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‘We are very vulnerable’: cyclone-hit Vanuatu pins climate hopes on UN vote

Pacific nation is sponsoring resolution that will ask ICJ to rule on consequences for climate inaction

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 398 of the invasion

Ukraine Col Gen Syrskyi says Ukraine main task in Bakhut is to ‘wear down’ enemy forces; Russian energy minister cites drone attacks on infrastructure as ‘key risk’ to Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia says still advancing in Bakhmut, UK says Moscow lost many tanks nearby

Russian forces are still edging forward in the bombed-out eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a Moscow-installed official said on Tuesday, but British intelligence said a Russian tank division had taken heavy losses in the nearby town of Avdiivka.

Reuters

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Minister agrees to talks with Tory MPs to defuse migration Bill rebellion

The legislation aims to stop people claiming asylum in the UK if they arrive through unauthorised means.

The Independent UK

UN Security Council won't probe Nord Stream blasts

The U.N. Security Council has declined a Russian request to investigate the blasts on the pipelines that move natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy tells IAEA's Grossi: No safety until Russia leaves Zaporizhzhia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Monday that safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station could not be guaranteed until Russian troops left the facility.

Reuters

Russia fails at UN to get Nord Stream blast inquiry

Russia failed on Monday to get the United Nations Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into explosions in September on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, connecting Russia and Germany, that spewed gas into the Baltic Sea.

Reuters

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Depleted-uranium shells, the armour-busting munitions heading to Ukraine

Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition…

France 24

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia

Hundreds have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape desperate conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy, Atomic Agency Chief Discuss Nuclear Plant Fears

The UN's atomic energy chief warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a meeting Monday that the perilous situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant “isn’t getting any better” as relentless fighting in the area keeps the facility at risk of a disaster. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's six reactors are in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian soldiers should be allowed to compete at Olympics, says UN expert

Alexandra Xanthaki provoked outrage by telling the IOC that Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine should be allowed at Paris Games – as long as they have not committed war crimes

The Guardian - UK

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the North African country

The Independent UK

Slovak president warns election campaign may dent public support for Ukraine

Public support in Slovakia for aiding Ukraine against Russia's invasion could suffer as the country heads into an early election in September and disinformation harms the debate, President Zuzana Caputova said on Monday.

Reuters

Britain, be warned: with ‘stop the boats’ policies you brutalise migrants – and damage yourselves

This hostile approach to asylum helped the Australian right win elections, but it created divisions that still scar us, says Ben Doherty, a reporter for Guardian Australia

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

Presidential hopefuls are considering these 5 practical factors before launching their 2024 campaigns

The 2024 race for the White House is in motion. Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden said in October 2022 that he intends to seek a second term, even if he stopped short of making an official announcement. But – in what is expected to be a crowded Republican field –…

Reuters

Libyan migrants are victims of crimes against humanity - UN mission

A U.N. fact-finding mission on Libya said on Monday that it had reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed, including against migrants, and that it would relay the evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Independent UK

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics

A United Nations rights expert advising the International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes who actively served in the war in Ukraine should be let back into international sport if they didn't take part in war crimes

The Guardian - UK

MPs urged to uphold UK’s global obligations in migration bill debate

Council of Europe commissioner raises concerns that legislation may not meet human rights standards

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Asharq Al-Awsat

WFP: We Need $23 Bln to Address Biggest Food Security Crisis

Confronting the “biggest food security crisis” in modern history requires $23 billion to help around 150 million people in 2023, revealed an official at the UN’s food assistance organization, the World Food Program (WFP). Corinne Fleischer, regional director for the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Eastern Europe for the WFP,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Parliament Passes Controversial Vote Law Amendments

Iraqi lawmakers passed early Monday controversial amendments to the country's election law that could undermine the chances for smaller parties and independent candidates to win seats in future polls. The amendments increase the size of electoral districts, a move widely backed by the Coordination Framework, a coalition of Iran-backed parties.…

The Independent UK

Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments

Iraqi lawmakers have passed controversial amendments to the country's election law that could undermine the chances for smaller parties and independent candidates to win seats in future polls

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Monday vowed no let-up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections -- weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote.

France 24

Germany delivers promised Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, media reports say

Germany has transferred the 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks it pledged to Ukraine, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on protecting the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which is partially controlled by Russian…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘irresponsible’ and ‘escalatory’, says Germany

Berlin says Moscow’s announcement is ‘another attempt at nuclear intimidation’

Al Jazeera

Picking up the pieces after twin cyclones hit Vanuatu

Two Category 4 cyclones hit Vanuatu within 72 hours in early March.

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