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Xi Jinping defends China’s human rights record to visiting UN commissioner

Leader warns against using issue as ‘excuse to interfere in internal affairs of other countries’ as Michelle Bachelet goes to Xinjiang

The Guardian - AU

IAEA at 'very difficult juncture' with Iran on unanswered questions

Talks with Iran aimed at ending a long standoff on explaining the origin of processed uranium particles found at apparently old but undeclared sites are at "a very difficult juncture", U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia, UN Sign 5-Year Environmental Development Cooperation Framework

In view of the contributions and efforts made by Saudi Arabia to preserve the marine environment at the national, regional, and global levels, a five-year development agreement was signed between Saudi Arabia and the United Nations to preserve the planet. The signing of the agreement took place during the Riyadh…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Adidas unveil the new 2022/23 Champions League final ball with a detail that fans will love

The ball will be used when Liverpool take on Real Madrid in this years Champions League final

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Nineteen children and two adults killed in Texas school shooting

Lawmakers and gun control groups lead calls to stop carnage, saying ‘it is our choice to let it continue’. Plus, Walmart begins drone delivery service

The Guardian - UK

Owners warned not to share bed with their dogs due to 'untreatable superbug'

The mcr-1 gene, which was first identified in China in 2015, has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs - it is transported from animals to humans via microscopic fecal particles

Daily Mirror

Russia ‘ready to let Ukraine export food’ as crisis warnings mount

Moscow suggests it could end blockade of Black Sea ports under international pressure

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New trove of Xinjiang data shows rare images from inside camps

It provides overwhelming evidence tens of thousands of Uyghurs have been detained in maximum security facilities there.

Axios

Texas school shooting: What, where and who?

Gunman kills 19 children and two adults in attack on Texas primary school. Here’s what we know so far.

Al Jazeera

75 People Missing, One Dead, after Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia

Seventy five people were missing after a crowded boat of migrants sank off Tunisia on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration said and a security official said, as the numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe increase. The IOM said 24 people had been rescued from the boat, which departed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority

The al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

The Independent UK

Egypt Wants to Shift Focus to Developing Countries in Climate Talks, Says Official

Egypt will position itself as an impartial arbiter while hosting this year's COP27 UN climate summit, as it pushes other nations to act on climate pledges while promoting the interests of the developing world, a senior Egyptian official said. Egypt would also welcome protests within the rules of the Nov.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition, UN says

Nazia said she had lost four children to malnutrition — two daughters and two sons under 2 years old

The Independent UK

N. Korea Fires Salvo of Missiles, Including ICBM, Hours after Biden Leaves Asia

North Korea fired three missiles, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, after US President Joe Biden ended an Asia trip in which he agreed to new measures to deter the nuclear-armed state. South Korea's deputy national security advisor, Kim Tae-hyo, said that the North…

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1.1 Million Afghan Children Could Face Severe Malnutrition

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the UN, as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children are brought into hospital wards. UN and other aid agencies were able to stave off outright famine after…

The Independent UK

Chinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chief

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has defended China’s record to the top U.N. human rights official, criticizing those countries that he said lecture others on human rights and politicize the issue

The Independent UK

1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition

In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N., as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards

Reuters

UN rights chief speaks with Xi amid criticism of China trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Wednesday via video link with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who is on a visit that has drawn criticism from rights groups and which the United States has called a mistake.

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Reuters

Egypt wants to shift focus to developing countries in climate talks -official

Egypt will position itself as an impartial arbiter while hosting this year's COP27 U.N. climate summit, as it pushes other nations to act on climate pledges while promoting the interests of the developing world, a senior Egyptian official said.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Anguish at another US school shooting

In today’s newsletter: how the killing of 19 children and two adults at a school in Texas will reignite America’s gun control debate

The Guardian - UK

‘I saw an oncologist cry’: Tigray cancer patients sent home to die for lack of drugs

Doctors call for international help as Ethiopia civil war leaves terminally ill being treated with paracetamol in Mekelle hospital

The Guardian - AU

China’s Pacific plan is ‘clear’ but so is Australia’s intention to be regional partner of choice, Penny Wong says

As China pursues Pacific-wide security pact, foreign minister says ‘after a lost decade we’ve got a lot of work to do to regain Australia’s position’

Reuters

Ukraine's embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis

After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the help of bulletproof vests and helmets, Ukraine's farmers are facing another challenge – finding enough diesel for the harvest to come.

Al Jazeera

‘Shireen Abu Akleh’s life matters,’ Al Jazeera tells UN

At informal UN Security Council meeting on press freedom, Al Jazeera’s Abderrahim Foukara urges independent probe.

Bangkok Post

EA seeks partners for satellite slot bid

Energy Absolute Plc (EA), a renewable energy developer and pioneer in electric vehicle development, plans to hold talks with mu Space and Advanced Technology, a local satellite and space tech firm, to sound out the possibility of forming a partnership to participate in the auction of satellite orbital slots, according…

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