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Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lanka's government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

The Independent UK

Xi, Putin skipping G20 summit not unusual: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Xi Jinping and Putin skipping G20 summit in New Delhi not unusual. He added that sherpas of G20 countries negotiating to build consensus and arrive at declaration. G20 seen as premier global forum, evoking more attention than other meetings.

The Hindu

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces

The Independent UK

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UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world

The United Nations has released $125 million from its emergency relief fund to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing

The Independent UK

UN ‘concerned’ by harassment of human rights defenders in Bangladesh

UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.

Al Jazeera

UN invasive species report reveals scale of threat to nature and people – and how to manage it

More than 3,500 invasive alien species are seriously compromising human wellbeing and causing irreversible damage to ecosystems, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). While some alien species actually benefit humans, the UN organisation estimates 10% threaten nature and people.

The Conversation

Government botches response to Lake Alice torture finding

The heads of Crown Law and the Ministry of Justice can’t work out between them whether the abuse of children at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was torture. After 50 years the Government still refuses to say that what happened at Lake Alice was torture.

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‘Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platform

UN-developed Marine Sand Watch estimates 6bn tonnes dug up a year, well beyond rate at which it is replenished

The Guardian - UK

UAE pledges $4.5 billion investment in clean energy for Africa

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa at the landmark Africa Climate Summit in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Two officers arrested over DR Congo crackdown as death toll rises to 56

Security forces used lethal force last week to repress planned anti-UN protests in the city of Goma.

Al Jazeera

UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall

The U.N. food agency says it is forced to drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan in September due to a massive funding shortfall

The Independent UK

How to use less water: 15 essential tips – from beef burgers to megabutts to cutting back on clothes

I went on a mission to help save the world’s water, and found dozens of ways to do it, including ice cubes in pot plants, giving up jeans and mastering my flush

The Guardian - UK

In Sudan’s South Darfur, armed men pillage, loot under cover of fighting

As the armed foes go toe-to-toe in South Darfur, residents strive to find secure shelters amid intense fighting.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war turns the tables as Russia seeks help from North Korea

Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decades

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Manipur | India rejects U.N. experts’ concern, calls it ‘unwarranted’, reminds experts of ‘mandate’

India rejects U.N. experts' comments on Manipur as "unwarranted, presumptive and misleading". Indian mission expresses disappointment and surprise that the SPMHs issued press release without waiting for Indian govt. response. U.N. experts "appalled" by reports of gender-based violence, inadequate humanitarian response.

Al Jazeera

Russia won’t renew grain deal until demands met, Putin tells Erdogan

The Russian leader’s stance dashes hopes that Erdogan could help revive the vital grain deal amid soaring food prices.

Radio France Internationale

UN nuclear agency 'regrets' lack of Iranian cooperation

The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it regretted that "no progress" had been made by Iran on outstanding issues, including installing more cameras to monitor Tehran's nuclear programme.

Radio France Internationale

No new grain deal unless West meets Russia's demands, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports.

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

The Hindu

President Macron to raise risks against ‘partitioning of the world’ at G-20

At G-20 summit, France President Emmanuel Macron to focus on deepening French engagement with Indo-Pacific region. Visit to India, Bangladesh to intensify focus on region with French historic presence. Macron to recall France's determination to stand by Bangladesh on humanitarian front, Rohingya crisis and UN peacekeeping operations. Elysee Palace hosted…

The Hindu

Emerging countries need women-led climate action

Climate change impacts can particularly exacerbate poverty and socioeconomic vulnerabilities among women

The Independent UK

Biden will nominate a top Harris and Emhoff aide to represent the US at UNESCO

A White House official says President Joe Biden will nominate a top aide to both Vice President Kamala Harris and the second gentleman to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture

The Independent UK

Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people

Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo have been arrested for their involvement in a crackdown on protests that left 43 people dead and dozens more severely injured

The Conversation

Wagner, conflict and poverty drive Central African Republic death rate above crisis levels: but where’s the aid?

The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its GDP per capita in 2022 was estimated at US$491 per year.

The Conversation

Russia in Africa: Prigozhin's death exposes Putin's real motives on the continent

The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations. Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent…

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