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What happened during Mexico fire that killed at least 40 and why were these people detained?

Countries face pressure to address the extraordinary number of people fleeing their homes

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog at Russian-held plant

KYIV: The UN atomic energy watchdog chief arrived Wednesday at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a rare visit to Europe's largest atomic facility currently controlled by Russian forces.

Bangkok Post

UN atomic watchdog chief returns to Ukraine nuclear plant

The head of the U.N.’s atomic energy watchdog has returned to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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German government plans to deploy troops to Niger as part of EU mission

The German government on Wednesday paved the way for German troops' participation in a European Union military mission in Niger, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters after the cabinet decision.

Reuters

Lavrov, Abdollahian Discuss Opportunities to Revive Nuclear Pact

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Moscow on Wednesday to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on several issues, including faltering efforts to revive the nuclear agreement. Iranian media quoted the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, as saying that Abdollahian will follow up on the implementation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SNHR: 10,024 Syrians Died in Feb. 6 Earthquake

The number of Syrians killed by the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria on February 6, has now reached 10,024, including 4,191 in non-regime areas, and 394 in regime-held areas, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) revealed in a report released Tuesday. The report also said the death toll…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK government and royals called on to investigate slavery links after Guardian apology

UN experts lead calls for public and private bodies to take steps toward restorative justice

The Guardian - UK

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UN nuclear chief to focus on proposing safety measures around Ukraine nuclear plant

(This March 29 story has been corrected to fix an incorrectly transcribed quote in paragraph 9)

Reuters

Commentary: There are consequences to pursuing a war crimes case against Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court’s March 17 decision to issue war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin was shocking in more ways than one. This was the first time in 12 years a head of state has been charged by the international court; in 2011, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was indicted…

Chicago Tribune

Migrants 'to be housed on barges and in disused military barracks' to curb hotel use

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is set to make an announcement today

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine Hits Russian-held City Deep Behind Front as Talk of Counteroffensive Grows

Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive. Unverified images on the internet showed explosions lighting up the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban confirm arrest of prominent Afghan education activist amid push to allow teenage girls back to school

A prominent education activist is arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban amid calls to allow teenage girls and women back into classrooms.

ABC News

UN agrees on role for Int’l Court of Justice in climate change

Pacific island state Vanuatu – one of the world’s most vulnerable to climate change – has led the UN initiative.

Al Jazeera

US stops sharing nuclear arms data with Russia under START Treaty

Under terms of the New START treaty, both countries should share data on deployed nuclear warheads on a biannual basis.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis

Government’s official advisers point to ‘lost decade’ in efforts to protect lives and livelihoods

Al Jazeera

US announces sanctions against Assad cousins over drug trade

US Treasury officials say that the Assad government has used drug trafficking as a source of illicit revenue.

The Independent UK

Deadly fire highlights immigration pressures on Mexico

The fire that killed at least 40 people at an immigration detention center in Mexico happened as Western hemisphere countries face pressure to address the extraordinary number of people fleeing their homes

The Conversation

Why is Canada rejecting evidence of Israeli apartheid against Palestinians?

For the past two months, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have been demonstrating against proposed judicial reforms by the country’s new far right-wing government that could seriously threaten their human rights.

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Space Activists Take Action At United Nations Conference To Reduce Lunar Tensions

A group of researchers and non-profits have released an open document asking leaders to urgently fill the void in lunar policy.

The Conversation

Ukraine: reporter's notes from WWII shows how Russia used claims of fascism to stem independence

Alongside the horrors of the war in Ukraine, many in the west have been confused by the insistence from Russian president Vladimir Putin that he is trying to free the country from “Nazi control”, accusing his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his supporters of crimes against the people of Ukraine.

The Conversation

Four global problems that will be aggravated by the UK's recent cuts to international aid

UK economic forecasts have improved markedly since the September 2022 mini-budget. The economic recession may now be more shallow and public borrowing lower than previously expected.

The Independent UK

UN hears Africa, its Sahel region, are new terrorism targets

African nations are calling on the world to pay attention to how terrorism is targeting their continent, particularly its Sahel region

Daily Mirror

'I set the record for most countries visited in a wheelchair in a single year'

Renee Bruns from Atlanta, Georgia visited a Guinness World Record breaking 55 countries in a single year, and has plans to make trips to Argentina and Madagascar soon

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Revises COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Omicron-Era

The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. The UN agency said…

The Guardian - UK

Will an Oasis reunion finally happen – and do we really need it?

Recent proclamations by the Gallagher brothers have convinced some that re-forming is no longer unthinkable. Here we present the case for and against

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