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Bengaluru hosts SG-9 meeting to advance international standards for Television technology

The meeting of International Telecommunication Union ITU-T Study Group 9 (SG-9) is being hosted in India for the first time.

The Hindu

Women speak out about sexual violence in Sudan fighting

Rapes by fighters are being documented in Sudan as doctors and individuals band together to support the victims.

Al Jazeera

Why the west needs to offer Brazil, India and South Africa a new deal

The unwillingness of some countries to back the west’s position on Ukraine is a wake-up call. Western leaders must now determine what they can offer to powerful states including Brazil, India and South Africa to keep them onside.

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Russia, Ukraine to receive African mission on potential peace plan, Pretoria says

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to meet a group of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict.

Reuters

UN reports extensive flooding damage in central Somalia

The United Nations says floods caused by the annual rains have left “a trail of destruction” across Somalia, citing inundated homes and farmland as well as the shutdown of health facilities

The Independent UK

UN: Time running out in war on plastic pollution

PARIS: The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report on Tuesday that warns the next few years are critical.

Bangkok Post

Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says

Changes needed are major but also practical and affordable, report says, and would bring trillions of dollars in benefits

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First Thing: FBI accused of failures but report finds no deep-state plot against Trump

Agency ‘failed to uphold mission of strict fidelity’, special counsel John Durham concludes in investigation launched by Bill Barr. Plus, who is Twitter’s new CEO and can she fix its problems?

The Guardian - UK

Out of the cold? After Arab League summit, UAE invites Syria’s president to COP28

Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on.

France 24

Cop28 host UAE’s approach is ‘dangerous’, says UN’s ex-climate chief

Christiana Figueres says focus on carbon capture is direct threat to survival of vulnerable countries

The Guardian - UK

Returning to the Arab fold, Syria's president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate

Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad has received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on

The Independent UK

Palestinians Get Their Way To Celebrate Nakba Day As Others Boycott

Israel urged its colleagues in the United Nations not to part take in Nakba Day concerns in promoting a conflict.

Zenger

Sudan: Reports of women being raped in Khartoum by armed men

Refugees are among those receiving support since civil war broke out last month – and officials believes more sexual assault cases are going unreported

The Guardian - UK

Palestine’s Abbas calls on UN to ‘suspend’ Israel as Nakba marked

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas insists that Israel must respect UN resolutions on Palestine or cease as UN member.

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Reuters

UN refugee official: Darien Gap crossings on pace to hit record

The number of U.S.-bound migrants who cross the dangerous jungle separating Panama and Colombia could rise to a record this year, according to a senior U.N. refugee official.

Axios

Pence allies create super PAC to bolster likely presidential bid

The “Committed to America” PAC can raise unlimited donations.

The Guardian - UK

UN labour rights watchdog facing backlash over Qatar conference nomination

Exclusive: Qatari minister expected to take presidency of ILO event despite bribery investigation

Al Jazeera

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine claims to have retaken 20 square km of land around Bakhmut – as it happened

Deputy defence minister says Ukraine have taken back territory from around the eastern city but Russian forces had advanced ‘somewhat’ in the city

The Independent UK

UN chief in Jamaica urges international response to Haiti's spiraling crisis

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is warning that Haiti’s “tragic situation” threatens the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community for a response

Reuters

US urges Mali to investigate, hold accountable those to blame for Moura attack

The United States on Monday urged Mali's transition government to pursue an "independent, impartial, efficient, exhaustive, and transparent investigation" to hold accountable those responsible for the likely execution of hundreds of people in one village.

Daily Mirror

'Plunging living standards are number one issue for millions abandoned by Tory party'

We want to see many solutions offered, such as supermarkets guaranteeing cheaper own-brand products in every shop

Al Jazeera

Fighting rages in West Darfur as Sudan marks one month of warfare

Human rights groups and civilians say another wave of deadly attacks has hit West Darfur’s capital, el-Geneina.

Reuters

UN efforts to save Black Sea grain deal to continue in coming days

The U.N. aid chief said on Monday efforts will continue in coming days to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, a pact Russia has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

The Independent UK

Pacific Island leaders urge world to put aside differences in combating impact of climate change

Pacific Island leaders have criticized rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for making money off of loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects

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