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UN Resuming Talks on High-seas Treaty amid Growing Concerns

After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world's high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptians Mourn 41 Killed in Cairo Coptic Church Fire

Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in densely populated Imbaba, a working class…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN member states meet in New York to hammer out high seas treaty

World leaders urged to agree treaty to protect marine life after groups say planet’s last wilderness treated ‘recklessly’

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Russia-Ukraine war: at least three people die in Donetsk shelling; Kyiv mayor warns of cold winter due to gas shortages – as it happened

Russian attack in eastern region also leaves 13 injured, Ukrainian officials say; Vitali Klitschko talks about ‘harsh realities’ facing residents

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan suffering ‘one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises’ under Taliban

Afghanistan has been suffering through a grave humanitarian crisis since the Taliban took control on August 15, 2021. According to the UN, 95 percent of Afghans are going hungry. It’s a catastrophe that worsened after the fall of Kabul one year ago, exacerbated by the US decision to freeze the…

France 24

Factbox: The three major issues bedevilling talks on reviving Iran nuclear deal

Iran and the United States are struggling to overcome divisions on three major issues in indirect talks on revival of a 2015 nuclear deal while months of negotiations have entered a crucial stage.

Reuters

Iranian nuclear deal limbo may serve interests of both U.S. and Iran

Whether or not Tehran and Washington accept a European Union "final" offer to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, neither is likely to declare the pact dead because keeping it alive serves both sides' interests, diplomats, analysts and officials said.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 173 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces report deaths after heavy Russian shelling in Donetsk; Putin says Russia is ready to offer allies ‘advanced’ weapons

The Guardian - AU

PUCL condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

Calls for global human rights movements to ensure implementation of fundamental freedoms

The Hindu

The race of two Asian giants

China and India will shape Asia in the next decade, but likely in wary opposition to one another

The Hindu

As India marks 75 years since independence from British colonial rule, Indians share their hopes for the future

In a swirl of orange, green and white, India celebrates the day when almost 200 years of British colonial rule ended in 1947. To mark the occasion, the ABC spoke with Indians on their ambitions and concerns for the future.

ABC News

UN ship carrying Ukraine grain to Africa stuck in port

The Brave Commander was due to bring food aid to Ethiopia as part of efforts to help countries at risk of famine.

Al Jazeera

Despite climate, war and Covid, is everything actually … getting better?

The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic – and even current crises do not dissuade him

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal

Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off looming famine in Somalia.

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Taliban failures in governance speed up Afghan brain drain (Part II)

The mass exodus sparked by the Taliban takeover compelled Afghanistan’s new rulers to issue a call for Afghans to stay and help rebuild the country. But after a year of Taliban rule, the economy is in tatters, confidence has been shattered, and Afghanistan’s best and brightest are not returning –…

France 24

Taliban failures speed up Afghan brain drain, battering an already crippled economy (Part I)

The mass exodus sparked by the August 2021 Taliban takeover compelled Afghanistan’s new rulers to issue a call for Afghans to stay and help rebuild the country. But after a year of Taliban rule, the economy is in tatters, confidence has been shattered, and Afghanistan’s best and brightest are not…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

Reuters

Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria -shipping sources

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off.

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Sunak Calls for Designation of Iran Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist after Rushdie Attack

Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates seeking to become Britain's next prime minister, said Friday's attack on author Salman Rushdie should serve as a wake-up call to the West over Iran, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Indian-born author Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN-Chartered Ship in Ukraine Readying for Journey to Africa

The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,0000 tons of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, a UN official said. The ship, which arrived in the port near Odesa, will sail to Ethiopia via a…

Bangkok Post

UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Govt Slams Iran's Role in Undermining Truce

The legitimate Yemeni government slammed Tehran’s role in undermining the nationwide truce after a Houthi cell was busted for smuggling weapons from Iran. It condemned Tehran for its support to the Houthi militias, saying the smuggling of arms undermines the UN-sponsored truce that has been extended twice since coming into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Govt Slam’s Iran's Role in Undermining Truce

Reuters

U.N.-chartered ship in Ukraine readying for journey to Africa

The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, a U.N. official said.

The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan

The Pacific country has committed to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030

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