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UN warns Sudan conflict is 'spiralling out of control' as 4 million flee

Four months into the conflict in Sudan, more than 4 million people have been displaced while those left behind are running out of food and dying without healthcare, the United Nations has warned.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti

The United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Most Americans Don’t Think We Should Send Astronauts to Space — Will This Set Science Back?

More than half of Americans said in a new Pew survey that space exploration was essential, but only 12 percent said sending human astronauts to the Moon should be NASA’s top priority.

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Defiant leaders of Niger coup confident of holding on to power

Analysts says key figures in new regime were underestimated as elected president remains confined to residence

The Guardian - UK

All of the oil from a deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen has been transferred, UN says

The United Nations says the transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster

The Independent UK

Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown

Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power

Evening Standard

Niger's military junta, 2 weeks in, digs in with cabinet appointments and rejects talks

As a military junta in Niger marked two weeks in power Wednesday, its leaders are appointing a government and rejecting calls for negotiation in what analysts described as an attempt to entrench their power and show that they’re serious about governing the West Africa country in the face of an…

The Independent UK

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Syria gives green light to UN to keep two crossings from Turkey to rebel-held northwest open for aid

The United Nations says Syria has agreed to keep two crossings open from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for the delivery of aid for another three months

The Independent UK

Libya’s High State Council elects new leader as political gridlock deepens

The Tripoli-based governing body chooses Mohammed Takala as leader in a run-off by 67 votes to 62.

Al Jazeera

U.S. Jewish Organizations Urge UN Ambassador To Embrace Antisemitism Definition

Eleven Jewish groups push for acceptance of IHRA definition, criticizing Biden administration's stance

Zenger

U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation

The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations

The Independent UK

UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate

The United Nations' human rights chief says his office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided not to renew an agreement allowing it to operate

The Independent UK

Chinmaya Gharekhan, author of Centres of Power — My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council, says, ‘We could take a stronger position on Ukraine war’

Indian and UN diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan’s Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council

The Hindu

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

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The Conversation

Most Americans support NASA – but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space

Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space. But only a subsection of that group believes NASA should prioritize sending people to the Moon, according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center. The study surveyed over…

Zenger

Erdan Warns UN Security Council Of ‘powder Keg’ On Cusp Of Hezbollah Ignition

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah

The Independent UK

Malians who thrived with arrival of UN peacekeeping mission fear economic fallout from its departure

The pending pullout of U.N. peacekeepers from Mali is creating worries about what the withdrawal will mean for thousands of citizens who built livelihoods at and around the mission's bases

The Guardian - UK

Swedish PM says outsiders are using country’s freedoms to spread hate

Acts such as the Qur’an burning protests were dragging Sweden into international conflicts, says Ulf Kristersson

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Climate change can drive social tipping points – for better or for worse

It’s impossible to turn on the TV, listen to the radio or scroll social media without hearing about real-world climate impacts. July is the hottest month on record. The United Nations has declared an era of global boiling. Europe and North America are experiencing record-breaking heat waves while Antarctic sea…

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh opposition protest in Dhaka, demand PM’s resignation

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party have called for the next election to be overseen by a neutral caretaker government.

The Independent UK

UN says it's forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis

The United Nations says it has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels

Al Jazeera

‘He didn’t want to die’: Mourning Palestinian teenager Faris Abu Samra

Relatives of 14-year-old who was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank say he was ‘loved dearly’.

Zenger

At UN Security Council Meeting, Erdan Dismisses Palestinian ‘right Of Return’

Israel’s ambassador to the UN blasts the Security Council during its quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Independent UK

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there

The Conversation

Do smartphones belong in classrooms? Four scholars weigh in

Should smartphones be allowed in classrooms? A new report from UNESCO, the education arm of the United Nations, raises questions about the practice. Though smartphones can be used for educational purposes, the report says the devices also disrupt classroom learning, expose students to cyberbullying and can compromise students’ privacy.

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