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Greedflation: the claim that businesses are making inflation worse

MPs, academics and trade unionists have accused supermarkets of deliberately “profiteering” from inflation, alleging that they are increasing food prices beyond the pace of inflation and their own rising costs.

The Week

Baaba Maal live at the Barbican review: a visionary artist

The Senegalese singer, who played an essential part on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s soundtrack, has a giant, powerful, and timeless voice

Evening Standard

South Sudan struggles to clear mines after decades of war as people start returning home

Many South Sudanese are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict as they trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions

The Independent UK

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UN court issuing appeal ruling in long-running trial of 2 Serbs accused of crimes in Balkan wars

Two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic convicted of aiding and abetting murder and other crimes committed by Serb paramilitaries in a Bosnian town in 1992 are set to hear the results of their appeal, 20 years after they were first indicted by a United Nations court

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the drone attacks on Russia

In today’s newsletter: Could yesterday’s assault on Moscow prompt a response that helps Zelenskiy’s long-trailed counteroffensive – or hurts it?

The Guardian - UK

UN says concerned about lack of women in China's top government

An absence of women among China's top leadership is concerning, the United Nations said in a report, as it recommended China adopt statutory quotas and a gender parity system to quicken equal representation of women in government.

Reuters

Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks -source

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

Reuters

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North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea

SEOUL: North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.

Bangkok Post

A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy

Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a…

The Conversation

Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says

Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the United Nations said.

Reuters

$Moroccan officials accused of intimidation after fracas at African unity event in Canberra$

Moroccan officials accused of intimidation after fracas at African unity event in Canberra

Kamal Fadel, a representative of the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, was initially blocked from entering venue by Moroccan embassy staff

The Guardian - AU

Founder of Albany's Karen population reflects on finding a home far from Myanmar and conflict

The very first Myanmar refugee to establish a life in the Western Australian town recounts the long journey there after escaping conflict at home, then spending a decade in a Thailand camp where he and his wife raised four children.

ABC News

Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold -UNICEF

The number of child migrants crossing a dangerous stretch of jungle dividing Colombia and Panama has rapidly increased during the first four months of this year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

UN nuclear chief urges Russia and Ukraine to ban attacks at Europe's largest nuclear power plant

The U_N_ nuclear chief says the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and is asking Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing an attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.”

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Kosovo: ‘fascist mobs’ guided by Serbia causing violence, says country’s PM

More than 30 Nato peacekeeping soldiers were injured in clashes on Monday after ethnic Albanian mayors took office

France 24

Tackling plastic pollution: ‘We can't recycle our way out of this’

The second meeting on a possible international treaty on plastic pollution takes place this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Recycling is often touted as a solution to reducing plastic waste, but recent studies show the process poses its own risks and is no match for soaring plastic production.

Reuters

UN rights chief tells Britain of concerns over migration bill

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday he has formally conveyed his concerns over a new British migration law to the government, saying he was worried it would bar people from seeking asylum.

The Conversation

Why outside experts are worried about the decline of LGBTI rights in the UK

Until recently, the UK was often praised as a global leader for protecting LGBTI people. Now, it is seen to be falling behind other nations.

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Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law

Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to "blackmail".

Reuters

Kyiv seeks guarantees Black Sea grain deal will work if it allows Russian ammonia transit

Ukraine is seeking guarantees from Moscow and the U.N. that a deal on the safe export of Black Sea grain will work normally if Kyiv allows Russian ammonia to transit Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ people

The Independent UK

Humanitarian group MSF calls for support for refugees in Kenya affected by cholera crisis

A humanitarian charity says that hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly

Reuters

Factbox-Key facts on Kosovo, independent for 15 years from Serbia

Kosovo marked the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia in February this year.

The Walrus

Have Assisted Dying Laws Gone Too Far?

As Canada expands access to MAID, many people with disabilities are sounding the alarm. Some say the law was flawed from the outset

Reuters

Kosovo: Serbian unrest continues in north

Unrest in Kosovo's north has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the region's Serb-majority area after April elections boycotted by the Serbs, a move that led the U.S. and its allies to rebuke Pristina on Friday.

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