Russian Attacks Along a Wide Arc of Ukraine Yield Little but Casualties
Moscow’s forces have stepped up artillery and infantry assaults across eastern Ukraine, trying to improve their position before either side attempts a major breakthrough.
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An Activist’s Flight Reveals Widening Repression in Algeria
Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.
Retired Canadian Olympians call for Russia, Belarus to be banned from 2024 Paris Games
The International Olympic Committee is seeking a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete without officially representing their countries amid calls for a ban.
Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies.
Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law
Prominent Afghans and Iranians say current laws do not capture the systematic suppression of womenA prominent group of Afghan and Iranian women are backing a campaign calling for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime under international law.The …
IAEA chief qualifies claim that Iran will restore nuclear site monitoring
Head of UN nuclear watchdog had said Tehran agreed to restore equipment and hand over dataThe head of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate was forced to qualify some of the claims he made about commitments he had extracted from Iran at the weekend about…
Refugees held offshore plead with Australia to be moved, saying ‘every day is suffering’
Home affairs department’s submission to inquiry is the only one opposing Greens senator’s bill calling for refugee evacuation to AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRefugees held in offshore processing by A…
Your Monday Briefing: China’s Post-Covid Economic Goal
Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.
Review – Building States
Muschik provides an in-depth account of UN efforts to decolonise and state-build post-World War II, offering rare insight into the role of non-state actors.
UN seeks greater refugee support from Canada amid ‘enormous’ global needs
The United Nations is bracing for a further increase in the number of refugees this year, as last month’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria adds to a series of crises.