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Workers at UK munitions plant that supplies Ukraine to strike over pay

Exclusive: Nearly 50 GMB members to stop work at Ayrshire site that assembles Storm Shadow and Brimstone missiles

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: why a ceasefire based on partition of territory won't work

Even as Ukraine’s counteroffensive pushes slowly forward, some observers are calling for the warring sides to negotiate a ceasefire. This would create a de facto demarcation line separating areas held by Ukrainian forces from those under Russian control at the moment the fighting stops.

The Conversation

‘Now the tyrant’s abuse will continue’: Uganda’s president under attack over closure of UN human rights office

Forced closure described as ‘a huge blow’ to human rights as country fosters hostile environment for activists, journalists and LGBTQ+ people

The Guardian - UK

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‘Politicians will be judged on delivery of net zero strategy,’ UN climate chief tells world leaders

Exclusive: You’re the ringmasters in fight to save planet, UN’s new climate chief tells world leaders

Evening Standard

The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism

The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid following the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated grain

The Independent UK

South American summit seeks roadmap to save damaged Amazon

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fellow South American leaders open a two-day summit Tuesday on the world's biggest rainforest in order to set out solutions to save the damaged Amazon.

Radio France Internationale

The world must unite now to halt the Taliban’s repression of Afghan women and girls

As we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists resuming power, this denial of education must be addressed, says the UN envoy for global education, Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

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India court asks if Nuh demolitions were ‘an exercise of ethnic cleansing’

Over 300 homes, businesses and roadside shanties – mainly belonging to Muslims – were bulldozed after communal riots.

Al Jazeera

Australia to officially resume use of term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’, reversing Coalition stance

Labor is vowing to strengthen its objections to ‘illegal’ Israeli settlements ahead of next week’s national conference

The Guardian - AU

July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river

Thousands of muddy plastic bottles and other waterlogged pieces of rubbish are piled onto a flatbed trailer on the banks of the Tisza River in Hungary — a metric ton of waste that was removed by hand from the waterway and its floodplain in a single day

The Independent UK

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga should not face trial, UN judges say

Judges say Felicien Kabuga, accused of fuelling the 1994 genocide, is unfit for trial or alternative procedures.

Al Jazeera

Niger left in limbo as ECOWAS dithers on military intervention

The West African bloc's deadline for military intervention in Niger lapsed on Sunday and while ECOWAS has signalled they will pursue diplomatic solutions, military action remains on the table. Aside from the potential catastrophic loss of life, there are practical, political, strategic and legal reasons why an intervention is potentially…

France 24

More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds

Study estimates soil is home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat

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The Independent UK

UN appeal judges toss out plan to set up procedure to hear evidence against Rwandan genocide suspect

Appeals judges have thrown out a decision by a United Nations court to set up a procedure to hear evidence against an elderly Rwandan genocide suspect after he was declared unfit to face trial

Newsroom.co.nz

New Conservative’s big idea is huge tax changes aimed at families with kids

Leader Helen Houghton sets out a multi-billion-dollar plan to 'strengthen families'

France 24

Sudanese shocked by video of man’s murder sent to his WhatsApp contacts

The friends and family of a missing man in Khartoum discovered he had been murdered when the murderers sent a gruesome video of his body to all of his WhatsApp contacts. The man’s family believe that the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces was behind the killing – as the…

The Conversation

New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?

Neurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore.

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The Guardian - UK

I had no idea how inaccessible urban Britain is – until I faced it in a wheelchair

A period confronting cracked, perilous pavements brought into sharp relief the barriers society creates for disabled people, says freelance journalist Dorothy Dunn

The Week

The spiralling global rice crisis

Rice is a global staple and keeping the price low means “less people go to bed hungry”, said Al Jazeera. However, a controversial decision by the Indian government could upend this notion, and create chaos across the world.

The Guardian - UK

‘People are under siege’: why Ethiopia’s war in Tigray isn’t over

Despite a peace deal last November, Eritrean troops remain in some border areas, and the Irob community is paying the price

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reports $30B in Q2 profits, down nearly 40% from last year

Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco made $30 billion in profit in the second quarter, a nearly 40% decline from the same period the previous year

The Times of India

Taliban prepare suicide bombers in water dispute with Iran

In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: Honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences.

The Guardian - AU

Japan to start Fukushima water release within weeks – report

Release of contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant has been criticised by fishers and countries in the region

Radio France Internationale

French lawyer for Senegalese opposition leader jailed in Dakar

Juan Branco, a French lawyer helping to represent Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has been detained on charges of conspiracy, spreading fake news and endangering public safety, his lawyers announced on Sunday.

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