Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade (e360.yale.edu)
US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Over 5,200 people feared dead, another 10,000 missing after flooding in Libya, officials say (abcnews.go.com)
Russia enticed soldiers to join a unit by saying it wouldn't fight in Ukraine for months, then sent it straight to the front, UK intel says (www.businessinsider.nl)
'We will fight imperialism together', North Korea's Kim tells Putin (www.euronews.com)
Russia’s president and Kim Jong Un are set to explore a range of “sensitive topics” during talks on Wednesday....
We can’t rely on Russia to protect us anymore, Armenian PM says (www.politico.eu)
Russia’s catastrophic invasion of Ukraine means Armenia can no longer rely on Moscow as a guarantor of its security, even as fears grow of a return to open conflict with Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told POLITICO in an interview....
333 million children live in extreme poverty: UNICEF (www.lemonde.fr)
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp slowdown in the fight to end child poverty, with 333 million children still living in extreme poverty, according to a report published on Wednesday, September 13....
Kim Jong-un offers Putin ‘full support’ in Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ with west (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....
Russian airliner forced to land in open field (www.bbc.com)
A Russian airliner carrying 170 people was forced to crash-land in a field after a hydraulics failure....
‘No corridor without Turkey’: Erdogan opposes India-Middle East-Europe mega project (www.firstpost.com)
One of the biggest successes of the G20 Summit 2023 under India’s presidency was the announcement of India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor, but one of the leaders of the group member countries, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been opposing it....
Hundreds buried in mass graves as Libya reels from devastating flooding (www.aljazeera.com)
Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it is feared the toll could spiral, with 10,000 people still reported missing after floodwaters from Storm Daniel smashed through dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods....
Ukrainian missiles strike Russian warships in Crimean naval base (www.cnn.com)
Two Russian warships were damaged after Ukraine launched an extensive assault on a Russian ship repair base in Crimea early Wednesday morning, officials said, in what appears to be Kyiv’s most ambitious strike on the port since the war began....
Putin signals potential willingness to assist Kim as two leaders meet for expected weapons talks (www.cnn.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled a potential willingness to assist North Korea in developing its space and satellite program Wednesday, as he gave Kim Jong Un a tour of Russia’s vast Vostochny space launch site ahead of expected arms talks....
French agency says the iPhone 12 emits too much radiation, tells Apple to withdraw it (abcnews.go.com)
Stolen van Gogh painting worth millions recovered by Dutch art detective (abcnews.go.com)
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says (www.businessinsider.com)
Kitagawa's sexual abuse: the other side of the Japanese teen-idol market (www.asianews.it)
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea (www.bbc.com)
Putin Goes Full MAGA: Welcomes Trump’s Ukraine Plan and Rages About His ‘Persecution’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Frustrated China steps up warship and fighter plane activity around Taiwan (www.theguardian.com)
China has sent a carrier strike group and dozens of warplanes into the region around Taiwan in one of its biggest operations in months. The activity comes as Beijing accuses the US and Canada of “inciting conflict” by sailing through the Taiwan Strait, and as Xi Jinping calls for “comprehensive” military combat readiness...
Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul (apnews.com)
Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge Tuesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put it on the brink of a constitutional crisis....
How Russia drafts migrants to fight in Ukraine (www.dw.com)
Russia needs soldiers, and its authorities are increasingly turning to migrants to fill the military’s ranks. Guest workers from Central Asian countries are often rounded up on the street, taken to recruitment offices and pressured into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. This process can involve threats and...