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Monday briefing: Thousands killed, millions displaced – the conflict in Sudan, three months in

In today’s newsletter: In April, fighting broke out between two rival factions – with no end in sight, the UN is investigating

The Guardian - UK

Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; key Crimea bridge targeted for second time

Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allowed grain to flow from Ukrainian ports to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where hunger is a growing threat. Western leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres quickly denounced the move. Overnight from Sunday to Monday,…

France 24

Alarming rise of women in prison must be addressed, rights summit told

Numbers of jailed women rising far faster than men and their voices must be heard, say rights groups and former prisoners

The Guardian - UK

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Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong on aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions

The Independent UK

A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a part of the agreement that would have eased similar exports from his country has not been satisfied.

WEKU

UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know

An FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s coast could break or explode and trigger a catastrophic oil spill, if left as is.

Al Jazeera

World still has the chance to end Aids pandemic by 2030, says UN

The United Nations says "the end of Aids" is still possible by 2030, but only if leaders grasp the opportunity to halt the world's deadliest pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

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US envoy Kerry arrives in China to restart climate talks

BEIJING: US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on Sunday, state media reported, to restart stalled talks between the world's two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases.

Bangkok Post

Neurotech and AI together threaten 'mental privacy', says Unesco

Unesco has warned that the combination of neurotechnology and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, as it works on a new global charter on scientific ethics.

Radio France Internationale

US and China seek climate reset with Kerry’s visit to Beijing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry arrives in China on Sunday for three full days of talks that will test the ability of the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters to collaborate in the fight against global warming despite deep discord over other issues.

Tribune News Service

Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month

Army representatives return to Saudi Arabia for talks with paramilitary rivals, according to reports.

Al Jazeera

U.N. human rights team to meet ex-Johnny's members

GENEVA -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Thursday that experts of a U.N. working group will visit Japan from July 24 to Aug. 4.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’

UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via Bab al-Hawa to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria.

Al Jazeera

UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are 'unacceptable'

The United Nations agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria as “unacceptable.”

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Radio France Internationale

As Turkey agrees to let Sweden into NATO, some see a pivot back to the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's U-turn on Sweden's NATO membership bid is fuelling speculation that he may be pivoting back to his traditional Western allies. Until now the Turkish leader has had something of a diplomatic love affair with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, even as the rest of Europe…

Radio France Internationale

International Criminal Court opens new investigation into Darfur violence

The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in western Sudan, with its chief prosecutor expressing major concern over escalating violence.

Radio France Internationale

UN says 165 million people fell into poverty in past 3 years of crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN is calling for the world's wealthiest economies to pause debt repayments by developing countries to ease the burden.

Dynamite News

PM Modi assures India's full support for UAE's COP-28 presidency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured India's full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference's President-designate Sultan Al Jaber here on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Should I give up Diet Coke? With aspartame under suspicion, an addict speaks

Katie Rosseinsky’s consumption is not on the level of Donald Trump’s, but she’s still concerned about its possible links to cancer. She explores the history of diet drinks, why more women drink them, and whether she should stop

The Guardian - UK

‘This feels exactly the right place to be’: Sir Patrick Vallance on pandemics, eco-anxiety and leading the Natural History Museum

The UK’s former chief scientific adviser, a familiar face during Covid, talks about his new role as chair of the London museum and putting its collection at the heart of our climate response

The Independent UK

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 507

As the conflict enters its 507th day, these are the main developments.

The Independent UK

Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations

Brazil is urging a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses

The Independent UK

Trump snubbed as major evangelical group declines to invite him to conference

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, however, will reportedly be in attendance

France 24

Video: The 'hunt' for Haitian migrants continues in the Dominican Republic

A video of a young child hanging from the arms of a detained Haitian woman through the barred door of an immigration control truck in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was published in early June. The country's migration director later dismissed the agent seen in the video. According to human rights…

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