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Russia-Ukraine war: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily disconnected from grid; death toll from Russian strike on rail station rises to 25 – as it happened

Power line restored after plant occupied by Russian troops taken off national grid for several hours; toll confirmed after Russian forces attack train station

The Guardian - AU

Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity

Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international humanitarian aid organisation, CARE, estimates that 150 million more women than men went hungry in 2021.

The Conversation

Zelenskiy says crisis averted as Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant regains power

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut.

Reuters

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UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution

The United Nations chief is calling on Myanmar’s military-installed government to include ethnic Rohingya in a solution to the country’s political crisis

The Independent UK

Tuvalu minister says both China, U.S. needed for climate change action

Both the United States and China need to be on board to ensure peace and bring action on climate change, Tuvalu's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine leader: The world's future being decided in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president says that “the world’s future” is being decided by his country's war against Russia’s “insane aggression” and tjat maintaining Ukrainian independence is “the security of the entire world.”

The Independent UK

UN calls for ceasefire amid renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a ceasefire after renewed fighting erupted around the Tigray region.

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Ukraine on alert over ‘unpredictable’ Vladimir Putin whose 'plan has gone to s**t'

A soldier fighting for his country in Ukraine feels Vladimir Putin could be toppled soon as his country celebrates independence day - but the special task force member Valentyn Ilchuk fears the Russian leader could mark the day with a serious escalation

Daily Mirror

At least 22 killed in Russian strike on rail station on Ukraine’s independence day

Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from grid

Plan risks catastrophic failure of cooling systems, says head of Ukraine’s atomic energy company

The Guardian - UK

India voices support for Russia-Ukraine talks

Rajnath calls strengthening of ties with SCO member states

The Hindu

Tas abuse claims 'not pieced together'

An inquiry into child sexual abuse at Tasmania's youth detention centre has been told information about allegations wasn't pieced together until recently.

AAP

Flooding Devastates Rural Areas South of Sudan’s Capital

After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade. "We've lost everything," said 29-year-old Butheyna Alhadi, speaking to Reuters amid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID Deaths Down by 15%, Cases Fall Nearly Everywhere

The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency said there were 5.3 million new cases and more than 14,000…

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UK’s Boris Johnson, in Kyiv, Warns against ‘Flimsy’ Plan for Talks with Russia

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lauded Ukraine for its "indomitable" resistance to Russia's invasion during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, and said now was not the time to promote a "flimsy plan for negotiation" with Moscow. Johnson, who is due to leave office next month, spoke at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s Premier Urges West to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

Israel's prime minister urged President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran manipulate the talks and that an agreement would reward Israel's enemies. Yair Lapid called the emerging agreement a “bad deal” and suggested that Biden has…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Speaking to Ukraine on Independence Day

Denys Ganzha, a Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN in Kyiv

Reuters

Russia launches missiles at railroad station in central Ukraine, Zelenskiy tells U.N

Russia has launched missiles at a railroad station in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a Ukraine-focused meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

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Ukraine war passes half-year mark, leaving a ‘toxic environmental legacy’

Six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, efforts to assess the war’s environmental impact are still in their infancy. The relentless shelling of Ukrainian industrial sites has released poisonous substances, polluting the country’s soils and rivers and threatening its rich biodiversity. With most of Ukraine’s nature reserves located in conflict…

Reuters

Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan's capital

The Conversation

Ukraine war: six months on the only way to resume negotiations is to increase cost to Russia

August 24 is Ukraine’s independence day – the day when, in 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic approved the Act of Declaration of Independence at a special session. Thirty-four years on, this historic day also marks six months since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression…

The Guardian - UK

Egyptian NGOs complain of being shut out of Cop27 climate summit

Civil society groups say covert screening process excluded government’s critics

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Extinction Rebellion protestors plan city centre action during Fringe

The protest will feature activists lying on the ground outside St Giles Cathedral, covered in white sheets, next to placards highlighting the causes of climate-related deaths

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents

Ex-president’s lawyers indicate he unlawfully kept government papers after losing election. Plus, a raw veg row

The Independent UK

Tigray forces allege 'large-scale' Ethiopia offensive

Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are alleging that Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year

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