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SITTWE, Myanmar: Residents in the capital of cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state queued for rice and drinking water as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated Myanmar junta for access to hard-hit areas.

Bangkok Post

As G7 leaders start to arrive, Japan PM prepares push in Hiroshima for nuclear weapons pledge

Ukraine and China’s Taiwan ambitions are expected to dominate summit discussions, but Fumio Kishida will have a powerful backdrop

The Guardian - AU

UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with 'witness map'

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: Storm Shadow missiles used in Ukraine, says UK defence minister – as it happened

Ben Wallace says ‘it is my understanding’ that long-range missiles provided to Ukraine by Britain have been used

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup

UN expert says Russia, China and companies in Singapore top list of those sending weapons to military accused of abuses.

Al Jazeera

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

A new U.N. report says Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians

The Independent UK

Angelina Jolie unveils fashion venture aimed at sustainability, assisting refugees

Angelina Jolie announced a new fashion venture Wednesday

The Independent UK

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Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns

The U.N. weather agency has warned that El Niño and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into "uncharted territory."

LiveScience

Sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine up to White House, says Ben Wallace

Comments suggest more work needed to make the ‘international coalition’ of jets a reality

The Independent UK

Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that 'became like an ocean'

Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government.

Reuters

Russia and Ukraine 'Black Sea grain corridor' deal to be extended - Erdogan

A deal allowing Ukraine to export crops from key ports via the Black Sea is to be extended, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Turkish-brokered agreement to extend a pact to allow shipments of grain from Ukraine to the global market for…

Radio France Internationale

Myanmar minister to NZ: 'Attention is good, action is a must'

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

WEKU

Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days

About 30.3 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal.

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Radio France Internationale

UN asks for aid for Sudan as fighting rages, despite mediation efforts

The United Nations says more than half of Sudan's population needs aid and protection, and has appealed for €2.3 billion of aid as mediation efforts to stop the fighting between the army and paramilitary rebels have failed and the conflict threatens to destabilise the region.

Reuters

UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar's military

Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta's deadly campaign to crush its opposition.

The National (Scotland)

FACT CHECK: Has Nicola Sturgeon 'absolutely' failed Scotland's children?

NICOLA Sturgeon has "absolutely" failed young people in Scotland. – Bruce Adamson, retiring commissioner for children and young people,…

Reuters

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Two month extension agreed for Black Sea grain deal

The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed as "good news for the world," a day before Russia could have quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertiliser exports.

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Reuters

UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum

The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan's population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area.

Reuters

Aid groups seek green light from Myanmar junta to access cyclone-hit state

Relief organisations were awaiting clearance from Myanmar's military rulers on Wednesday to access areas of Rakhine State devastated by a deadly cyclone three days ago, and deliver food and medicine to communities in urgent need.

ABC News

UN report says there's a 98 per cent chance one of the next five years will be the hottest ever

Global temperatures are set to break records in the next five years, with a 98 per cent chance one will be the warmest ever recorded, according to a new report from the UN's meteorological agency.

Evening Standard

World Bee Day 2024: Why is it important and how can you get involved?

We all depend on the survival of the buzzing insects – here’s how you can bee involved in protecting them

The Guardian - UK

World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’

The Independent UK

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

The United Nations' weather agency says there's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Quad summit cancelled after Joe Biden calls off trip to Australia

Leaders will instead meet on sidelines of G7 in Hiroshima this weekend. Plus, how mifepristone became a target of the US anti-abortion movement

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