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Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol

Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe, from mountain villages of northern New Mexico as a youthful congressman, to the United Nations and a litany of countries on unofficial diplomatic missions that often helped free imprisoned Americans

The Independent UK

Female genital cutting remains a taboo subject in Pakistan, preventing real progress from being made

Female genital cutting is a secretive and largely invisible practice in Pakistan.

The Conversation

Israel accuses Iran of building airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks against Israelis

Israel has accused Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon that could be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israelis across the border

The Independent UK

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US and UK holding UN screening of documentary on Russia's siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The United States and Britain have invited ambassadors, journalists and others to a U.N. screening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the war

The Independent UK

Sudan's military chief visits Eritrea for talks with the president on Sudan's conflict

Sudan’s military chief has traveled to Eritrea for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general’s latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April

The Independent UK

Dozens die from a drone attack on an open market in Sudan as rival troops battle

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement.

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Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives

The United Nations estimated 300,000 people were affected by Friday’s magnitude 6.8 quake. The death toll is expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue.

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Stocktaking the calamity: On climate crisis and the U.N. Global Stocktake report

The United Nations’ Stocktake report, on the climate crisis, must not be dismissed as yet another technical document

The Hindu

Islamist factions in a troubled Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon say they will honor a cease-fire

Islamist factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp say they will abide by a cease-fire after three days of clashes killed at least five people and left hundreds of families displaced

The Independent UK

A drone attack kills at least 23 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, activists say

Sudanese activists and medical workers say at least 23 people were killed in a drone attack on an open market south of the capital, Khartoum

The Independent UK

A UN envoy has made his first visit to Western Sahara. He pledged to advance the political process

The United Nations has doubled down on its pledge to revive stalled negotiations over the disputed Western Sahara in a visit to the region this week in which its top negotiator met with officials on all sides

The Independent UK

Sudan army chief Burhan continues diplomatic drive with visit to Qatar

Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has met with Qatar's emir in his third trip abroad since war broke out between his country's rival military factions in April. Burhan, who in recent days also visited Egypt and South Sudan, is seeking to drum up diplomatic support and legitimacy for his…

Radio France Internationale

Everyone's talking about the Global South. But what is it?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is “becoming the voice of the Global South."

The Independent UK

U.S. imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader; boosts humanitarian aid

The U.S sanctioned Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo over human rights abuses, while also announcing over $160 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan.

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More than 5 million people have been displaced by a monthslong conflict in Sudan, UN agency says

The United Nations' migration agency says more than 5 million people have been displaced by the monthslong fighting in Sudan

The Independent UK

More than 5 million people have been displaced by monthslong conflict in Sudan, UN agency says

The United Nations' migration agency says that more than 5 million people have now been displaced by the monthslong fighting in Sudan

The Independent UK

UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world

The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing

The Conversation

4 ways to rein in China and Russia, alleged superpower perpetrators of atrocity crimes

At the latest meeting in South Africa of BRICS — a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — Russian President Vladimir Putin was a no-show.

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The implications of the expansion of BRICS

With its proposed expansion, BRICS could mark a turning point in modern history

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Government botches response to Lake Alice torture finding

The heads of Crown Law and the Ministry of Justice can’t work out between them whether the abuse of children at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was torture. After 50 years the Government still refuses to say that what happened at Lake Alice was torture.

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

A U.N. reports shows that Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels

Al Jazeera

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

Ukraine downs 17 drones over Izmail port as Russian and Turkish leaders prepare for talks on Ukrainian grain exports.

The Conversation

Sharing benefits from the UN's deforestation reduction program remains challenging, here's why

REDD+ is the United Nations’ deforestation and forest degradation reduction program. It was established nearly 20 years ago and is still active in more than 65 countries.

France 24

Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor and UN ambassador, dies aged 75

Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Richardson, former UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies at 75

Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was the U.S. envoy to the United Nations and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and served 14 years as a congressman representing northern New Mexico.

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