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Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they're not recognised as refugees – they should be

As our planet warms, we’re experiencing more frequent and severe weather events, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts and altered ecosystems. These environmental shifts directly affect people’s livelihoods by destroying crops and depleting water sources. They make once-inhabitable areas uninhabitable.

The Conversation

Why did Iran’s foreign minister want to go to Washington?

Hossein Amirabdollahian’s interest in going to US capital does not appear directly linked with talks on nuclear deal.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 580 of the invasion

Russia again strikes at Ukraine’s port and grain infrastructure; border crossing with Romania closed following drone attack

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Facing discrimination for being gay should not justify asylum in UK – Braverman

The Home Secretary will use a speech in the US to suggest that being discriminated against for being gay should not warrant refugee status.

The Independent UK

How Angola is using space technology to meet development goals

The Angolan space agency, which was established in 2013, is using space technology to map United Nations' sutainable development goals across the country.

Radio France Internationale

Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets

Exclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016

The Guardian - UK

Explosion Rocks Iranian City Near Underground Missile Site

Reports suggest sabotage operation targeted missile facility; concerns over Iran's missile program

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Suella Braverman criticised by Labour over ‘deeply divisive’ migration speech – as it happened

Home secretary argued that ‘uncontrolled’ migration poses ‘existential challenge for institutions of the west’

The Guardian - UK

Braverman: No migrants crossing the Channel are in imminent peril

The Home Secretary will say in a speech in the US that asylum seekers ‘picking their preferred destination’ is ‘absurd and unsustainable’.

The Independent UK

Russia tries to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Country isolated at the world stage was kicked out of the council last year with 93 votes in favour of the move

The Independent UK

Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there

Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November

The Independent UK

Thai pro-democracy activist jailed for speaking out at monarchy protest

Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty law

The Guardian - UK

‘Billionaire club’: the tiny island of Barbuda braces for decision on land rights and nature

Hurricane Irma’s destruction of the Caribbean island opened the door for rampant development that threatens its unique ecosystems – but islanders are fighting back

The Guardian - UK

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief

IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans

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Al Jazeera

Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC attacked with Molotov cocktails

Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at embassy in the second attack since shots were fired at diplomatic compound in 2020.

The Guardian - UK

‘I just want justice’: Ukrainians struggle with hidden war crime of sexual violence

Thousands of adults and children may have survived Russian sexual assaults but few have come forward and far fewer have seen any punishment

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Photos of bodies of two Meitei students who went missing in July surface on social media; Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

WEKU

A blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200, while thousands flee to Armenia

The explosion at fuel storage facility wounded more than 200 people, the Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman said. Meanwhile, thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents have fled to Armenia.

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New report examines host-country consent in UN peacekeeping missions

Just months after the UN security council greenlighted its peacekeepers' exit from Mali, a new report by the Stimson Centre warns of a "crisis of consent" between the body and the countries relying on its help. Meanwhile, France's announcement that it will bring some 1500 counterterrorism troops back from Niger…

The Independent UK

Being gay or a woman isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

Ms Braverman will urge politicians to rip up the United Nations Refugee Convention

The Guardian - UK

Braverman to ask world leaders to make refugee rules ‘fit for the modern age’

Home secretary’s address in Washington will urge reform of UN convention and has already prompted concern from charities

The Independent UK

Braverman to ask whether UN Refugee Convention ‘is in need of reform’ on US trip

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will ask if the international agreement is ‘fit for our modern age’.

Zenger

Israeli Troops Respond To Lebanese ‘engineering Vehicle’ Crossing Border

Israel bolsters forces on northern border after Lebanese incursion

The Hindu

Jaishankar, Guterres discuss reform of global financial institutions and sustainability

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar held talks with UN secretary general Guterres and UNGA President Francis on India's G20 Presidency, reform of international financial institutions and India's advocacy for the Global South. He also discussed development partnership, millets and rice production, digital delivery and defense cooperation with Madagascar Foreign Minister Sylla.…

WEKU

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on their warnings about climate change

Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.

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