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UN chief urges end to 'era of nuclear blackmail'
UN chief urges end to 'era of nuclear blackmail'
World
by  AFP

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call Monday for the global abolition of nuclear weapons as concerns grow over Russia's threat to use them in the Ukraine war. "Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can hear once again the rattling of nuclear sabers," Guterres told a special General Assembly session on nuclear disarmament.

UK PM Truss under fire as pound sinks
UK PM Truss under fire as pound sinks
World
by  AFP

The government of new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday came under pressure after the pound hit a record low against the dollar following last week's huge tax-cutting budget.

China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
World
by  AFP

China and Russia face possible action by the UN's top rights body following historic draft resolutions against the two powerful permanent members of the Security Council. Western nations have taken unprecedented steps against the two giants, despite fears that a failed resolution would signal a shifting power balance and weaken the 47-member council.

Guinea massacre victims await justice 13 years after stadium horror
Guinea massacre victims await justice 13 years after stadium horror
Africa
by  AFP

Countless Guineans have waited 13 years for the trial of former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and others held responsible for an appalling massacre committed on September 28, 2009. "Dadis Camara played a central role in the September 28 massacre," either by issuing the order or consenting to it, declared Human Rights Watch in 2009 after carrying out its investigation.

Ukraine probes suspected mass burial on Russia border
Ukraine probes suspected mass burial on Russia border
World
by  AFP

Ukraine's latest suspected mass burial site is in a shell-damaged and abandoned industrial chicken farm, on a hill near the Russian border strewn with the debris of battle. De-mining teams have not yet arrived at the site outside Kozacha Lopan, around two kilometres (just over a mile) from the border, and the potential mass grave has yet to be disturbed.