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UN to vote Monday on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria -- either for 6 months or 1 year

The U.N. Security Council plans to vote Monday on extending aid deliveries from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest

The Independent UK

Russia's war in Ukraine reaches day 500

NEW YORK: The United Nations (UN) condemned the civilian cost inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine as the fighting passed the 500-day mark with no end to the conflict in sight.

Bangkok Post

The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation

Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its attack on the Jenin refugee camp

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 500

As the war enters its 500th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 500 of the invasion

Biden condemned by human rights groups for approving cluster munitions to Ukraine; Zelenskiy secures Turkey’s backing for Nato membership

The Guardian - AU

End justifies means for Biden in sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

Decision to approve cluster munitions, lambasted by rights groups, exposes feeling in Washington that war is reaching crunch time

The Guardian - US

US to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, drawing criticism

WASHINGTON - The United States announced Friday it will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the first time as Kyiv's forces face tough fighting in their counteroffensive against invading Russian troops.

Bangkok Post

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Iran, Russia Are Chided Repeatedly At Heated UN Security Council Meeting

Tehran berated for JCPOA violations including illegal weapons transfers and increasing ballistic missile development and testing

Zenger

What are cluster munitions? The controversial weapons US will send to Ukraine

The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

The Independent UK

US to give Ukraine widely banned cluster munitions despite fears

Banned by many countries, cluster munitions leave unexploded bombs that pose a risk to civilians for decades to come.

Al Jazeera

US to send thousands of controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine

The weapon has a track record for causing many civilian casualties, but the US says Kyiv will use it carefully

Evening Standard

Sall says ruled out third term because no 'serious threat' to Senegal

DAKAR - Senegalese President Macky Sall has said the country would have "stopped functioning" if he had declared his decision not to seek a controversial third term sooner, in an interview published on Friday.

Bangkok Post

AI robots claim they can be more efficient leaders - but promise not to rebel

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots delivered a chilling claim: that they possess the potential to govern the world more effectively than humans

Daily Mirror

‘You can do both’: experts seek ‘good AI’ while attempting to avoid the bad

While AI revolutionises medicine, bleaker alternatives present themselves, UN’s AI for Good conference finds

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France 24

Concerns linger over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater into Pacific

Over 12 years ago, the strongest earthquake in Japan's recorded history caused a massive tsunami that led to a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. We take a look at what's to become of the water used to cool the plant's reactors. With the Fukushima facility rapidly running out…

France 24

Tunisian security forces deport African migrants to no man’s land on Libyan border

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

Daily Record

UN says climate change 'out of control' as average daily temperature record smashed

Days of record-breaking heat show how global warming could spiral into a 'catastrophic situation', United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns.

Bangkok Post

Robots tell UN conference: ‘We could run the world’

GENEVA: A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone on Friday at a United Nations conference with the message: they could eventually run the world better than humans.

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The Guardian - AU

UN report on Japan’s Fukushima water plans fails to placate opponents

While South Korea offers official support, China and other voices in region continue to express concerns over discharge from nuclear plant

Al Jazeera

Middle East roundup: Israel pounds West Bank refugee camp

Angry protests over a Quran burning and the cost of Syria’s normalisation – here’s the Middle East this week.

The Conversation

Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years

When an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on near-term impacts, including the flooding of the city of Kherson, threats to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and consequences for Ukrainian military forces’ expected spring offensive against Russian troops.

The Guardian - UK

Shipping emissions levy delayed but goals for greenhouse gas cuts agreed

International Maritime Organization agreement is inadequate to decarbonise sector, say campaigners

The Independent UK

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the war against Russia, but the United Nations urges the warring countries to avoid using them

The Independent UK

UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosives

The head of the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, says he’s pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Ukrainian officials that the Russians planted explosives there

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: ‘Climate change is out of control’, UN says

The average global air temperature hit new heights this week. Plus, new Twitter rules restrict US weather service

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