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Russia, Ukraine trade blame for PoW deaths

Work to resume grain exports from Ukraine has been overshadowed by the deaths of Ukrainian PoWs in a strike that…

Crikey

Griffiths to Asharq Al-Awsat: Climate, Conflict and Cost-of-living Threaten World’s Poorest

Asharq Al-Awsat has asked Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths about the three biggest threats the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stagecoach notches up revenues of £1.2 billion as bus demand recovers

Bus giant Stagecoach said it has “firmly returned to growth” following recovering customer demand after the pandemic as revenues rose…

Irish Independent

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Stagecoach reports £1.17 billion revenue growth

Operating profits also rose during the year to April

Insider UK

Taliban calls off search for Afghanistan earthquake survivors and resists UN help

Interference in the delivery of aid raises fears that the former insurgents will meddle in relief efforts

The Telegraph

Afghan earthquake survivors lack food, shelter as aid trickles in

The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote east.

Al Jazeera

UN officials: Afghan quake adds to emergencies in country

Senior UN officials say the earthquake in Afghanistan has added another emergency facing the country, which is also confronting its…

The Independent UK

U.N. says Taliban interfering with aid, resisting cash plan

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are resisting efforts by the United Nations to help get humanitarian funding into the country and are…

Reuters

U.S. skeptical U.N.-Russia talks will free trapped Ukrainian grain

Russian officials are offering to allow Ukrainian grain safe passage through a Russian blockade in exchange for sanctions relief.

Politico

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U.N. aid chief had 'frank, constructive' talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths "had frank and constructive discussions" with Russian officials in Moscow on facilitating exports of Ukraine…

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow says all war ‘goals’ must be met

Ukraine news from June 3: As conflict reaches 100-day milestone, Moscow pledges to press on with devastating offensive.

Al Jazeera

U.N. aid chief in Moscow to discuss Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths is in Moscow on Thursday and Friday to discuss clearing the way for exports of…

Reuters

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months

The Independent UK

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UN: 18 Million Facing Severe Hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The UN is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN warns of 18 million facing severe hunger in region of Africa

The UN has warned that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months,…

Irish Independent

UN humanitarian official urges attention to drought in Kenya

A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya

The Independent UK

UN humanitarian official wants attention on drought in Kenya

A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya…

Irish Independent

Ukraine latest updates: 50 more civilians rescued from Azovstal

Ukraine news from May 6: Eleven children among 50 civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia seeing ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage amid worst drought in decades

Catherine Russell, Unicef’s executive director, says spike was ‘quite dramatic’

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Two million children at risk of starvation in Horn of Africa - U.N. aid chief

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to…

Reuters

Devastated widow says husband 'hit rock bottom' after false Post Office accusations

A BBC Panorama episode has explored how hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting

Manchester Evening News

Dad killed himself after being wrongfully accused of stealing £60k from Post Office

His wife says she blames the Post Office for the Horizon scandal

Liverpool Echo

UN chief urges 4-day Easter 'pause' in fighting in Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week

The Independent UK

Russian forces seize Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live…

The Guardian - UK

Russia issues new surrender deadline for Mariupol as Ukrainians vow to fight on

Russia's forces carried out dozens of air strikes in eastern Ukraine overnight after Ukrainian officials said Moscow had launched a…

France 24