed to bring peace.

Reuters

Black Sea grain deal slow to get moving after extension

A deal allowing the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from Ukrainian Black Sea ports has not yet resumed full operations, the United Nations said on Friday, having come to a halt before Russia's decision last week to extend it.

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France 24

Saudi and US report improved ceasefire conditions in Sudan

Saudi Arabia and the United States said Friday the warring sides in Sudan's conflict are adhering better to a new, weeklong cease-fire following days of sporadic fighting.

The Independent UK

World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon

The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon's poor, giving cash to families struggling in the country’s historic economic meltdown

The Guardian - UK

Berlin police investigate Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform at concert

Pink Floyd singer wore costume during performance in which he imagines himself as fictional fascist dictator

The Conversation

Timor-Leste election offers an extraordinary lesson in how to build a stable democracy

After a spirited election campaign, the people of Timor-Leste voted for a new parliament on May 21. The vote was free, fair and largely uneventful. The results were accepted. This is a remarkable accomplishment for democracy.

Reuters

Germany extends military mission to Mali for one final year

Germany extended its military mission in Mali for one final year on Friday as Berlin aims to wind up by May 2024 a decade-old mission that has been hampered by disputes with the ruling military junta in Bamako and the arrival of Russian forces.

The Independent UK

German parliament authorizes troops to stay in Mali for one final year

German lawmakers have given the go-ahead for the country’s troops to stay in Mali for up to another year

France 24

South Sudan's capital Juba clings to hope of peace

Back in 2018, the signing of a peace deal between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival Riek Machar created hope and optimism. The people of South Sudan, an independent nation since 2011, were emerging from a brutal civil war. However, five years later, this peace agreement is…

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