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Nearly 7 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began

The UN has labeled the exodus the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

Axios

Shireen Abu Akleh and the journalists killed by Israeli forces

At least 45 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since 2000. Hundreds more have been wounded.

Al Jazeera

UN Rights Council approves probe into alleged Russian abuses

Inquiry will investigate alleged atrocities in regions near Ukrainian capital that were held by Russian troops.

Al Jazeera

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UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv

33 countries voted in favor and only two, China and Eritrea, voted against.

Axios

Rising prices are fuelling deep divisions in society

Letters: It is not a ‘cost of living crisis’, but the breakdown of the market economy, writes Dr Lindy Sharpe, while Elspeth Drew fears politicians have no understanding of everyday life

The Guardian - UK

Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war exceeds 6 million-UN agency

The number of people who have fled Ukraine to escape Russia's invasion has passed 6 million in Europe's worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.

Reuters

French source: pessimistic US, Iran can quickly resolve nuclear deal differences

There is still use in reviving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a French diplomatic source said on Thursday, even though he was pessimistic that the United States and Iran could resolve an outstanding bilateral issue quickly.

Reuters

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G7 to discuss action to break Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports

Meetings in Germany will look at alternative routes to ports as ‘44 million people march towards starvation’

The Guardian - UK

VIDEO: Last Stand: Mariupol Defenders Plead For Medical Evacuation Of Badly Wounded

This footage shows the conditions in the heavily-bombed Azovstal plant in Mariupol where Ukrainian defenders have taken a stand “without necessary medication and even food”, calling on the international community to rescue the injured.

Zenger

Myanmar to resume issuing tourist visas after 2-year hiatus

Myanmar has announced it will resume issuing visas for visitors in an effort to help its moribund tourism industry, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic and violent political unrest

The Independent UK

Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave

Inside the manhunt for Protais Mpiranya, accused of Rwandan mass killings and the world’s most wanted war crimes fugitive

The Guardian - UK

The Hunters: the small UN unit that tracked down Rwanda’s worst killers

The work of highly effective tracking teams offer model to follow in future efforts to prosecute war criminals

The Guardian - US

Donors Pledge $33m to Stop Safer Oil Spill

Donor countries have pledged $33 million to help prevent the Safer oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic oil spill off the coast of Yemen. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off Hodeidah, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's information war is winning hearts and minds in the West

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated headlines since late February 2022. The war struck a nerve among Western audiences, evoking a high degree of support for Ukraine.

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Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine since start of Russian invasion

The International Labour Organization says nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, as nearly half of businesses in the country have been knocked out of operation. The UN agency warns that the situation could have ripple effects across Europe and Central…

Al Jazeera

ASEAN leaders head to White House for key summit

US rolls out the red carpet for Southeast Asian leaders amid increasing rivalry in the Asia Pacific.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID-19 Falling Everywhere, Except Americas and Africa

The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its latest assessment of the pandemic. In its weekly pandemic report released late Tuesday, the UN health agency said about 3.5 million new cases and more…

Reuters

Ukrainian hospital works overtime as trauma trains evacuate war-wounded

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, doctors at a military hospital in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have stayed on the job for days at a time as waves of casualties are rushed to them for treatment from nearby frontline areas.

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Kosovo hopes to join Council of Europe after Russia’s exit

Kosovo government said on Thursday it will apply for membership at the European rights watchdog the Council of Europe, seizing an opportunity after Russia quit the body in mid-March.

Evening Standard

Shireen Abu Akleh: UN chief António Guterres appalled at Al Jazeera reporter’s killing

UN Secretary General António Guterres has said he is “appalled” by the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla, and demanded an independent investigation into her death.

Al Jazeera

‘Barbaric war on Ukraine’: EU’s von der Leyen denounces Russia

European Commission president calls Russia the ‘most direct threat’ to international order during annual meeting.

Reuters

UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes

The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent weeks, adding that many of the violations it is verifying since the Russian invasion may amount to war crimes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Netherlands Engages In Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The Netherlands considered on Wednesday the autonomy plan, presented in 2007 by Morocco, as "a serious and credible contribution to the UN-led political process" to find a solution to the Sahara issue. By this new position, expressed in the joint statement issued after the talks between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ragan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Yemen Needs $2 Billion Annually to Secure Food

United Nations World Food Program Representative in Yemen Richard Ragan confirmed that the recent UN-sponsored truce in Yemen had brought hope to Yemenis and eased the movement of humanitarian organizations and the distribution of aid. Ragan hoped the ceasefire would be permanent. In exclusive statements to Asharq Al-Awsat, Ragan described…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Marrakesh Meeting Renews Commitment to Eliminate ISIS

Morocco hosted the first meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS in Africa, which was called upon by the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his US counterpart Anthony Blinken, who did not attend the meeting after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The meeting included 84 regional and international…

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