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Don't 'Play Games' With Ukraine, Pope Tells Western Nations

On Saturday, Pope Francis urged the West and its allies to stop playing with the 'martyrdom' of the Ukrainian people in the nation's conflict with Russia, by initially deciding to provide Kyiv with weapons and subsequently considering withdrawing their support....

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Poland Warns Zelenskyy After UN Remarks

Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday warned Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'never to insult Poles again, as he did recently during his speech at the UN.'...

Politics

Sudan Army Chief Warns UN of Regional Conflict Spillover

In an address to the UN, Sudan's Army Chief and president of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, warned that the civil war in his country could spill over into neighboring countries. He called on the international community to apply pressure on the paramilitary Rapid ...

Politics

International Criminal Court Says It Was Hacked

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday that its computer systems were hacked last week....

Crime & Justice

48 Children From Donbas Arrive in Belarus

On Tuesday, Belarusian state news agency Belta posted a photo of some of the 48 children who had arrived in Belarus for a three-week visit from the Donbas....

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UN: 1.6K Abuses of Detainees in Taliban Custody

A UN report released Wednesday claims that over 1.6K incidents of rights violations against those detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan were recorded in the 19 months leading up to the end of July 2023....

Crime & Justice

Global Debt Surges to Record $307T

Global debt reached a record $307T in the second quarter of 2023, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Tuesday....

Money

UN: Crimes Against Humanity Continue in Ethiopia

A report published by the UN on Monday has claimed that war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to occur in Ethiopia — despite the state's government and regional forces in Tigray agreeing to a truce nearly a year ago....

Social issues

UN General Assembly Begins

The UN's annual General Assembly opened Monday, with Secretary-General António Guterres highlighting that the world is facing its highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, as well as high food prices, record temperatures, climate disasters, and unprecedented numbers of migrants and asylum ...

Politics

UNESCO Adds Site Near Jericho to World Heritage List

The United Nations voted on Sunday to designate prehistoric ruins at Tell es-Sultan, a site near the West Bank city of Jericho, as a World Heritage site. The ruins date back to the ninth millennium BC....

Culture

Taiwan Urges China to Stop 'Continuous Military Harassment'

Taiwan's defense ministry has called for Beijing to end its 'continuous military harassment' after 103 Chinese military aircraft were reportedly spotted in the waters separating the two nations between Sunday and Monday....

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5 Americans Freed in Iran Deal Land in US

On Tuesday, five Americans released from an Iranian prison a day earlier landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, following a deal that saw the US release five Iranian prisoners and transfer $6B in Iranian cash from accounts in South Korea to accounts in Doha, Qatar....

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Cuba: G77 Summit Calls for New Global Order

On Saturday, the two-day Group of 77 and China (G77+China) summit concluded in Havana, Cuba, calling for countries of the Global South to have a more significant say in the global governance system....

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Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Sign Sahel Security Pact

Military juntas of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso signed a security pact on Saturday that binds the three African countries to support each other against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression....

Politics

Over 1M Global Climate Protesters to Hit the Streets

From Pakistan and Nigeria to the US, more than 1M climate protesters across over 50 countries are expected to hit the streets this weekend to demand governments phase out fossil fuel burning....

Weather

EU Lifts Ban on Ukrainian Grain Exports, Neighbors Rebel

The European Commission on Friday decided not to extend an embargo on Ukrainian grain exports to five EU countries — setting up a clash with some of those involved....

Politics

ECB Raises Interest Rates to All-Time High

On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised its key interest rate from 3.75% to 4% as it claimed inflation was 'expected to remain too high for too long.'...

Money

Niger: France Reportedly in Talks for Possible Withdrawal

On Tuesday, France's ambassador to Mali and Senegal — citing unnamed sources — announced that France and Niger's military are in talks to “partially” withdraw the 1.5K French troops stationed in the West African nation....

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UN: Sand Dredging is Destroying Sea Floor

According to a new report published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Tuesday, about 6B tons of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, making sand the world's second most widely used natural resource, following closely behind water....

Environment & Energy

EU's Frontex Wins Case Over Syrian Migrant Family

EU’s border protection agency, Frontex, has won a landmark case as a Luxembourg-based EU court ruled that the body doesn’t owe damages to a Syrian man and his family who were deported from Greece before his asylum application was processed....

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Rescue Underway to Save American Trapped in Turkish Cave

A team of around 150 rescuers are working to rescue Mark Dickey, an ailing American researcher trapped in southern Turkey's Morca cave complex....

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G20: Leaders Decide on Statement but Soften Ukraine Stance

In a major diplomatic breakthrough Saturday, G20 leaders managed to adopt a consensus statement for the summit in India, overcoming deep divisions over the war in Ukraine....

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Israel Says Iran Constructing Airport in South Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant alleged Monday that Iran is constructing an airport in southern Lebanon next to the border village of Birket Jabbour to use as a platform to launch attacks against Israel....

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Report: China's Navy Begins Large-Scale Pacific Drills

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has reportedly launched this week unannounced military drills in waters between Taiwan, the Philippines, and Guam, allegedly the largest ever involving an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

Military

Report: Cobalt, Copper Mining in DRC Leads to Human Rights Abuses

In a joint report published Tuesday, Amnesty International and the Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights (IBGDH) warned that the expansion of cobalt and copper mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to forced evictions and severe human rights abuses....

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