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Let Africa exploit its natural gas reserves, says Mary Robinson

Ex-UN climate envoy says continent’s need for energy is so great it should be able to widely use the fossil fuel

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: In light of Russia’s war with Ukraine, has the UN become irrelevant?

The war in Ukraine, now in its fourth month, has caused many of us to challenge key beliefs previously taken for granted. Europe, in turns out, isn’t some special region of the world immune to the depravities and brutalities of armed conflict. The European Union, an organization often referred to…

Chicago Tribune

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 104

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 104th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

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Sri Lankan PM requests patience as UN calls for relief funds

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the United Nations has arranged a worldwide public appeal seeking help for the island nation’s food, agriculture and heath sectors amid serious shortages caused by its worst economic crises in recent memory

The Independent UK

Gun Attack on Church in Southwest Nigeria Leaves 21 Dead

Gunmen using explosives killed at least 21 people, including children, in an attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria, local officials said, in violence that drew widespread international condemnation. The bloodshed at St.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Implicitly Backs Western Decision to Censure Iran

The chances of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors issuing a resolution condemning Iran's non-cooperation with the UN agency are increasing amid reports that reviving the nuclear agreement with Tehran might unlikely happen. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for ending the vicious cycle of the talks when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar calls foreign outrage over activists' death sentence 'reckless and interfering'

Myanmar's ruling junta has condemned what it called "reckless and interfering" foreign statements about a rare execution order against two prominent opposition figures, accusing them of aiding terrorism by demanding their release.

Reuters

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Al-Alimi Kicks off 1st Foreign Tour Since Formation of Yemen's Presidential Council

Head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Countries urged to pay up like Scotland to tackle climate change losses

A new report from Oxfam reveals the cost of extreme weather-related emergencies, like flooding or drought, have risen by billions of dollars

The National (Scotland)

VP Harris to headline dinner for South Carolina Democrats

Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to South Carolina this week to headline a fundraising dinner for Democrats in the state

The Independent UK

EU blames Russia for food crisis, Russian UN envoy walks out

European Council President Charles Michel is accusing Russia of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries” and blaming the Kremlin for the looming global food crisis

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Ukraine latest updates: 600 Ukrainians held captive in Kherson

Ukraine news from June 7: Presidential aide says prisoners held in ‘inhumane conditions’ and are victims of torture.

Al Jazeera

Russia urged to end sexual violence in Ukraine war at UN meeting

‘It is on Russia to stop rape, violence, and atrocities from within its ranks,’- US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

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Russia's U.N. envoy storms out of Ukraine meeting over European statement

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member body and accused Moscow of fueling a global food crisis with its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Cyprus to UN: Turkey seeks full control of breakaway north

The president of ethnically divided Cyprus says he will lodge a complaint with the United Nations over Turkey’s new financial assistance deal with breakaway Turkish Cypriots

Reuters

Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar - U.N

Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies said on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

‘A dangerous act’: how a Chinese fighter jet intercepted an RAAF aircraft and what happens next

Government says PLA J-16 forced Australian P-8 on routine surveillance into a dangerous manoeuvre over South China Sea

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Al Jazeera

Lebanon to invite US to mediate Israel maritime border talks

Lebanese officials agree to invite US senior energy adviser Amos Hochstein to Beirut to mediate dispute with Israel.

Reuters

Latin America, Caribbean 2022 poverty seen higher as Ukraine war bites: U.N. study

A United Nations commission has increased its projection for poverty in Latin America and Caribbean for 2022, citing economic disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

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Scottish Love Island stars now from supermarket love to United Nations role

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog urges Iran to comply with monitoring

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has urged Iran to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation

Radio France Internationale

Ecowas maintains sanctions on Mali, calls for transition in Burkina Faso, Guinea

West African leaders meeting in Accra have decided to uphold sanctions against Mali, along with the suspension of Burkina Faso and Guinea from the bloc. The measures could be lifted if the military rulers in all three countries speed up plans for a return to civilian rule.

The Independent UK

UN climate chief: Don't give in to despair on global warming

The U.N. climate chief has urged countries to keep up hope and focus on tackling global warming despite the many obstacles now to international cooperation

The Guardian - UK

Climate delegates snub Russian address as activists fear geopolitical setbacks

World risks ‘sleepwalking to disaster’, officials told, as Bonn summit envoys walk out during Russian address

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