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Why Putin is weaponising grain in the war with Ukraine

The cynicism of Vladimir Putin knows no bounds, said The Sunday Times. Having abandoned the UN-brokered grain deal that ensured safe passage for Ukraine’s crops to markets, despite warnings that it could cause “hunger or worse” in low-income African nations, the Russian president last week had the nerve to pose…

The Week

Inside Russia’s torture chambers as investigators warn Kherson cells ‘tip of iceberg’

The Independent UK

A year on, the devastating long-term effects of Pakistan’s floods are revealed

Country’s health and economy ruined as Islamic charity says rich nations must compensate those suffering worst of climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Storm Antoni: why naming storms is a risky business

Since 2015, the UK’s Met Office has used forenames to label storms, as a strategy for improving people’s awareness of severe weather warnings. The list of names for the 2023 storm season was compiled in conjunction with the Irish forecaster Met Éireann and KNMI, the Dutch national weather forecasting service.

The Conversation

Fighting has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian catastrophe, senior UN officials say

Senior U.N. officials say the conflict in Sudan has left 24 million people — half the country’s population — in need of food and other assistance

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainian counteroffensive is slow going; Russia strikes grain facilities; IOC issues invitation to disqualified Ukrainian fencer

The Guardian - AU

West African leaders make plan for military intervention in Niger

Regional bloc ECOWAS works out potential operation to back up ultimatum to coup leaders to give up power by Sunday.

Al Jazeera

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Tunisian minister denies expulsion of Black refugees

NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres says Tunisia’s expulsions are illegal, adding to the criticism of the government’s actions.

Al Jazeera

U.S. Jewish Organizations Urge UN Ambassador To Embrace Antisemitism Definition

Eleven Jewish groups push for acceptance of IHRA definition, criticizing Biden administration's stance

Zenger

Fears of food inflation rise as UK harvests hit by cool, wet summer

Farmers warn wheat, oilseed rape, potatoes and other crops have been affected after wettest July on record

The Guardian - UK

The UN cut their food aid this summer. These Palestinians now struggle to find their next meal

Thousands of families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are struggling with deep food insecurity two months after being cut from the United Nations’ main food assistance program

The Independent UK

Scepticism, uncertainty, hope: Haitians react to possible Kenya-led mission

People in Haiti express doubts over potential multinational force but say country can’t fight gangs on its own.

Al Jazeera

Best books on climate change to help you understand the crisis

From holistic, philosophical texts to practical solutions

Evening Standard

U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation

The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate

The United Nations' human rights chief says his office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided not to renew an agreement allowing it to operate

The Independent UK

Damage from clashes could delay start of school year in Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp, UN says

The United Nations says damage to the school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp from clashes between factions could delay the start of the school year for some 6,000 children

Fortune

Sunday at 3pm: This is both the best and worst time to send an email

The best time to email staff may negatively impact their wellbeing, researchers say.

The Guardian - US

Q&A: is leprosy back in the US?

The CDC has issued a warning to Florida visitors after reporting a surge in cases in the state

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The Independent UK

Haitians express skepticism over Kenya's offer to UN to send police to confront gangs

Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation

The Hindu

Chinmaya Gharekhan, author of Centres of Power — My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council, says, ‘We could take a stronger position on Ukraine war’

Indian and UN diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan’s Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council

The Independent UK

Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land

Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas

The Guardian - UK

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

The Independent UK

Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace

Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have formally begun a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between authorities and the country’s last remaining rebel group

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019.

The Conversation

Niger coup: west African union has pledged to intervene – but some members support the plotters

When the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on July 10, he asserted that the organisation would no longer be a “toothless bulldog”. Tinubu insisted that Ecowas would work collectively to combat terrorism and promote democracy in west Africa,…

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