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Britain Criticizes Houthis Ahead of 3rd Extension of UN Truce

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accused the Houthis of obstructing the truce extension talks and depriving the Yemenis of peace. In a statement published by the British Foreign Office, Saturday Cleverly said Yemen must not return to conflict, cautioning that the truce ends on Sunday, “but the Houthis continue to…

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Congress president polls | Open to public debate, will evoke people's interest in party, says Shashi Tharoor

Tharoor said the Nehru-Gandhi family has held and will always hold a special place in the hearts of Congress party members.

The Hindu

UN, abuse survivor groups seek Vatican investigation of Belo

The United Nations and advocacy groups for survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Francis to authorize a full investigation into Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine declares full control of Lyman – as it happened

Key city in east of country ‘fully cleared’ of Russian forces, says Zelenskiy; European leaders call annexation ‘blatant’ violation of international law

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UPEACE Grants Honorary Doctorate to Bahraini Official

The University for Peace (UPEACE) has granted the Honorary Doctorate to the Secretary-General and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Higher Education Council, Sheikha Dr Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa. Chairperson of UPEACE Board of Trustees and former Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova, UPEACE…

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UN: American Held in Iran Allowed to Leave, Son Freed from Detention

The United Nations said Saturday that an Iranian-American blocked from leaving Iran can now depart and that his son was released from detention. The United States has been pressing for the release of these two men and two other Americans amid efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran…

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Russian troops bundle blindfolded head of Ukraine nuclear plant into car in 'kidnapping'

Ihor Murashov, the director general of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility in Ukraine, has not been seen since Friday after he was blindfolded and detained by Russian troops

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Australia expands sanctions against Russians

Australia on Sunday imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 28 Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and senior officials after President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four regions of Ukraine.

Reuters

Iran releases US-Iranian detainee as protests roil country

Iran has released from detention an Iranian-American businessman who was jailed seven years ago during a visit to Tehran, and his elderly father, the United Nations said in a statement on Saturday.

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Minister: Greece can defend islands despite Turkey's threats

Greece’s defense minister says his country has the right to take “all defensive measures” to protect its easternmost islands amid threats by neighboring Turkey that dispute Greek sovereignty rights and raise the specter of war

The Independent UK

IAEA says its chief is expected to visit Moscow and Kyiv next week

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is expected to hold talks in Moscow and Kyiv next week on the creation of a protection zone around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, the watchdog said on Saturday.

Reuters

King Charles abandons plans to attend Cop27 ‘following Liz Truss’s advice’

Prime minister reportedly raised objections to him going during personal audience at Buckingham Palace

The Guardian - UK

Daily Dose Ep 1165: 5G launched in India, Y security given to 5 RSS members

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Delhi, Kerala, United Nations, and Iran.

Newslaundry

Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds

Raihana, 19, wanted to be a doctor, studying until midnight in recent weeks for Afghanistan's university entrance exam, a chance for women to advance their education even as they face growing restrictions from the Taliban government.

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Russia loses U.N. aviation council seat in rebuke

Russia failed to win enough votes for re-election to the United Nation's aviation agency's governing council on Saturday, in a rebuke of Moscow for aviation-related actions taken after its invasion of Ukraine.

The Hindu

On Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a book on stamps, coins of him from around the world

Every coin and stamp issued in India and globally on Gandhi portrays a significant historical journey, starting from the first stamp on Gandhi on India’s first Independence Day in 1948

Salon

33 million displaced by floods

Unrelenting rains that began in June have claimed more than 1,500 lives, at least a third of whom are children

The Hindu

India’s abstention on Russian referenda | Officials say New Delhi has remained consistent in its push for dialogue

Officials say Indian position is consistent, continues to advocate ceasefire and dialogue

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Cultural Ministers Pledge More Action to Return Priceless Artifacts

Cultural ministers and representatives from 150 countries committed to expanding efforts to return historical artifacts to their countries of origin, according to a declaration released on Friday, following a UNESCO conference in Mexico City. Major museums, auction houses and private collectors have faced growing pressure in recent years to repatriate…

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Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Says Syria ‘Serious’ About Facilitating Refugees’ Return

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali announced on Friday his country's 'serious' endeavors in addressing the return of Syrian refugees, noting that Syria does not obstruct their return back home. The Ambassador said that Damascus has informed the concerned countries about that. “Syria is serious about receiving them…

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'I was dragged off the street by men checking my hijab... it happens every day'

Artist Mahboobeh Rajabi was "exiled" from her birth country of Iran and has lived in Manchester since 2009

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Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling its Referendums Illegal

Russia vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and…

The Independent UK

Western push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test

Western countries are leading a simultaneous push at the U.N.’s top human rights body to scrutinize human rights in two of the world’s most influential countries: China and Russia

Dynamite News

Pakistan government's Twitter account withheld in India, again

The Twitter account of the Pakistan government has been withheld in India. This is reportedly the second such incident in recent months. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Washington Accuses Damascus of Retaining Hidden Chemical Weapons Stockpile

The United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs called on Syrian authorities to again provide clarifications over 20 significant areas to completely resolve its chemical weapons file in line with Security Council Resolution 2118. Syria must change its attitude and cooperate fully with the body charged with verifying its compliance…

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