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First Thing: Bipartisan bill clears way for bolstering US gun laws

$13bn package represents a compromise between Democrat and Republican lawmakers. Plus, Ukrainian forces to leave Sievierodonetsk

The Guardian - UK

Israeli security forces fired bullets that killed Shireen Abu Akleh, UN says

Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead on 11 May while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin

The Independent UK

H&M Closes Shanghai Flagship Store, Hurt by Lockdowns and Consumer Backlash

H&M has shut its flagship Shanghai store, its latest closure in China where consumer demand has slumped amid COVID-19 lockdowns and the fast-fashion retailer has borne the brunt of a backlash against companies that refuse to use Xinjiang cotton. Although it was open earlier this month, the three-storey building in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ from Global Food Shortage

The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe" because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an "unprecedented…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Denounces Israeli Settler Stabbing of a Palestinian

The United Nations condemned an Israeli settler’s stabbing of a Palestinian in the West Bank on Tuesday as Tel Aviv imposed a media blackout on the investigation. “Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, condemned the fatal stabbing yesterday of a Palestinian man, Ali Harb,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Millions of world’s poorest missing out on social security help – UN

This includes an estimated 280,000 – 390,000 people in the UK who wrongly thought they were ineligible for Universal Credit and did not apply.

The Independent UK

Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 people

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb days after it turned brick and stone homes into rubble

The Independent UK

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Libya legislative heads to tackle election standoff in meeting

The leaders of Libya's two legislative chambers will meet in Geneva next week for last-ditch talks on a constitutional basis for elections, the United Nations said on Thursday, but analysts see little prospect of a breakthrough.

Reuters

World Leaders Seek United Front for Ukraine as War Rages On

World leaders including US President Joe Biden will seek to close ranks at back-to-back summits from Sunday on offering emphatic support to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders as the relentless war puts international unity to the test. In the face-to-face talks, the allies will take stock of the effectiveness of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading to the besieged Taiz province, revealed a source to Asharq Al-Awsat. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the Houthis have turned down the proposal that was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan donates $1 million for Afghan quake relief efforts

Taiwan will donate $1 million to Afghan earthquake relief efforts in response to a call from the United Nations and others for humanitarian assistance, the government said late on Thursday.

Reuters

Israeli planes help fight wildfire in Cyprus breakaway north

Israel has dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres of forest on the foothills of the Pentadaktylos mountain range in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus

The Independent UK

The Loop: Australia grapples with aid for Afghanistan, Ukraine gets EU candidate status, and Supreme Court expands US gun rights

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ABC News

Guarding privacy amid digitalisation

The issue of privacy, especially in terms of the protection of personal data linked to a person's identity, has come to the fore this month due to the coming into force of Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). It applies to both public and private entities that keep or process…

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

UN officials: Afghan quake adds to emergencies in country

Senior UN officials say the earthquake in Afghanistan has added another emergency facing the country, which is also confronting its worst drought in 30 years and massive poverty

Reuters

U.N. says Taliban interfering with aid, resisting cash plan

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are resisting efforts by the United Nations to help get humanitarian funding into the country and are interfering in the delivery of aid, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday.

ABC News

Afghanistan's earthquake has left this girl with nothing. Can the West help her without funding the Taliban?

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake in remote Afghanistan exacerbates a tricky ethical dilemma for Australia and other like-minded nations: How can they help Afghan people dealing with yet another unimaginable situation without supporting the Taliban directly?

The Hindu

Plea in Delhi High Court to change call sign VT on Indian aircraft

While countries such as China, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka changed their call signs after Independence, the prefix VT (‘Victorian Territory’ or ‘Viceroy Territory’) has remained on Indian aircraft even after 93 years, the petitioner said.

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The Hindu

At BRICS summit, Putin and Xi take aim at West for sanctions and post-Ukraine economic crisis

PM Modi attends the meet, first of its kind since invasion of Ukraine, says BRICS countries share common views on economic governance, calls for post-pandemic cooperation

Reuters

Pandemic surge in gender violence met with 'vanishingly small' funds, says U.N.

A "vanishingly small" proportion of COVID-19 funding went to tackling violence against women and girls that spiralled during the pandemic, a United Nations report said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Tanzania's Masaai demand Indigenous rights in UN framework

Tanzania’s Maasai people, resisting government pressure to leave their ancestral homes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, have presented their demands for Indigenous land rights to negotiators in Nairobi finalizing the proposed U.N. global biodiversity framework

Reuters

Canada to provide C$250 million to U.N. to address global food crisis, says Trudeau

Canada will provide C$250 million ($193 million) to the United Nations to address a food crisis exacerbated by supply chain constraints and high inflation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Malian army strikes jihadists after civilian massacre

Mali's army on Thursday said it had carried out air strikes against al-Qaeda-affiliated Macina Katiba jihadists in the country's centre following the massacre of at least 132 civilians last weekend.

Reuters

Taliban's isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder

A devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which killed at least 1,000 people and flattened homes in remote villages close to the Pakistani border, poses the biggest challenge yet for the Taliban since they seized power nearly a year ago.

The Conversation

Rising prices: why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable

As prices rise, everywhere, for pretty much everything, the prospect of the human suffering this will cause is deeply worrying. There are predictions that the number of people in the world experiencing acute hunger – currently 276 million – could soon rise by as many as 47 million.

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