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US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jun 07 (IPS) – Food crises, economic stagnation and price increases are worsening unevenly, almost everywhere, following the Ukraine war. Sanctions against Russia have especially hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.
Unilateral sanctions illegal
Unilateral sanctions – not approved by the UN Security Council – are illegal under international law. Besides contravening the UN Charter, unilateral sanctions inflict much human loss. Countless civilians – many far from target countries – are at risk, depriving them of much, even life itself.
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The Summit of the Americas is often messy, and this year’s looks to be no different
The Summit of the Americas has a long history of being kind of messy. This year’s summit in Los Angeles seems quite likely to follow suit.
Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report launched on Monday.
UNITED NATIONS, Jun
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face no-confidence vote
The vote follows revelations that Johnson and his staff repeatedly flouted restrictions they imposed on Britain in 2020 and 2021, which stirred public outrage.
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