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Celtic ace Alexandro Bernabei caught up in bizarre international row

The full-back became the first-ever Argentinian to score for Celtic when he netted a stunner for the Hoops in injury time at Ross County in a 2-0…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: UAE plans huge oil and gas expansion as it hosts UN climate summit

Exclusive: UAE’s fossil fuel boss will be the president of Cop28, making a mockery of the summit, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas has ‘cut down’ every potential successor

Palestinian human rights lawyer and former diplomat Ghaith al-Omari, a prominent advocate of the two-state solution and negotiations with Israel, gave FRANCE 24 a lengthy interview on a recent visit to Paris. In this second of a two-part series, he lamented the Palestinian Authority’s stagnation under longstanding President Mahmoud Abbas.

France 24

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U.S. says its forces kill a senior Islamic State leader in Syria

The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group that was driven from its self-declared caliphate years ago but is still widely deemed a threat.

Reuters

UN Alert: Yemen’s Highlands Brace for Deadlier Floods Next Week

Much of Yemen’s Highlands should brace for deadlier downpours and floods in the coming week, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a agrometeorological early warning bulletin it released Monday. FAO also said the return of the Saif rainy season was with a rough start as storms flooded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to help tackle online extremism

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will help tackle violent extremism online and will also be on the board of an environmental prize set up by Prince William as she looks ahead to a life after politics.

Reuters

Russia Rejects US Claims its UN Council Presidency is a Joke

Russia’s UN ambassador on Monday dismissed US and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the UN Charter, which Moscow is widely accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Donald Trump to surrender to history-making criminal charges

An extraordinary moment in U.S. history is scheduled to unfold in a New York City courthouse Tuesday

The Independent UK

One in six people worldwide affected by infertility: WHO

UN health agency calls for cheaper and more accessible treatments to help those trying to start a family.

Al Jazeera

WHO says infertility affects 1 in 6 globally, calls for more consistent data

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease.

Reuters

Trump raises $7 million since hush money indictment

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump claims his campaign scored $7 million in donations since his indictment was announced in the Stormy Daniels hush money case last Thursday.

Tribune News Service

As Japan ages, young Indonesians train to fill caregiver jobs

Speaking in Japanese and bowing, 24-year-old Siti Maesaroh offers a tray with a mug and two bowls to a fellow student pretending to be an elderly person, before asking him if he wanted chopsticks and a spoon to eat with.

Reuters

Heat deaths in some regions could rise 60-fold by end of century, study warns

Researchers found more than 80% of these deaths can be prevented if the global average temperature is kept to 2C above preindustrial levels

Wales Online

What Putin's partners gain from standing with Russia over Ukraine

Russia provides oil, sensitive military technology and a friend on the UN Security Council.

Axios

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Bangkok Post

Rethinking public debt as a positive

The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have pushed the average government debt level in the Asia-Pacific region to its highest since 2008.

The Independent UK

Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke

Russia’s U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke

Reuters

Russian charged with war crimes may brief U.N. Security Council

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, is likely to brief an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council this week, according to a note seen by Reuters on Monday.

The Conversation

The UN is asking the International Court of Justice for its opinion on states' climate obligations. What does this mean?

The United Nations has just backed a landmark resolution on climate justice.

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India will overtake China as the world's biggest nation, but is it ready to be the next global superpower?

India will soon replace China as the world's most populous country. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a global superpower, but India will need to carefully manage the boom without revisiting its dark history of population control.

The Independent UK

UN report charges South Sudan officials of rights violations

A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges that several officials in South Sudan have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes, in a report released Monday

The Independent UK

Ugandan forces take over east Congo town as M23 rebels leave

A spokesman for the East African regional force says that Ugandan troops took control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been in the hands of M23 rebels for more than nine months

The Conversation

Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears 'new cold war'

Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west – particularly Nato – have taken a turn for the worse. “It’s like a divorce,” he said. “When the parents…

The Guardian - US

John Oliver: ‘Putting people in solitary is torture, so let’s stop’

The Last Week Tonight host condemns the use of solitary confinement, a practice deemed torture by the UN, in US prisons

The Independent UK

Autopsies show 30 people died from gunfire in Peru protests

Human rights groups have called on the Peruvian government to investigate claims of excessive force by police and soldiers during recent anti-government protests that have left 49 civilians dead

Bangkok Post

Invasion damages $2.6bn worth of Ukraine's heritage, culture: UN

PARIS: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused some $2.6 billion worth of damage to the country's heritage and cultural sites, a United Nations agency said on Monday.

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