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Black Sea grain deal talks at 'critical moment' -U.S. State Dept

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday it was a "critical moment" in negotiations on the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Washington hopes will be extended before it expires on March 18.

Reuters

IOC hit back at British Government over Russia claiming it would be “end of world sport”

The saga surrounding the involvement of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at next summer's Olympic Games in Paris continues, with a number of nation's - including the UK - calling on them to be banned

Daily Mirror

Casualties mount in battle for Bakhmut – as ICC ‘prepares first arrest warrants’ over Russia’s invasion

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court opened an investigation into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine a year ago

The Independent UK

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US repels migrants as asylum app frustration grows in Mexico

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman says a large number of migrants in Mexico who tried to push their way into the United States were prevented from crossing a bridge leading to El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

The Independent UK

With Biden's visit to Canada, US will seek commitment on leading a Haiti security force

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pressing their Canadian counterparts to make a decision on whether Ottawa will lead a multinational force into Haiti to assist the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation in its battle against gang control, U.S. and diplomatic sources said.

Miami Herald

‘They spit on us’: What’s really going on in the El Ouardia migrant centre in Tunis

Officially, the El Ouardia migrant centre in Tunis is meant to serve as a reception centre to “welcome and orient” new arrivals to Tunisia. However, what is actually happening there has long remained opaque because NGOs and lawyers aren’t allowed access. The FRANCE 24 Observers decided to investigate the nightmarish…

France 24

UN: World after Earthquake Was Slow to Send Aid to Syria

The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the opposition-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, a UN commission said Monday. The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.8 earthquake and strong aftershocks that ravaged southern Türkiye and northwestern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Meaning behind the Blue Ribbons Worn at the Oscars: Support Refugees

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, donning the #WithRefugees ribbons Sunday "sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety, whoever,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Seeks Extension of Key Ukraine-Russia Wartime Grain Deal

Senior UN officials hosted Russian envoys in Geneva on Monday in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices. The United Nations and Türkiye brokered a deal between the two warring countries in July that allows…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban health ministry launches annual polio vaccination drive

Afghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching 9 million children, the health ministry said on Monday, the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule.

Reuters

UN: World after earthquake was slow to send aid to Syria

A U.N. commission says the international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria

The Independent UK

The meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees

The Independent UK

UN seeks extension of key Ukraine-Russia wartime grain deal

Senior U.N. officials are hosting Russian envoys in Geneva in a bid to extend an export agreement amid the war with Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices

The Independent UK

Olivia Colman joins earthquake fundraiser at the Royal Albert Hall

Oscar winner Olivia Colman is taking to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall to raise money for earthquake victims.

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The Independent UK

At least 44 dead as Cyclone Freddy pounds Malawi, Mozambique

An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 44 people in Mozambique and Malawi since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed

The Conversation

Syrian earthquake devastated an area that was already a disaster zone – and highlights the vital role of local aid groups

Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of casualties still climbing.

The Conversation

The Banyamulenge: how a minority ethnic group in the DRC became the target of rebels – and its own government

The Banyamulenge are a minority ethnic group in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In December 2022, the UN adviser on the prevention of genocide raised concerns about attacks against the community based on “ethnicity or perceived allegiance with neighbouring countries”. The Banyamulenge have long been viewed as…

Bangkok Post

UN, Russia in Ukraine grain deal talks

GENEVA: The United Nations and Russia began talks Monday on renewing the Ukraine grain export deal, which has helped ease the global food crisis triggered by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.

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Governments vet crucial UN climate science report

PARIS: Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distil nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming and what to do about it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Borrell: Dispute between Algeria, Spain Harms Association Agreement

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged that pressure be exerted on Russia to extend the grain deal in the Mediterranean, which expires on March 18.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Developing accord could vastly improve oceans' survival chances

There’s hope yet for Planet Earth. Representatives of 70 nations along with oil companies and major shipping lines have agreed in principle on a plan to stabilize oceans, limit exploitation and preserve habitats for marine life. That might not seem like such a big deal for landlocked Missourians, but there’s…

The Independent UK

UN chief: 'Cold, hard facts' should guide climate policy

The head of the United Nations has called for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed

The Independent UK

Iran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role

An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern politics — a part previously reserved for longtime global heavyweights like the U.S. and Russia

Al Jazeera

‘Forcible transfer’: Orphans from Ukraine ‘taken’ by Russia

Thousands of children have been transferred to Russia or occupied territories, says the watchdog’s report.

Evening Standard

Bill Nighy wears blue ribbon at Oscars in solidarity with refugees

Bill Nighy walked the Oscars carpet wearing a blue ribbon to “commemorate” the millions of displaced people around the world.

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