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Sanctions and military support in Ukraine are woefully inadequate

The United Nations should be discussing what can be done against rogue heads of states, beyond sanctions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Australian government joins international movement pushing back on plan to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Olympics

Australia confirms it is joining with 34 other nations — including the United Kingdom and the United States — seeking clarity from the IOC on a "neutrality model' for Russian and Belarusian athletes, in a joint statement warning there are strong concerns how feasible it is for athletes to compete…

ABC News

Thai HIV response faces setback

Thailand was a model for how a country should respond to the HIV epidemic. Whenever there was an HIV innovation -- whether it be a drug or a behavioural approach -- Thailand would be one of the first countries to adopt it. This began with the 100% Condom Programme in…

Bangkok Post

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Can Nigeria’s Peter Obi ride his newfound momentum all the way to presidency?

The rise of Peter Obi in the campaign for Nigeria's presidential election on February 25 has shaken up the country's politics, hitherto dominated by two major parties since the end of military rule in 1999. But analysts say that Obi still faces an uphill struggle.

France 24

Why Ukraine should not become a testing ground for the world's new weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been imploring the US, UK and other allies for advanced fighter jets to assist in defending against Russia’s unlawful invasion – a move that could come soon and potentially alter the course of the war. This comes after Germany and the US finally agreed to…

The Conversation

Families of black men who died after being restrained by police demand answers from Rishi Sunak

In a report called I Can’t Breathe: Race, Death and British Policing, campaign group Inquest revealed that black people were seven times more likely to die following police restraint

Daily Mirror

Sierra Leone opposition party names runner-up for 2023 presidential vote

Sierra Leone's main opposition party has named Samura Kamara, the runner-up in the last presidential election, as its candidate for the next vote in June 2023.

Reuters

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UN Council OKs Watered-down Statement on Israel Settlements

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel’s continued construction and expansion of settlements Monday. The vote came after high-stakes negotiations by the Biden administration succeeded in derailing a legally binding resolution that would have demanded a halt to Israeli settlement activity. The Palestinian-backed draft resolution…

Asharq Al-Awsat

3rd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum Kicks Off

Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz attended on Monday the inauguration of the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF3). The event is being held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. It is organized by the King Salman Humanitarian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea warns of making 'Pacific our firing range' as it launches missiles

North Korea is ramping up its missile tests and pushing for more powerful weapons that it believes may increase its leverage during potential future negotiations with the US, some expert commentators on the Hermit Kingdom say

Daily Mirror

Biden promises Kyiv extra military aid as EU discusses ammunition

US president pledges $500m in help for Ukraine while west prepares next phase of sanctions against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: 12 months at war – Biden visit to Kyiv sets the seal on a year of growing western unity and Russian isolation

Ukraine undoubtedly remains on top of the global political agenda. Not only did it dominate discussions at the Munich security conference, but the surprise visit of the US president, Joe Biden, to Kyiv sent an unmistakable message to Russia, and the rest of the world: the west stands with Ukraine…

The Conversation

Thousands dead, millions displaced: the earthquake fallout in Turkey and Syria

Death toll of 47,000 expected to rise and WHO says 26 million people need assistance across both countries

The Guardian - UK

EU imposes 6th set of sanctions on Myanmar officials, firms over coup

The European Union on Monday imposed a sixth round of sanctions on Myanmar over the 2021 military coup that overthrew elected leader Aung Suu Kyi and sparked global outrage.

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

Madagascar, Mozambique set for "dangerous" Cyclone Freddy

A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall

Evening Standard

Iran sanctions after discovery by UN of enriched uranium

A new package of sanctions is being imposed on Tehran after reports that the UN’s nuclear watchdog had found uranium enriched very close to weapons grade in Iran, which is also supplying “kamikaze drones” to Russia.

Al Jazeera

PA ‘backtracks’ on UN resolution against Israel amid US pressure

The UAE, which had drafted the resolution, has dropped the vote apparently amid US pressure, reports say.

Reason

Russia's War in Ukraine Threatens Starvation for the World's Poor

Global hunger declined for decades before pandemic policies and Russia’s invasion broke the world.

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Al Jazeera

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland & Puntland regions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Head of OCHA Donors: Int’l Consensus Found on Importance of Proactive Humanitarian Action

Aqeel bin Juman Al-Ghamdi, the head of the donor group supporting the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Saudi Arabia’s representative to the group, said that many stakeholders in the international arena have come to agree on the importance of proactive humanitarian action. On the sidelines…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Finds Uranium Enriched to 84% in Iran, Near Bomb-Grade, Reveal Diplomats

The UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran - very close to weapons grade - diplomats said on Monday, while the watchdog said that it was in talks with Tehran about recent findings there. Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Pledges Long-Term Aid for Türkiye after Devastating Earthquakes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Türkiye that Washington will support its ally "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago. The United States has sent a search and rescue team to Türkiye, along with medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Gosaibi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Have Turned Everyday Objects into Explosive Mines

One of the oddest explosives discovered by the Saudi Masam Project in Yemen was a bean can that the Iran-backed Houthi militias had booby-trapped to form a landmine. Ousama al-Gosaibi, the program manager for the Masam Project, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Houthis had designed the explosive in a way…

Radio France Internationale

UN nuclear body asks Iran to explain uranium enrichment levels

The UN's nuclear watchdog is in discussions with the authorities in Iran following a report that inspectors had found that the Islamic republic has stepped up the level of uranium enrichment, approaching the limit required for an atomic weapon.

The Independent UK

Why China's stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns

Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China's potential willingness to aid Moscow in the increasingly drawn-out conflict

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