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Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers

With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin’s forces ‘undermining security and safety’ of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, says MoD

Russian forces have “likely undermined the security and safety” of Ukraine’s biggest nuclear power plant, UK defence chiefs warned on Friday.

Evening Standard

Turkey's Erdogan due in Russia to 'sound out' Putin on Ukraine and Syria

Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Republicans Urge Biden to Deny Entry Visa for Iran’s Raisi

Several Republican senators have urged the US administration to deny visas for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Supreme Court seeks government response on seizure of digital devices

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in its affidavit, said that while laptops, computers and mobiles are commonly used in contemporary society, criminals also “use these devices in the facilitation of their unlawful activities”.

The Hindu

SE Asian nations criticize Myanmar, but weaker than expected

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers issued their final communique after a series of meetings in the Cambodian capital, criticizing fellow member Myanmar for its lack of progress in ending the violence there, but with weaker language than several countries had hoped for

The Independent UK

Three new ships with grain leave Ukraine under landmark deal

Three ships loaded with grain under a recently concluded deal have left Ukrainian ports, the Turkish defenсe ministry and Reuters witnesses said on Friday.

Reuters

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Iran Nuclear Negotiations Resume, Breakthrough Unlikely

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington resumed in Vienna with a meeting between Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the EU's Enrique Mora, who coordinates the talks aimed at salvaging a 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. Both Tehran and Washington have played down the prospect of a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The AP Interview: Samantha Power vs. food crisis, Russia

Samantha Power's job as the top official in charge of U.S. food aid includes a new task since Russia invaded Ukraine — countering Russia's messages abroad

The Independent UK

Three Grain Ships Set to Leave Ukraine; NATO Chief Says Russia Must Not Win

Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tons of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday as part of a deal to unblock grain exports, as a Russian offensive forced Ukraine to cede territory in the east. The first vessel carrying Ukrainian grain allowed to leave port…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Qaida chief’s killing comes as group gains ground in African conflict zones

UN says terror organisation, whose affiliate recently attacked Mali’s most important military base, ‘is once again the leader of global jihad’

The Guardian - UK

Singapore executions under scrutiny as more hanged for drugs

Questions being asked over speed of executions, legal representation, and the ethnicities of the condemned.

Al Jazeera

North Korea 'paves the way' for more nuclear tests, U.N. report says

North Korea made preparations for a nuclear test during the first six months of this year, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine intelligence boss says Vladimir Putin is using 'body double' in fresh claims

There have long been theories and claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used body doubles due to issues around his health

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Bangkok Post

The potential of sustainable wood

Forests are not just the lungs of the planet: they have huge potential, if managed sustainably, to become a major source of welfare, income and renewable products as part of a more healthy global economy.

The Independent UK

US: Africa can buy Russian grain but risks actions on oil

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in U.S.-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil

Reuters

White House says expects Russia to try and frame Ukraine for prison attack

The United States expects Russian officials to try and frame Ukrainian forces for an attack on the front-line Ukrainian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

‘The pain gets worse’: Lebanese mark second anniversary of Beirut port explosion

Further collapse of city’s grain silos, almost to the minute of blast, seen as symbol of failure to bring anyone to justice

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U.S. urges Yemen's Houthis to release embassy, U.N. staff

Yemen's Houthi movement continues to hold 12 current and former employees of the United States and United Nations, a U.S. official said on Thursday, calling on the group to release them in "a demonstration of good faith".

Al Jazeera

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials.

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

Zenger

Azov Spec Ops Destroy 7 Russian Ammo Trucks And 2 Security Vehicles In Kharkiv Region

The footage was obtained from the Azov Special Operations Forces on Tuesday, August 2.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Protesters Mark 2 Years Since Beirut Port Blast as Part of Silos Collapse

Thousands of protesters marched in the Lebanese capital on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of a cataclysmic explosion at the Beirut port, with chants denouncing the government's failure to uncover the truth behind the blast. In a grim reminder of the disaster, several grain silos that were left heavily…

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather

Guardian analysis shows human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly disasters across the planet, in most comprehensive compilation to date

Evening Standard

Amnesty International claims ‘Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians’ in new report

Members of the team also allegedly found five military bases which had been established in hospitals, and 22 military camps in schools

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