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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 477 of the invasion

Ukraine counteroffensive making slow progress, say western officials; Chechnya ruler Kadyrov says right-hand man alive after all

The Guardian - AU

Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote

Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam have made calls for peace as the U.N. Security Council met to discuss the importance of human fraternity

The Independent UK

UN's Security Council selects 5 new members

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…

Bangkok Post

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Elements outfox junta

One month after Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc on Myanmar's western region, the world is watching the junta's response with grave concern.

Bangkok Post

At least 79 drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece

At least 79 migrants have drowned and hundreds more are feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece.

The New Daily

UN warns of possible crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region

The United Nations warned of possible crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has been riven by conflict since 2003 and is now the scene of continuous attacks against civilians based on their ethnicity.

Tribune News Service

Gareth Evans: the case for recognising Palestine

Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of a state within the UN system. It is not a full member state but, like the Holy See, a non-member observer state. Australia – after a heady debate within the Gillard cabinet –…

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Greece: No more survivors found after 79 drown, hundreds feared missing in migrant boat tragedy

Greece’s caretaker prime minister declares three days of national mourning

Evening Standard

Many senior women in Karnataka feel their workplaces support them, says report

Around 33% of senior women in Bengaluru are engaged in full-time or part-time employment while 85% of them said that they worked in an employment-friendly atmosphere, according to “Women and Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?”, a report released by HelpAge India on Wednesday (June 14), the eve of UN recognized ‘World…

The Hindu

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s economics: recession is an acceptable price to pay

Editorial: Growing the economy by shrinking it first is a high-risk political strategy

The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s raging war forces more than two million from their homes

The fighting has displaced more than 1.6 million people inside Sudan, with another 530,000 fleeing to other countries.

Al Jazeera

Barr, Pompeo, Pence, Haley: All the Trump allies who have now changed their tune over indictment

Former president maintained his innocence when delivering a post-arraignment speech at his golf club in New Jersey on Wednesday

The Independent UK

UN: Sudan’s war displaces over 2 million, as fighting rages in Darfur region

The U.N. migration agency says Sudan’s conflict has displaced more than 2 million people as the tally of civilians killed in the fighting climbed to at least 959 people

The Independent UK

79 dead and dozens feared missing after boat carrying refugees and migrants sinks off Greek coast

More than 100 people have also been rescued as search efforts continue

The Independent UK

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Refugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities

The number of people forced from their homes, primarily because of conflict or climate change, is on the rise, topping 100 million people in 2022 – more than double the number of displaced people in 2012.

Evening Standard

Putin lets slip Russia has lost 54 tanks in Ukrainian counter-offensive

Russian President makes rare admission of war losses in apparent slip-up at meeting with military bloggers

Radio France Internationale

UN brands record 110 million displaced people an 'indictment' of the state of the world

The United Nations has announced that a record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes, branding the massive upsurge an "indictment" of the world.

Evening Standard

Six killed as Russians step up missile attacks on Ukraine in wake of counter-offensive

Vladimir Putin’s forces killed at least six people and injured more than a dozen others in missile attacks in the early hours of of Wednesday.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump pleads not guilty and claims ‘political persecution’

Former president rallies supporters in New Jersey after appearing in court in Miami on federal charges

The Hindu

India’s older women face the brunt of exclusion: HelpAge India survey

India’s older women are facing the brunt of exclusion and are increasingly becoming victims of abuse, a survey, by HelpAge India, ahead of the UN-recognised World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15) has revealed.

Radio France Internationale

UN warns of possible 'crimes against humanity' in Sudan's Darfur

The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan said on Tuesday evening that attacks in Sudan's Darfur region could amount to crimes against humanity.

The Guardian - UK

Discrimination is a bigger AI risk than human extinction – EU commissioner

Commissioner says existential threat unlikely, but ‘guardrails’ needed for decisions affecting livelihoods

The Guardian - UK

EU’s biodiversity law under threat from centre-right MEPs

The EPP, the European parliament’s largest group, says it supports climate goals but objects to ‘bad proposal’

Salon

Peace for Ukraine courtesy of China?

Another step in Beijing’s rise to global power

Los Angeles Times

A dictator's daughter runs for president, unleashing memories of Guatemala's dark past

NEBAJ, Guatemala — Gabriel de Paz still dreams that he's running from the dictator's soldiers.

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