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Guterres calls again for detained leaders’ release after Sudan coup (UN News)

Pro-democracy demonstrations continued in the country’s capital, Khartoum, one day after the army dissolved the transitional government and detained civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok,...

Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare (UN News)

Released on Tuesday, the WHO Economic Council’s new brief, Financing Health for All, points to three main actions: create fiscal space, direct investments, and the administration of public and private finance. On public spending, the experts say that easing...

Prague-Based Media Group Faces Fine For Not Observing Requirements Of Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Law (RFE RL)

The Prague-based MEDIUM-ORIENT news agency is facing a fine in Russia for its alleged failure to follow the requirements of Russia's controversial "foreign agent"...

Chinese foreign minister in Qatar for talks with the Taliban (Al Monitor)

China’s top diplomat will be in Qatar this week to meet with Taliban officials. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will head to Doha today and...

Israel, UAE send signal to Iran during Israeli air force drill (Ben Caspit, Al Monitor)

The Israeli air force (IAF) conducted its fifth Blue Flag drill this month, with for the first time the participation of squadrons and fighter pilots from...

Turkish-backed factions outmaneuver Syrian jihadist group in Idlib (Sultan al-Kanj, Al Monitor)

The Azm Operations Room, which consists of a number of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions, recently announced the merger of six FSA factions with the new Third Legion. The new...

COP26: World’s friendliest city set to host climate crisis summit (Alasdair Soussi, Al Jazeera)

It was once dubbed Europe’s murder capital, but this year it was voted the world’s friendliest city. Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and home to one of the...

Petrobras’s stock rises on Bolsonaro’s privatisation comments (Al Jazeera)

State-run oil company Petrobras has seen its stock price trade up on comments from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he is considering privatising the...

Lebanese urge end to ‘campaign’ against Beirut blast judge (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Rights groups, lawyers, and journalists condemned authorities for obstructing the Beirut blast probe by “undermining facts”, accusing officials on Tuesday of leaking misinformation and...

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