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Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow

The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a U.N.-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations nearly a year into Russia's invasion

The Independent UK

China may be on brink of supplying arms to Russia, says Blinken

US secretary of state meets with top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and warns of ‘serious problem for us’ if Beijing supplies weaponry to Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Gerontocracy: the exceptionally old political class that governs the US

Joe Biden and members of Congress are increasingly long in the tooth – and more and more out of step with a much younger US public

The Guardian - US

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The Observer view on the war in Ukraine, one year on: an even more dangerous phase may await

As Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s country braces for Russia’s spring offensive, weapons are slow in arriving and political strains among western supporters increasing

The Guardian - UK

'I just want my legs back': Myanmar landmine casualties soar

Since the February 2021 military takeover in Myanmar, landmines planted by all sides of the conflict have become responsible for skyrocketing civilian casualties, including children increasingly as victims

The Independent UK

Ukraine in mind, US frantic to avert Mideast showdown at UN

The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis this week at the United Nations over Israeli settlement activity

The Independent UK

Chinese peace plan for Ukraine greeted cautiously by the west

China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi speaks of need to uphold principle of territorial integrity but also of respecting Russia’s ‘legitimate security interests’

The Guardian - UK

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Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says

Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Reuters

Watch as Ukraine’s foreign minister addresses Munich Security Conference

Watch as the Ukrainian foreign minister addresses the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, 18 February.

The Independent UK

U.N. allocates $250 million for crises like famine threat in Africa

The United Nations will spend $250 million from its emergency fund to tackle "forgotten crises' around the world, including helping communities that are facing the risk of famine in Africa, its secretary general said on Saturday.

Reuters

Faye Flam: We shouldn’t need body bags to learn from Ohio’s train disaster

If things had gone a bit differently, the chemicals on the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, could have exploded, killing people on the spot, maybe hundreds. That’s the unacceptable risk thrust on communities across the country by the transportation of hazardous materials. Fixing the problem won’t be easy.

Tribune News Service

Security, trade top issues at annual African Union summit

A main focus of the two-day meeting will be on trying to achieve ceasefires in the Sahel and the eastern DRC.

Al Jazeera

Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.

WEKU

Christian Atsu dies aged 31 as body found 12 days after Turkey earthquake

The former Newcastle, Chelsea and Everton star was just 31 years of age.

Irish Mirror

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Debt-laden African countries charged 'extortionate' rates, U.N. chief says

African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them "extortionate" interest rates, the U.N. chief said on Saturday, as he announced $250 million in crisis funding, including for famine risk on the continent.

Evening Standard

Turkey earthquake: Three rescued after being trapped under rubble for 11 days

The miracle rescues came as the UN warned there will be more casualties on top of the 42,000 now confirmed dead

The Independent UK

Watch rescue efforts continue in Turkey as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Watch rescue operations continue in Turkey on Saturday, 18 February, as the death toll passes 45,000 people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trade, Security Top Issues as African Leaders Meet

African leaders gather Saturday in Addis Ababa for an annual summit, aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent's most pressing challenges, including armed conflict and a worsening food crisis. As the continent reels from a record drought in the Horn of Africa and deadly…

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Yemen Mobilizes European Efforts to Pressure Houthis, Support Economic Reforms

The head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, intensified his meetings with European officials to mobilize European efforts to pressure the Houthi militia and support economic reforms. Alimi, who is visiting Brussels, is heading back to Munich to participate in the Munich Security Conference.

The Independent UK

Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia

A week before the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin’s U.N. ambassador has claimed that the West is driven by its determination to destroy Russia

Reuters

At least 60,000 minors set to cross dangerous Panama-Colombia jungle gap in 2023, says UN

A substantial hike in children crossing the Darien jungle - linking Panama with Colombia - is expected this year, the United Nations said on Friday, amid a surge in migrants making the dangerous journey to reach the United States.

Al Jazeera

Q&A: The opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’

The revival of opium production in the Golden Triangle comes on top of a booming synthetic drug industry.

Al Jazeera

US criticism of Israeli settlements is ‘meaningless’: Analysts

Washington says it is ‘deeply troubled’ by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.

Reuters

Russia wants UN Security Council to ask for NordStream blast inquiry

Russia wants the United Nations Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into September attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, connecting Russia and Germany, that spewed gas into the Baltic Sea.

Bangkok Post

Lessons from the Khmer Rouge tribunal

One of the saddest episodes of Southeast Asian history was the period during the 1970s that witnessed the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The group was driven by a warped ideology, and it perpetrated myriad crimes against the general population. Millions were killed and displaced through a range…

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