India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says – Reuters

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  1. India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says  Reuters
  2. India Ordered to Uphold Pakistan Water Treaty, Curb Kashmir Dam  Bloomberg.com
  3. India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan  aljazeera.com
  4. Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling  The Hindu
  5. Court says India must uphold Pakistan water treaty  DW.com
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Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran? – aljazeera.com

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  1. Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran?  aljazeera.com
  2. A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war ends  CNN
  3. 6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent  PBS
  4. Your Iran Questions, Answered  The New York Times
  5. After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched  NPR
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New stability record for Italy’s Meloni may prove fleeting – Reuters

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  1. New stability record for Italy's Meloni may prove fleeting  Reuters
  2. Giorgia Meloni is fusing populism and moderation  The Economist
  3. Meloni Sets Record as Italy's Longest-Serving Government  Novinite.com
  4. Factbox-Meloni's Big Reforms Flounder but Security Bills Flourish in Italy  U.S. News & World Report
  5. Giorgia Meloni, Defying Liberal Critics, Nears a Milestone as Longest-Serving Premier in Modern Times  The New York Sun
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Business groups urge Swinney to scrap ‘ineffective’ food price cap plan – BBC

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  1. Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan  BBC
  2. Scotland's papers: Food price cap warning and abuse victim speaks out  BBC
  3. SNP’s populist gimmick to cut shopping bills risks causing real damage to grocery sector  Mail Plus
  4. ACS calls on Scottish government to rethink statutory food price caps  Talking Retail
  5. Scottish food price cap plans come under fire  conveniencestore.co.uk
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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

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Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination

A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of racial ​discrimination.

Guidance published on Monday by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) said the obligations arose from ⁠a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination, not from the legal standards that existed when the slave trade took place.

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Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee – The Guardian

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  1. Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee  The Guardian
  2. The Secrets Buried Beneath the Sands of Key West  Rolling Stone
  3. UN racial discrimination committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations  Euronews.com
  4. UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade  Reuters
  5. ‘Slavery is not a thing of the past’: UN supports call for reparations  UN News
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Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack – The Times of Israel

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  1. Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack  The Times of Israel
  2. Water restrictions continue into second day as most Israeli desalination plants shut down again  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Five of Israel's Six Desalination Plants Shut as Algae Hits Mediterranean Coast  Haaretz
  4. Desalination crisis explained: what shut the plants, and could Israel run out of water?  Ynetnews
  5. Israel’s desalination crisis threatens 20,000 dunams of vegetable crops  calcalistech.com
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French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

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Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy

French high schools are rushing to put in place a ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens.

Education unions warned that banning mobile phone use in lycées – where children are aged 15 to 18 – would be hard to implement quickly.

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Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

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Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta but accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation.

As many as 141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July. The influx of about 70,000 men, women and children unleashed a political crisis, a humanitarian emergency and reignited tensions within the EU over immigration.

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