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One year after the appalling collapse of Afghanistan in August last year into the hands of the Taliban insurgents, the humanitarian crisis in that beleaguered South Asian country has gone from bad to worse.

Bangkok Post

Biden to host food security summit at U.N. later in September

U.S. President Joe Biden will co-host a food security summit later in September while in New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce later on Thursday.

Reuters

UN says ‘credible’ reports Ukraine children transferred to Russia

US ambassador tells UN Security Council more than 1,800 Ukrainian children transferred to Russia in July alone.

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US: Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians forced to Russia

The United States says it has evidence that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia

The Independent UK

An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom

With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts.

WEKU

Editorial: The most potent pressure Putin faces won’t come from the West. It will come from the Russian people

For everyday Russians, the lens into the war in Ukraine is through a camera operated by Vladimir Putin.

Chicago Tribune

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine

The Independent UK

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Biden officials in Illinois this week: Labor Sec. Walsh, Ag Sec. Vilsack, UN Amb. Thomas-Greenfield

Biden administration officials are criss-crossing the nation in August to highlight President Joe Biden’s accomplishments in advance of the November elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Gaza fighting

Palestinian ambassador asks when will ‘enough be enough’ as council members express concern about recent violence.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine War Making 40 Mln People Go Hungry, Africa to Bear Brunt, Says US

The United States' ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit. The United States has secured $4.5 billion for food security at the G7 summit, of which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war making 40 million people go hungry, Africa to bear brunt, says U.S

Reuters

US envoy: Africa trip isn't to compete with Russia, China

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is heading to Africa, saying she is going to focus on how the United State can help Uganda, Ghana and Cape Verde deal with the food crisis that has hit the continent particularly hard — not to compete with China and Russia

The Independent UK

US Envoy: Russia Intends to Dissolve Ukraine from World Map

The US ambassador to the United Nations said Friday there should no longer be any doubt that Russia intends to dismantle Ukraine “and dissolve it from the world map entirely.” Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that the United States is seeing growing signs that Russia is laying the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China accuses US of double standards over relations with Taiwan and Ukraine

China accused the United States of double standards at the United Nations on Friday for challenging Beijing's sovereignty over Taiwan while emphasizing the principle of sovereignty for Ukraine after Russian forces invaded.

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As U.S. defends Ukraine at U.N., China warns against challenge over Taiwan

WEKU

Russia and the West are vying for influence in Africa and Ukraine is a big reason why

Russia's foreign minister and France's president are visiting this week along with visits by U.S. officials in what some say is the most intense competition for influence there since the Cold War.

The Independent UK

Russia wins fight to limit aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months

The U.N. Security Council is headed toward approval of a U.N. resolution Tuesday to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest

The Independent UK

West bows to Russian call for 6-months aid to Syrian rebels

Supporters of a one-year extension of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest have given in to Russia's demand for a six month extension, paving the way for approval of a UN resolution on Tuesday

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GOP resists Democrats’ push for more UN funding despite China’s growing influence

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are working in an unusually bipartisan manner to boost federal funding across the government’s spate of defense, technology and international development programs — all in the name of pushing back against long-term strategic security threats emanating from China.

The Independent UK

UN sets new meeting amid impasse on aid to Syria's northwest

The U.N. Security Council has called a meeting for Friday after having to put off a vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey when no compromise could be reach on how long it would run

The Independent UK

UN delays vote on aid to Syria's northwest from Turkey

The U.N. Security Council has delayed an expected vote on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey after failing to reach a compromise

Reuters

U.N. Security Council feuds over how long to extend Syria aid from Turkey

The United Nations Security Council appeared headed toward a showdown on Friday over whether to allow U.N. aid deliveries from Turkey to some 4 million people in opposition-controlled northwest Syria to continue for six months or one year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Pressure into Renewal of Humanitarian Aid to Syria

Four Republican and Democratic lawmakers sent Thursday a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to continue to exert diplomatic pressure in favor of continued humanitarian access to the Syrians dependent on life-saving assistance.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Stresses it Won’t ‘Remain Silent’ over Attacks from Syria

Turkey informed the United States it is committed to taking necessary measures against “terrorist organizations” threatening its national security, and that it will not tolerate the escalation of attacks against Turkish territory from the areas controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says It’s ‘Funny’ that US Warned against Using Ukraine in Talks on Syria Aid

Russia's UN envoy said on Friday he is willing to meet his US counterpart to discuss aid deliveries into Syria from Turkey, but that it was "a bit funny" that she warned him about leveraging Russia's war in Ukraine during talks on Syria. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Thursday…

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