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UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday

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Black Sea Grain Deal Elusive Despite Resumption of Ship Inspections

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea resumed on Wednesday under a UN-brokered deal, but Kyiv said more time was needed to secure an extension of the initiative. Ukraine, which depends heavily on revenue from grain sales as it battles Russia's invasion, and its allies blamed the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says Black Sea grain deal ship inspections are resuming

Inspections of ships are resuming under a U.N.-brokered agreement on the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Wednesday.

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Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging grain deal with bribery scheme

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of sabotaging the Black Sea grain deal by demanding bribes from ship owners to register new vessels and carry out inspections under the cover of a deal the United Nations hopes could ease a global food crisis.

Reuters

India to Have 2.9 Mln More People Than China by Mid-2023, UN Estimate Shows

India is on its way to become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. The demographic data from the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) “State of World Population Report,…

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India's population to overtake China, with 2.9 million more people by mid-2023, UN estimates

India is poised to overtake China as the world's most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed.

Reuters

UN rebukes Washington over reports it eavesdropped on secretary general

Leaked Pentagon files appear to show US was closely monitoring António Guterres’s conversations, Washington Post reported

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Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.

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Sudan’s temporary ceasefire collapses – with areas set to run out of food and water within days

The country’s warring generals had agreed to 24-hour halt to fighting – but trapped residents and aid workers are scared to move as truce fails

The Independent UK

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'

The United Nations says it's ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization

The Independent UK

UN predicts Afghan economy would contract if aid drops 30%

Afghanistan's economy will contract, inflation will rise and liquidity will fall if there is a 30% drop in international aid as feared, according to an analysis by the United Nations' development agency released on Tuesday.

Reuters

Oil tanker could ‘explode unleashing environmental catastrophe,’ warns Cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell

‘Action from the international community is needed NOW,’ says the Foreign Office minister

Evening Standard

Ukraine says Black Sea grain deal at risk of being shut down

Kyiv said on Monday a U.N.-brokered initiative allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain was in danger of "shutdown" after Russia blocked inspections of participating ships in Turkish waters.

Reuters

Factbox-What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports?

The extension of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers beyond May 18 hangs in the balance after Russia issued a list of demands linked to a related agreement on its own such exports.

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World Food Programme halts operations in Sudan after 3 employees killed

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday it had temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a day earlier.

Tribune News Service

Sudan death toll mounts as clashes escalate on second day

Deadly battles between Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group spread across the country during a second day of violence, with fatalities rising to at least 56 amid fears of a full-blown civil war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan’s Army Agrees Safe Passage for Urgent Humanitarian Cases

The Sudanese army approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for urgent humanitarian cases for three hours every day starting from 1600 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday, the army said in a statement. The army confirmed however that it will reserve the right to…

Tribune News Service

Lula says Brazil, China can change world governance together

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended stronger ties with Beijing in order to reorient the global geopolitical order, possibly boosting Chinese plans to counter decades of U.S. preeminence in world affairs.

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The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded

The Taliban has banned Afghan women working for the U.N. or other aid agencies. The repercussions could be devastating for programs in which women play a vital role.

Reuters

UN chief raises concerns with Russia about Ukraine grain deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to Russia, Ukraine and Turkey to raise concerns about the implementation of a deal that allows the safe wartime export of grain from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters

Kenya 'disturbed' by UN remarks in leaked memo -senior official

Kenya is "disturbed" by comments about President William Ruto reportedly attributed to the United Nations deputy secretary-general in a leaked U.S. classified document, a senior Kenyan official said on Friday.

Reuters

UN expects more than 400,000 migrants to cross perilous Darien Gap this year

More than 400,000 migrants could cross the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia this year, the United Nations said on Friday, well up from nearly 250,000 in 2022 as the number of people making the journey surged over recent months.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Black Sea Grain Deal May Be Nearly Over

Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer. The Ukraine grain Black Sea export deal was brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye…

Reuters

Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over

Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertiliser.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destructive trajectory to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the early 2030s. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control…

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