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UAE Condemns Violence in Libya, Urges End to Military Operations

The United Arab Emirates condemned on Sunday the violence in Libya and called on all parties to immediately halt military operations, preserve the safety of civilians, government headquarters, and property, and exercise the utmost restraint to end the current crisis. The UAE urged parties to set aside division, restore calm…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia blocking nuclear progress: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has chastised Russia for blocking progress at a United Nations nuclear non-proliferation conference.

AAP

Nafis Sadik: UN activist who championed women’s reproductive rights

Driven by her mantra that ‘Women being harmed is our business’, the Pakistani doctor’s campaigning angered the Vatican and brought death threats from Muslim fundamentalists

The Independent UK

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State Department confirms death of another US citizen in Ukraine

Russian claims the deceased is a 24-year-old man from Tennessee who had gone to Ukraine and enrolled as a volunteer fighter in July

The Independent UK

More than 30 people were killed as militias fight each other in Libya's capital

Residents fear the fighting that capped a monthslong political deadlock could explode into a wider war and a return to the peaks of Libya's long-running conflict.

WEKU

Daily Dose Ep 1135: Jharkhand crisis deepens, Justice UU Lalit sworn in as CJI

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Jharkhand, New Delhi, Goa, Kerala, the Supreme Court, and the United Nations.

Newslaundry

Clashes erupt in Libyan capital, amid fears of a return to civil war

Rival groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli overnight Friday and into Saturday, raising fears of all-out conflict in the country which is struggling to end a grave political crisis.

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UK to give Ukraine underwater mine-clearing drones and training

MoD donates lightweight autonomous vehicles and skills to help make Ukrainian coastline safe for grain exports

The Guardian - UK

‘Time has run out’: UN fails to reach agreement to protect marine life

This fifth round of discussions was meant to establish a UN Ocean Treaty that would protect biodiversity in international waters

The Guardian - US

Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life

Diplomats from around the world have failed to reach agreement on a United Nations treaty designed to protect marine life on the high seas

The Independent UK

How is the city of Paris adapting to climate change?

After a summer of searing heatwaves and droughts, the city of Paris is under pressure to revise and accelerate its much-touted plans to prepare the French capital for the challenges of global warming. FRANCE 24 takes a close look at the city’s efforts to go green.

France 24

Russia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN

Moscow objected to parts of the draft statement, which included concerns about Russia’s seizure of the Ukraine plant.

Al Jazeera

UK donating undersea minehunter drones to help Ukraine clear coastline

It comes as Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to increase by 137,000 troops from next year

The Independent UK

Wild sex killed hundreds of ancient frogs, scientists say

Researchers previously thought the Geiseltal frogs and toads died when lakes dried up and oxygen levels decreased rapidly, but unbridled sex is a more likely culprit.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Mamlouk-Fidan Talks: Mutual Demands, Russian Solutions

The security talks led by the Director of the Syrian National Security Office, Major General Ali Mamlouk, and the Director of Turkish Intelligence, Hakan Fidan, in Moscow highlighted a continuous gap between the two parties on the one hand, and the increasing Russian desire to find a solution to it.…

The Guardian - AU

Time running out to protect world’s oceans, conservationists say as UN treaty talks stall

Unless an emergency meeting for a further round of negotiations is convened an agreement looks unlikely in 2022, Greenpeace warns

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Condemns Airstrike in Ethiopia that 'Hit Kindergarten'

The UN children's agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that "hit a kindergarten" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing at least four people including two children. Friday's strike in the Tigray capital Mekele came days after fighting erupted on the region's southern border between government forces and rebels, ending…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Blocks Adoption at UN of Nuclear Disarmament Text

Russia on Friday prevented the adoption of a joint declaration following a four-week UN conference on a nuclear disarmament treaty, with Moscow denouncing what it said were "political" aspects of the text. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which 191 signatories review every five years, aims to prevent the spread of…

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Authorities are giving iodine tablets to residents near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How dangerous is it there?

Ukrainian authorities have started giving out iodine tablets to residents near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as concerns grow about a potential major nuclear catastrophe.

Bangkok Post

Taking back the oceans, before it's too late

The United Nations convened its Ocean Conference (Unoc) in Lisbon, Portugal in June. The goal was to “to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action” The world needs a “sustainably managed ocean”, according to the UN’s under-secretary-general for legal affairs, Miguel…

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Ukraine exports 1 million tonnes of grain under new deal, train attacks may be war crimes, experts say

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine has so far exported 1 million tonnes of agricultural products from its Black Sea ports under the terms of a grain deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears of a Radiation Leak Mount Near Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Friday in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophe. The move came a day after the plant was temporarily knocked offline because of what officials said…

The Walrus

Why Are Oil-and-Gas Companies Developing Lesson Plans for Teachers?

The fossil fuel industry has long understood the power of the school system in shaping perceptions around climate change

Newslaundry

Cyrus Poonawalla gifts ragpicker-turned-journalist a car after Mid-Day report on her journey

Nashik-based journalist Maya Muktai has been gifted a car by Serum Institute of India head Cyrus Poonawala, a day after a Mid-Day report on her journey from being a ragpicker to a video journalist who represented India at a UN climate conference in 2010, the paper reported on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: California to ban sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles

Ban on sales by 2035 welcomed but affordability and charging infrastructure pose challenges. Plus, Texas judge overturns gun ban

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