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Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert

Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president

The Guardian - UK

Alex Salmond to give Scottish independence speech at Centre for UN Studies

ALEX Salmond is set to give a speech at the Centre for UN Studies next month to make the case for an independent Scotland which “works…

The National (Scotland)

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Meet one of Ukraine’s deadliest kamikaze drone pilots; Russia launches war on a new front – Ukrainian grain exports

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Concern grows for Niger's president, detained by junta for over two weeks

The African Union, European Union and United Nations expressed concern on Friday over the detention of Niger's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted by members of his military guard on 26 July. He has been held at the presidential palace ever since, where he is reportedly cut off from…

Radio France Internationale

More than 2,000 people missing at sea as use of deadliest route to EU doubles

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

The Guardian - UK

UN: 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen last year released

All ‘five colleagues’ kidnapped 18 months ago are in good health, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres says.

Al Jazeera

Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond

The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system…

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Centre defends use of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in G-20 as China raises objections

Ministry of External Affairs clarifies use of Sanskrit phrase in G-20 logo: English version "One Earth, One Family, One Future" used in summary documents. China objected to non-UN language. India's G-20 Presidency theme based on civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

The Hindu

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat.

Al Jazeera

Niger coup supporters protest West African military force

Thousands of Niger coup supporters took to the streets on Friday to protest against plans by West African nations to deploy a military force to the country, as a key regional meeting on a possible intervention was scrapped.

Radio France Internationale

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

The United Nations refugee agency says it’s “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without screening to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland

The Independent UK

Israeli forces kill Palestinian, wound eight, in occupied West Bank raid

Mahmoud Jarad, 23, was shot dead as Israeli soldiers raided the Tulkarem refugee camp, according to Wafa news agency.

Al Jazeera

Zelensky fires heads of military enlistment in all Ukrainian regions

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that the heads of all Ukraine's regional military recruitment centres were being dismissed from their jobs amid concerns about corruption. The mass sacking came as Ukraine urged civilians near the northeastern front line to evacuate on Thursday as Russia ramped up an assault to…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops launch five missile strikes, killing one person – as it happened

One missile strike was destroyed but probability of airstrikes remains high, says general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces

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The Independent UK

Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan's capital, marooned by a relentless conflict

Nearly four months of violent street battles between the Sudanese Army and a powerful paramilitary group have made funerals a near impossibility, particularly in Sudan's capital of Khartoum

The Independent UK

UAE's al-Jaber urges more financing to help Caribbean and other regions fight climate change

The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit is urging more availability of funds to help the Caribbean and other regions fight climate change

The Guardian - UK

West African leaders activate standby force to put pressure on junta in Niger

Ecowas says force is a last resort and would prefer diplomatic means of reinstating President Bazoum after army coup

The Guardian - UK

Return of El Niño raises risk of hunger, drought and malaria, scientists warn

Hot natural weather pattern will exacerbate heat-related dangers brought about by climate crisis

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak government will go down in history as failing UK on climate, Greenpeace says

Exclusive: Greenpeace chiefs accuse ministers of pursuing culture wars as extreme weather becomes the norm

The Guardian - UK

‘You have adopted a bunker mentality’: Greenpeace letter to Rishi Sunak – in full

Open letter criticises government for stonewalling environmental group after protest at prime minister’s house

The Independent UK

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week

The Independent UK

Aid organization says US nurse and daughter freed after abduction in Haiti are healthy and unharmed

An aid organization says a U.S. nurse and her young daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti in late July and released this week were not harmed and are healthy

Al Jazeera

ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of force’

West African bloc activates standby force for possible intervention, says it wants a peaceful restoration of democracy.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia, Libya to share responsibility for migrants stranded on border

Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month.

Evening Standard

Taliban repression of women and girls a crime against humanity, says Gordon Brown

Call for ICC prosecution comes as militia mark two years since seizing back power

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