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UAE terror attack blatant violation of international law: India

UNSC should stand united in sending clear signals against such acts, says Indian envoy

The Hindu

Israel Hopes UN Will Unanimously Condemn Holocaust Denial

Israel is hoping the UN General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies "to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion." The 193-member world body is scheduled to vote Thursday on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Hints It May Resume Nuclear Tests

North Korean state media said the country would consider restarting “suspended activities,” amid preparations for a “long-term confrontation” with the United States.

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UN boss cites ‘demonstrable effort’ for Ethiopia peace after call

Antonio Guterres says delighted to hear of ‘a demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia following AU envoy call.

Al Jazeera

US Pushes for Int’l Position against Houthi Attacks

Washington is seeking to mobilize an international position against the Iran-backed Houthi group’s attacks, as its envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking starts a new Gulf tour to "reactivate peace and ceasefire efforts in Yemen." Lenderking’s tour coincides with the Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aid Cuts Threaten Hospitals in Syria's Idlib

The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future. Already dwindling funds have caused dire shortages of medicine and equipment in this and other clinics in the Idlib region. The United Nations has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No ‘fire and fury’ yet, but a game of nuclear brinkmanship with North Korea looms

Analysis: Kim Jong-un’s pressure on Joe Biden has so far elicited only fresh sanctions. Pyongyang has now signalled it may resume nuclear and ICBM tests

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First flight carrying international aid lands at Tonga airport after tsunami disaster

Aircraft arrives five days after volcano eruption and tsunami, after workers managed to clean up ash from the runway

The Independent UK

New photos show Tonga tsunami devastation as first aid plane arrives from New Zealand

First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruption

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar anti-coup fighters claim attack in state capital

Anti-coup fighters attacked a government office in eastern Myanmar with rockets and grenades on Wednesday, killing over a dozen junta troops according to the rebels and local media.

Bangkok Post

First relief flight lands in tsunami-hit Tonga, more on way

Military plane from New Zealand first to arrive as recovery effort accelerates after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai disaster.

Al Jazeera

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

Facebook stalling report on human rights impact in India, allege whistleblowers

Papers leaked by Frances Haugen revealed users in India were inundated with fake news and anti-Muslim posts

The Guardian - US

Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senior Diplomats in Sudan to Try Resolve Post-coup Crisis

Two senior US diplomats were in Sudan Wednesday to try to find a way out of the crisis roiling the African country since an October military coup. An Israeli delegation meanwhile met with Sudan’s ruling generals to consolidate newly established ties between their countries. The Oct.

The Independent UK

Global vaccine program COVAX low on funds, seeks $5.2B

The global initiative intended to share coronavirus vaccines equally between rich and poor countries is asking for $5.2 billion in funds to be able to keep buying doses

Reuters

Belarus withheld information from Ryanair diversion probe, U.N. says

A United Nations report into the forced diversion of a Ryanair jetliner last year has found that a bomb threat that drew the plane to Minsk was "deliberately false" and that Belarus withheld crucial information from its fact-finding team.

The Independent UK

UN chief cites 'demonstrable effort' at peace in Ethiopia

The United Nations secretary-general says he is delighted to hear “there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war

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Benzinga

Cybersecurity Firm 1Password Closes $620M Funding Round As Capital Flows Into Sector

Toronto-based 1Password has closed a $620-million Series C funding round that brings the cybersecurity firm’s valuation to $6.8 billion.

The Independent UK

Syrian doctor goes on trial in Germany for crimes against humanity

The unnamed doctor is accused of torturing and killing prisoners at government-run facilities in Syria

The Conversation

An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 – the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow – showed that unfortunately, the world is far from ready for such a movement. Many leaders still assume that reducing emissions and growing their…

The Conversation

Pig's heart transplant: was David Bennett the right person to receive groundbreaking surgery?

The recent world-first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig to a human generated both headlines and ethical questions.

Reuters

Germany's Merkel turns down U.N. job offer

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down the offer of a job at the United Nations, her office said on Wednesday, a month after she stepped down as Europe's most powerful politician after 16 years at the helm.

Al Jazeera

Tonga runway cleared of volcanic ash, aid flights set to resume

A telecommunications blackout is further complicating the delivery of aid to the volcano-stricken island.

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Counts 18 Million Virus Cases Last Week as Omicron Slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of…

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