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EU prepares next Russia sanctions including German-backed oil ban

The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by Germany, Russia's biggest energy customer, that could deprive Moscow of a large revenue stream within days.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany ‘ready’ to ban Russian oil

Ukraine news from May 2: Economy minister says Berlin could back embargo, as EU energy ministers debate fresh sanctions.

Al Jazeera

What we know about the UN-led Azovstal steel plant evacuation in Mariupol

Humanitarian workers help civilians trapped inside the Mariupol steel plant out of their underground bunker and onto buses and to safety.

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Zelensky hails 'vital corridor' as evacuations begin in Mariupol - full speech in English

The president praised those who are helping with the evacuations

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Climate action needs more women

'The higher you go; the fewer women there are." This observation by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai, reflects a reality familiar to all women who have aspired to leadership positions, and it has gained a new meaning for me as the climate crisis has intensified.…

Bangkok Post

Russia's Lavrov says May 9 not a relevant date for Ukraine operations

The upcoming anniversary of Russia's liberation at the end of World War II will have no bearing on Moscow's military operations in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said on Italian television on Sunday.

Reuters

UN chief calls for debt relief, post-COVID investment on W. Africa trip

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and weather the impacts of the Ukraine war.

Reuters

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Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula competing rallies a preview of presidential campaign

Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his main rival, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, staged competing rallies on Sunday that were expected to become previews of their campaigns for presidential elections in October.

Reuters

Evacuation under way for civilians trapped at Mariupol steelworks, UN says

UN organisation’s ‘safe passage operation’ began on Friday

The Independent UK

GOP Gov Hutchinson says 2024 presidential bid 'on the table'

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he is weighing a presidential run in 2024 and his decision won’t be affected by whether former President Donald Trump decides to join the race

The Independent UK

Eirwen Harbottle obituary

Other lives: Secretary of the World Disarmament Campaign who helped develop the musical Peace Child

The Guardian - UK

Civilians from Mariupol Flee Azovstal Bunkers in UN-Led Evacuation

Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine. Russian forces pummeled the port city for nearly two months, turning…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethiopia seeing ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage amid worst drought in decades

Catherine Russell, Unicef’s executive director, says spike was ‘quite dramatic’

The Independent UK

Pelosi, other Democrats visit Kyiv as Ukraine’s east comes under heavy new fire

LVIV, Ukraine — Denouncing Russia’s “diabolic invasion” of its smaller neighbor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, both officials said Sunday, as fierce new fighting flared in the country’s east.

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Ukraine latest: 100 civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant in Mariupol through safe passage operation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that 100 civilians have been evacuated from a steel plant in the city of Mariupol.

Daily Mirror

Chechen troops 'execute wounded RUSSIAN soldiers and operate torture chamber near Bucha'

The Kadyrovtsy, used as a PR tool in Russian President Vladimir Putin's deadly war, allegedly murdered their own comrades and 'operated a torture chamber' in Bucha

Axios

Small group of civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

Hundreds more are believed to remain trapped with hardly any access to food or water.

Reuters

U.N. confirms evacuation of civilians underway from Ukraine's Mariupol

The United Nations is conducting a "safe passage operation" for civilians from the Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Sunday.

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Pope defends media freedom, pays tribute to killed reporters

Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to journalists who have died or been jailed in the line of duty, defending a free press and praising those in the media who courageously report on "humanity's wounds".

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion 'will spill beyond battlefield to divide the West'

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues well into its third month as Putin's forces continue to refocus their efforts on the east of the country having failed to seize Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

Policymakers need data about us despite privacy fears

Governments need accurate and detailed information about citizens to tackle anything from Covid to climate change

Reuters

Ukraine says Mariupol evacuation possible on Sunday

An evacuation of civilians from Ukraine's mostly Russian-controlled southeastern port city of Mariupol could be possible on Sunday, local officials said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Ukraine Visit, Meets Children

Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with…

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Japan, Vietnam affirm respect for sovereignty amid Ukraine war

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday affirmed respect for the sovereignty of states and warned against the use of weapons of mass destruction as the war in Ukraine continues.

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