April 5, 2022

*) Zelenskyy to address UNSC Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the UN Security Council for the first time at a meeting that is certain to focus on what appear to be deliberate killings allegedly by the Russian forces in the town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kiev. The discovery after the withdrawal of Russian troops has sparked global outrage and vehement denials from the Russian government. The United Kingdom holds the council presidency this month and announced that the Ukrainian leader will speak at the open meeting. *) Biden calls for war crimes trial against Putin US President Joe Biden has called for war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he will seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. He added that Putin “is a war criminal”. Biden’s comments to reporters came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Bucha. Kremlin has categorically denied the allegations. *) UN urges action to avoid climate catastrophe A panel of scientists assembled by the UN says it's now or never to limit the worst impacts of global heating. The panel says there must be drastic and immediate cuts in carbon dioxide emissions within three years. It's called for drastic cuts to fossil fuel use and meat consumption. The report also said planting and maintaining forests will help curb the crisis. The bad news is that even by following the plan, temperatures are still expected to rise by 3.2 degrees celsius this century, more than double the target set in the Paris Climate Agreement. *) Dozens still missing in Nigeria The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it still can't account for 168 people who are missing after an attack on a train that killed eight people and wounded several others last week. Suspected bandits blew up the track on the Abuja-Kaduna route in Nigeria's northwest. They then opened fire on the train. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But kidnappings for ran