: First grain ship heads to Lebanon
- The first Ukrainian grain ship to depart since the war began is sailing towards Lebanon’s Tripoli, its final destination, following cargo checks in Turkey.
- US senators are expected to ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland in a vote on Wednesday.
Opec approval of minuscule oil output rise is insult to Biden, say analysts
The Opec cartel and its allies have agreed to increase the production of crude by just 100,000 barrels a day, in what analysts have described as an insult directed at the US president, Joe Biden.
Ministers from the 13-member group and its allies, led by Russia and known as Opec+, met on Thursday at a closed-door video meeting and rubber-stamped an increase in output that is the equivalent of 86 seconds, or 0.1%, of global oil demand.
The minuscule boost from September is understood to be seen as a snub to Biden, who visited influential Opec member Saudi Arabia last month to encourage the Gulf state to increase output to assist the ailing global economy.
Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant ‘out of control’, UN warns
The situation at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant “is completely out of control” and is getting more dangerous each day, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned.
Rafael Grossi said that “patchy” communication from the Zaporizhzhia facility and his organisation’s inability to visit the site were deeply concerning.
“What is at stake is extremely serious and extremely grave and dangerous,” he said.
Living in fear: The corporate staff exposed to corruption by their employers
Mining corporations are leaving employees without support in countries where corruption is endemic, according to activists. One former executive is now in hiding in the Philippines, fearing for his life.
Dominic French* has barely been outside for over two years. The world that he occupies with his Filipino wife and three children is a house with a small garden in a remote region of the Philippines. "We've become pretty good at hiding," he told DW via a video call.
The house is registered in his wife's name, their children only attend online classes, and the family's only trip beyond the gates in the last few months was a dash to get booster vaccinations in May, when they wore masks and rode in a car with tinted windows. Depression and exhaustion have set in. One psychologist has diagnosed his wife and children with post-traumatic stress disorder. "We can't continue to live this way," French said. "It is not living."
ASEAN chair warns of Myanmar peace plan rethink if executions continue
Muslim women in India allege bias in hiring for jobs
Lubna Aamir, 28, is a dentist by training. But practising her profession remains a dream for her.
After studying dentistry and a few years of practice at a government college in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Aamir wanted a better position.
In 2018, the Pune resident started applying for a job at clinics across India through email. She even dropped resumes in person at some clinics.
“I wanted to branch out to what we call the class practice and have an experience beyond local circles,” Aamir told Al Jazeera.
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