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UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country to see flood damage

The Independent UK

UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief

Turk’s immediate challenge is to follow up on previous UN rights chief’s report on abuse of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang.

Al Jazeera

Queen Elizabeth contributed to strong Japan-UK ties - PM Kishida

Queen Elizabeth made a "great contribution" towards strengthening Japan's ties with Britain, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, adding that her death was a big loss for the international community.

Reuters

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France's Macron says Queen Elizabeth embodied Britain’s continuity and unity

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on Twitter that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has embodied the British nation’s continuity and unity for over 70 years.

Reuters

Queen Elizabeth II: a moderniser who steered the British monarchy into the 21st century

When the late historian Sir Ben Pimlott embarked on his 1996 biography, his colleagues expressed surprise that he should consider Queen Elizabeth II worthy of serious study at all. Yet Pimlott’s judgement proved sound and, if few academics have followed his lead, the political role of the monarchy has received…

The Conversation

Pakistani PM: World should ramp up climate change fight

Pakistan’s prime minister is urging the world to step up the fight against climate change as a way to avoid more deadly flooding

The Independent UK

Biden to host food security summit at U.N. later in September

U.S. President Joe Biden will co-host a food security summit later in September while in New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce later on Thursday.

Reuters

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Ukraine recap: Putin remains popular at home, unlike his puppet rulers in occupied regions

Once it became clear – which it did, early on in this conflict – that Ukraine’s defenders would not wilt before the onslaught of Vladimir Putin’s war machine, analysts predicted a long and drawn-out war of attrition, particularly in the east of the country where Russia already controlled a fair…

The Conversation

Animals farmed: China’s pork inflation, rabbit farm closes and UK mega-farms

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: reports of mass deportations recall Russia's dark history of forcible relocations

Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine has been widely condemned as a war of aggression. In Moscow’s narrative, Ukraine has no real or legitimate existence as a separate country – and they portray the military operations as a means to reunify Russia.

The Conversation

What to know about the Middle East this week?

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage from the past week.

Al Jazeera

UK insists it is 'not looking the other way' over Jagtar Singh Johal detention

ACCUSATIONS the UK has chosen to “look the other way” over the detention and alleged torture of Jagtar Singh Johal have been rejected by a…

The National (Scotland)

UK ‘not looking the other way’ over detention of campaigning Sikh blogger

Tory frontbencher Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said progress is being made in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal.

The Independent UK

Decades of human progress set back by global crises, UN warns

A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.

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UN report says human development was set back 5 years by COVID-19 and other crises

A new report from the United Nations argues that an unprecedented array of crises — chiefly among them COVID-19 — has set human progress back five years and fuelled a global wave of uncertainty.

The Independent UK

Austrian diplomat tipped to head sensitive UN rights office

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body’s human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities

The Independent UK

Blinken unveils $2B in new US military aid for Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is announcing major new military aid worth more than 2 billion dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia

Asharq Al-Awsat

Grundberg Meets Yemen’s Al-Alimi in Riyadh

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday met with the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, amid international hopes for reaching an agreement to expand and stabilize the UN-sponsored truce in the war-torn nation. Grundberg had visited Iran on September five to discuss expanding the fragile…

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Impact of Ukraine conflict is not limited to Europe: India

India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in the developing countries. Read more on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Austria's Turk appointed U.N. human rights chief

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved the appointment of Austria's Volker Turk as the next U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Guardian - UK

ECB hikes interest rates by record 75bp and slashes growth forecasts – as it happened

Christine Lagarde warns that eurozone economic growth is weakening, but EBC plumps for record increase in borrowing costs to curb inflation

The Hindu

So much has moved forward, on trade, on visa, on people-to-people ties, says Bangladesh Minister Shahriar Alam

Bangladesh Minister of State for Foreign Affairs says Sheikh Hasina’s visit was productive on major aspects, rejects concerns over attacks on minorities

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Evidence of Russia Taking Ukrainian Children

The United Nations cited "credible accusations" Wednesday that Moscow's forces have forcibly taken Ukrainian children to Russia, while Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of benefitting from the eased grain blockade. Kyiv meanwhile said its forces had recaptured significant territory in a counter-offensive southeast of Kharkiv that experts say…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Report: Human Development Set Back 5 Years by Covid, Other Crises

A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty. The UN Development Program (UNDP) announced that for the first time since it was created over 30 years ago,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Gives Gaza Children Tablets to Connect With World

The United Nations said Wednesday it was helping connect Palestinian children in the blockaded Gaza Strip to the outside world by distributing tablets to hundreds of pupils. Children make up nearly half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million.

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