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On and off Screen, Aquaman’s Jason Momoa Fights for World’s Oceans

In superhero blockbuster Aquaman, popular Hollywood actor Jason Momoa plays the role of protector of the deep, but with the world's oceans under threat in real life, he is also taking the fight off-screen. "Without a healthy ocean life, our planet as we know would not exist," Momoa said with…

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Tortured and now stuck in slow motion

A UN committee excoriates the Government’s foot-dragging response over tortured children

Newsroom.co.nz

Teesta Setalvad: Police arrest activist who sought accountability for Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

Move comes after India’s Supreme Court cleared Modi of any wrongdoing related to Gujarat riots in 2002, when he was state’s chief minister

The Independent UK

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India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary

New Delhi India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to a dozen-odd countries, including Banglad

The Hindu

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Despite overwhelming evidence that asylum seekers have been brutally pushed back from Greek waters, authorities deny it.

Al Jazeera

WHO Says Monkeypox Not Currently a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently constitute a global health emergency. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus convened a committee of experts on Thursday to advise him whether to sound the UN health agency's strongest alarm…

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Why Germany is pushing for a 'climate club'

At this year's G-7 summit Germany will push its plan for countries to join together in a ‘climate club' to tackle global warming

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Timid west must draw a line in the sea and break Putin’s criminal food blockade

Political courage is required to prevent Moscow weaponising food supplies and risking starvation for millions

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine, Hunger, Inflation: G7 Leaders Navigate Myriad of Crises

G7 leaders including US President Joe Biden gather on Sunday in southern Germany, seeking emphatic backing for Ukraine against Russia's invasion while grappling with the intensifying global fallout of the war. From soaring inflation to a looming food crisis and energy shortages, the conflict in Ukraine, now in its fifth…

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Sri Lanka Hikes Fuel Prices as US Delegation Arrives

Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis. Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said it raised the price of diesel, used widely in public transport, by 15 percent to…

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Four Explosions Heard in Ukraine Capital Kyiv

Four explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Sunday, with AFP journalists reporting a residential complex near the center of the city had been hit, causing a fire and cloud of gray smoke. The blasts occurred around 6:30 am (0330 GMT), half an hour after air raid sirens…

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Australia pledges $1 million in aid for quake-hit Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says humanitarian aid will be provided to UN agencies working in areas of Afghanistan affected by the devastating earthquake.

ABC News

WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently amount to a global public health emergency.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lanka almost out of fuel, with no fresh supplies in sight

Bankrupt nation’s energy minister apologises to motorists but unable to say when petrol and diesel imports will be restored

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Boris Johnson says Plan B needed to help Ukraine export grain

The UN is trying to alleviate a global food crisis by calling on Nato member Turkey and Russia to agree a safe corridor for exports

The Times of India

Bangla bridge to halve Kol-Dhaka train travel time

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the 6.15-km road-rail four-lane Padma Bridge, the country's biggest development project since its birth in 1971, that is expected to give the nation's development index a big boost and connect India directly to Dhaka, through road, rail and ports.

The Independent UK

UN plan to get grain out of Ukraine doomed to fail, says Boris Johnson

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has compromised world food supplies.

The Guardian - UK

Iran and US ready to restart talks on nuclear deal

EU foreign affairs chief says stalemate broken after meeting with Iranian foreign minister in Tehran

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Abortion ruling highlights the war against women in America. Time to fight back

The post-Roe US will be a nightmare of digital authoritarianism where even Googling ‘abortion pill’ could be used against you

Bangkok Post

Iran nuclear talks to resume in days

Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, which have been stalled for three months, will resume within days, the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday during a surprise visit to Tehran.

The Independent UK

Why did Vladimir Putin invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Warnings Made Against Paralyzing UNRWA

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has warned against the “chronic underfunding” that threatens the agency with “paralysis.” He stressed that every year, the Agency is forced to operate with a funding gap of around $100…

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Tawakkalna Wins United Nations Public Service Award 2022

Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop digital governance through the national transformation program of Vision 2030 by launching several services aimed at accelerating digitization in the country to promote the quality of services. The ‘Tawakkalna’ system is leading the digital transformation in Saudi Arabia, linking most of the services needed…

Reuters

G7 must act to help tackle global hunger crisis-German UN food agency

The Group of Seven wealthy countries must ramp up humanitarian aid to help tackle a global hunger crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, a senior official of the United Nations' food agency in Germany was quoted as saying on Saturday.

France 24

Tanker could spill oil along whole of Red Sea coast, UN warns

An oil supertanker that has been moored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen since 1976 could break apart and unleash part or all of its 1.1 million barrels of oil on the Horn of Africa, the UN warns. Also in this edition: Britain's Prince Charles expresses regret…

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