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World Food Program adds hot meals to Venezuela operations

The food assistance agency of the United Nations says it is expanding operations in Venezuela by providing hot meals to 16,000 children and adults in more than 100 schools

The Independent UK

Russian envoy says no breakthrough on grain deal, Ukraine says Moscow blocking ships

Russia's envoy to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday said "no real progress" had been achieved in resolving issues raised by Moscow over the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire next month.

Reuters

Maasai to UN: Intervene on human rights

Maasai leaders say they have few options as Tanzanian officials lock down protected areas

Salon

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UN: No Sign Sudan Warring Parties Ready to Negotiate

A US-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the UN special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday. This suggested "that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible," envoy Volker Perthes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Xi and Zelenskiy hold talks; Russian aircraft ‘intercepted in international airspace’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president reports ‘long and meaningful’ call with Chinese president

The Guardian - AU

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1kg of cannabis

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.

Bangkok Post

Risk of ‘tragic miscalculation’ in China’s military secrecy: UK

Foreign minister also warns on Taiwan, Xinjiang but says countries must work with China on world’s pressing problems.

Al Jazeera

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No sign Sudan warring parties ready to negotiate - U.N

A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the U.N. special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov blames West for deadlock over future of Black Sea grain deal

Moscow has seen "practically no results" from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia's grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts

After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification with a paid subscription service.

The Conversation

UN urges Singapore to halt execution

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogramme of cannabis.

Bangkok Post

Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a temporary truce

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the U.S. hopes the three-day truce between two military forces will be extended.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv admits it was behind Sevastopol drone attack – as it happened

But officials reject Russian claims attack had put operation of the grain corridor at risk

The Guardian - AU

UN chief and West berate Russia's top diplomat over Ukraine

The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’.

Reuters

In letter to Putin, UN chief proposes way forward on Ukraine Black Sea grain deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a "way forward aimed at the improvement, extension and expansion" of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain, a U.N. spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters

Black Sea grain deal has done nothing for Russia - industry body

The head of the Russian Grain Union said on Monday the Black Sea grain deal to facilitate Ukrainian agricultural exports had not yielded anything positive for Russia or helped facilitate supplies to the global market.

Reuters

India to surpass China as world's most populous country in April, UN says

India’s population is expected to match China’s by the end of April and then to surpass it as the world’s most populous country, the United Nations said on Monday.

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The Independent UK

UN: By month's end, India population to be world's largest

India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, the United Nations said on Monday, eclipsing an aging China and sparking questions about whether India can repeat the economic miracle that has taken China out of poverty and into the ranks of the world’s leading…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns Sudan Violence Risks ‘Catastrophic Conflagration’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the violence in Sudan "risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond" and called on Security Council members to exert maximum leverage. "We must all do everything within our power to pull Sudan back from the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Criticizes Russia at UN Meeting Chaired by Lavrov

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a meeting chaired by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is "causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people" and fueling "global economic dislocation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic." "Tensions between major powers are at an…

Reuters

China respects ex-Soviet states as sovereign nations - foreign ministry

China respects the status of the independent sovereign nations that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, after Beijing's envoy to Paris sparked a diplomatic storm by questioning their sovereignty.

The Guardian - UK

Baltic states condemn China envoy’s remarks over sovereignty of ex-Soviet nations

Lu Shaye’s comments raise fresh questions over China’s role in brokering peace in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Calls for Extension, Full Implementation and Expansion of Black Sea Grain Deal

The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers called on Sunday for the "extension, full implementation and expansion" of a critical deal to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, the group's agriculture ministers said in a communique. Brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye, the deal was signed in Istanbul…

Reuters

UN agency in Chad expects more refugees fleeing from Sudan

The head of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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