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Iran expected to execute three protesters over killing of police officers

Videos released of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi confessing, which families say were torture-induced

The Guardian - UK

The Week Unwrapped: Erdogan’s last stand, childbirth in prison and Cleopatra

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Julia O’Driscoll, Harriet Marsden and Jamie Timson.

The Week

UN envoy: Humanitarian deal between warring sides is a first step toward a cease-fire in Sudan

The U.N. envoy for Sudan said that the humanitarian deal reached by the countries warring generals is an important first step toward a cease-fire

The Independent UK

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Leader of Kenyan waste pickers: ‘We are the backbone of recycling’

After a childhood on the dump, John Chweya wants to ensure rights are enshrined in plastic pollution treaty

The Guardian - UK

Mali army, foreign fighters killed at least 500 people in March 2022: UN

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

UN refugee agency: 200,000 have fled Sudan

Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring countries since violence erupted last month, a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, including many malnourished children arriving in Chad.

Reuters

Sudan’s army and RSF fight on after ceasefire talks fail

Heavy fighting reported in the capital after leaders agree to protect civilians but not on a truce.

Al Jazeera

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The Nakba: 75 years after losing their home, the Palestinians are still experiencing the 'catastrophe'

When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Nor just the destruction of more than 400 villages and towns and the…

The Conversation

UN envoy expects quick resumption of Sudan ceasefire talks

A senior U.N. official said on Friday that talks on a ceasefire for Sudan would resume in the next day or two and described a change in the warring sides' stance which could make them more inclined to respect any future deal.

Reuters

‘The law is finally catching up’: the union contract fight at Starbucks

National Labor Relations Board details slew of complaints and rulings against coffee chain waging fierce anti-union campaign

The Guardian - US

Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church

As a crowd gathered outside the white-brick Orthodox church in the village of Karyshkiv in western Ukraine, raised voices quickly turned to shouting. Soon old women were crying.

Reuters

UN Security Council Holds Another Emergency Meeting On Israel-Gaza Hostilities

Ambassadors to the United Nations, landed safely in Tel Aviv, experiencing life in a city under attack

Zenger

Israel treats Palestinian territories like colonies, says UN rapporteur

Francesca Albanese says Israel is maintaining occupation to get as much land as possible for Jewish people

The Guardian - UK

Malian troops, foreign forces executed 500 people in village in 2022 - UN

Malian soldiers and unidentified "armed white men" likely executed at least 500 people, and sexually assaulted or tortured dozens of others during a five-day operation in the village of Moura in central Mali last year, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday.

Reuters

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Warring Sudanese factions fight on after failing to agree truce

Air strikes and artillery pounded Khartoum on Friday after Sudan's warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary failed to agree to a ceasefire despite committing to protect civilians and allow humanitarian access.

France 24

Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut as Ukraine claims advances

Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine's battleground city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia's Wagner private army called a "rout". The rare acknowledgement came after Ukraine said its forces had made significant advances around…

Reuters

Turkey says Black Sea grain deal extension nearing

Parties to the Black Sea grain pact are nearing a deal to extend it after talks between Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and United Nations officials, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said.

The Independent UK

From allies to foes: How uneasy relations between Sudan army, separate force exploded into violence

The explosion of violence in Sudan comes after years of building tensions between the country's two most powerful armed forces

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Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Kyiv says it destroys incoming missiles

Ukraine said it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable.

The Independent UK

Ramaswamy proposes raising voting age to 25, unless people serve in military or pass a test

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants the U.S. voting age raised to 25

Daily Mirror

A footballer, bricklayers, Teddy Boys - memories of National Service 60 years on

The Royal British Legion is organising an event at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the sacrifices of the National Service generation

The Guardian - UK

Wealth tax of 0.5% could cover UK’s share of loss and damage fund, says charity

International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown

ABC News

Duchess's police escort hits woman, and Trump files appeal in sexual assault lawsuit — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for Friday morning's stories as they happened.

Reuters

Haiti conflict puts over 100,000 kids at risk of starving to death, UN says

More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

The Conversation

The triple challenge facing impact investments in the developing world

The term impact investing first appeared in 2007 at a Rockefeller Foundation meeting. It is defined as an investment with the intention of generating a positive social and environmental impact as well as a financial return.

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