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Rights Groups Urge Houthis to End Siege on Yemen’s Taiz

Sixteen rights groups on Monday urged the Iran-backed Houthi militias to end their siege of Yemen’s third-largest city. The groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said in a joint statement the Houthi blockade of Taiz has severely restricted freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

International aid reaches Pakistan, where floods have claimed more than 1,000 lives

International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday as evacuations were underway for widespread flooding that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer.

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G7 group welcomes IAEA mission to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Group of Seven's Non-Proliferation Directors' Group on Monday welcomed a trip by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and reiterated concerns about the safety of the plant under the control of Russian armed forces.

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IAEA chief says mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on its way

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said the UN nuclear watchdog's long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine “is now on its way".

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian troops begin counter-offensive in south, says military command – as it happened

Southern command spokesperson says Ukrainian troops have begun long-awaited counter-offensive in Kherson region. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

EU may agree tightening visas for Russians, discuss training of Ukraine troops

European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, may agree tightening the issuance of visas for Russians and start debating a wider ban on tourist visas though there is no agreement on that, EU officials said.

Reuters

US and Iran Finesse Issue of IAEA's Nuclear Probes, for Now

The United States and Iran have found a way to address the UN nuclear watchdog's investigations of Tehran's atomic program that allows both to claim victory for now but delays a final resolution, according to three sources familiar with the matter, reported Reuters. Tehran has pushed Washington to commit to…

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Analysis: U.S. and Iran finesse issue of IAEA's nuclear probes, for now

The United States and Iran have found a way to address the U.N. nuclear watchdog's investigations of Tehran's atomic program that allows both to claim victory for now but delays a final resolution, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Reuters

Liz Cheney in 2024? Deep skepticism emerges in key states

Liz Cheney is openly considering a presidential run

The Independent UK

A year after the Taliban’s capture of Kabul and women ‘do not even have air to breathe’

Almost half the population of Afghanistan are facing hunger

Bristol Post

Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of control

From Sudan to Syria, Jordan to Jaipur, the trend towards digital authoritarianism is deepening

The Guardian - AU

What shall we do with climate refugees?

You wait ages for the bus, and then three come along at once. Books are a bit like that, too, although in this case it's only a pair of them, both tackling the question of what to do about all the "climate refugees". (The United Nations' International Organization for Migration…

Bangkok Post

Protesters march in Belgrade against planned gay Pride event

Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a European gay Pride event to be hosted by Belgrade protested through the Serbian capital on Sunday, even though the government has said it would scrap or delay the Pride event.

Reuters

Serbia opposition, rights groups condemn EuroPride decision

Opposition parties in Serbia and international rights groups have denounced a decision by populist President Aleksandar Vucic to cancel next month’s pan-European LGBTQ EuroPride events because of what he said were threats from right-wing extremists

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The Guardian - UK

EU foreign ministers expected to suspend Russian tourist visa facilitation

Move comes as EU official says it is ‘inappropriate for Russian tourists to stroll in our cities’

Radio France Internationale

US claims Russia ignores radiation risk at Ukraine nuclear power plant

The United States has said that Russia did not want to acknowledge the radiological risk at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, adding that was the reason Moscow blocked a nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

Reuters

Russia doesn't acknowledge radiological risk at Ukraine nuclear power plant, U.S. says

The United States said on Sunday that Russia did not want to acknowledge the grave radiological risk at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, adding that was the reason it blocked a nuclear non-proliferation treaty deal's final draft.

The Hindu

UNGA president Abdulla Shahid meets Vice President Dhankhar

U.N. General Assembly president Abdulla Shahid is on a two-day visit to India

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Radio France Internationale

Unprecedented flooding in Chad hits more than 340,000 people

Flooding due to torrential rains across Chad has affected more than 340,000 people, a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has found.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Nuclear disarmament on Kishida's mind for Hiroshima G7 summit

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has condemned Russia for blocking the adoption of the final document draft at the monthlong Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations, but has also stressed that all participating nations except Russia showed a certain degree of solidarity.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Kurdish Forces Move to Halt ‘Brutal Torture’ at al-Hol Camp

US-backed Syrian Kurdish security forces have launched a new operation targeting ISIS sleeper cells in a large northeastern detention camp where violence has reached record levels. At least 44 people including 14 women have been killed this year in the al-Hol camp, which holds internal refugees and families of suspected…

Reuters

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces move to halt 'brutal torture' at IS camp

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish security forces have launched a new operation targeting Islamic State sleeper cells in a large northeastern detention camp where violence has reached record levels.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine on Edge as Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Region’s Towns Shelled

Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents' anguish as reports of shelling around the plant fueled fears of a radiation disaster. Russia's defense ministry said there was more Ukrainian shelling of the plant…

Daily Mirror

Radiation tablets handed out near Ukrainian nuclear plant as fears of leak escalate

The governor of Zaporizhzhia, where the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant is located, said people are being told how to apply iodine in case shelling ruptures the Ukrainian facility and sparks a radiation leak

The Guardian - UK

Putin is trapped and desperate. Will his friends in the west rescue him?

Russia’s leader and his sympathisers could use old conflicts to distract attention from Ukraine and weaken European unity

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