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Venezuela and US edge toward war footing − but domestic concerns, international risks may hold Washington back

For many in Venezuela, the question is no longer whether tensions with Washington will reach a boiling point – they already have. Rather, the big unknown now is whether the U.S. will follow up on threats and the sinking of drug boats with something more drastic: direct military engagement or…

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Greta Thunberg fires back at Donald Trump’s climate change claims

Greta Thunberg fired back at Donald Trump after the US president decried climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” in his address to the United Nations General Assembly this week.

The Independent UK

Trump’s disapproval among Republicans hits double digits for the first time

Trump’s disapproval rating among registered Republicans has reached double digits for the first time, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll

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At least 44 people killed in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for ceasefire

The attacks came just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his country "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza while addressing other world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

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'Lay down your arms' and free hostages now, Israel's PM Netanyahu tells Hamas at UNGA

Netanyahu also held up a map showing what he called "the curse of Iran's terror axis," saying much of Tehran's proxies had been decimated by Israel's military.

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Israel's Netanyahu to address UN as pressure over Gaza mounts

The Israeli leader is set to address the United Nations after a number of Western countries formally recognised Palestinian statehood, adding growing pressure on the leader to end the war in Gaza.

Euronews

In swipe at Trump, Brazil’s Lula tells UN that organized crime is not terrorism

Much of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s address at the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly was expected.

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After his medical advice on Tylenol, Trump’s now an environmental scientist, calling climate change ‘a con job’

During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump decided to reinvent himself yet again, this time as an environmental scientist. From one of the world’s most important diplomatic stages, he declared climate change to be “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

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Israel's FM Gideon Sa'ar says Abbas 'continues to encourage terrorism' after UNGA speech

Mahmoud Abbas heads the Palestinian Authority, the government body run by the Fatah party which has partial civil control over areas in the occupied West Bank.

Euronews

At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Western countries recognise Palestinian statehood

Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed Western countries that have recently recognised Palestinian statehood.

Euronews

Uzbekistan's president at UNGA: Building prosperity at home, partnership abroad

At the UN General Assembly, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev showcased Uzbekistan’s reforms and peace initiatives.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump's Europe claims in UN speech

Trump's speech contained claims relating to immigration in Europe, the climate crisis and Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Moldova's prime minister accuses Russia of using country's election to 'take power'

Moldovan authorities have accused Russia of conducting a hybrid war to try to derail the country’s EU path by meddling in elections, illicitly funding pro-Russian parties and running disinformation campaigns.

Euronews

Politics with Michelle Grattan: former diplomat Ian Parmeter on an Israel-led ‘one-state solution’

International politics is centre stage again, with world leaders in New York this week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. On the forefront of the agenda has been the recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Macron Tells Iran President Only Hours Remain To Avert Nuclear Sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program to avert deep sanctions, even after Masoud Pezeshkian insisted his country does not seek an atomic bomb.

Evening Standard

Zelensky: World living through 'most destructive arms race' ever, as Trump says Kyiv can win land back

Zelensky referenced the attempted assassination of President Trump and the killing of Charlie Kirk in his speech to the 193-member body

International Business Times UK

Trump's UN Roast: How Global Media Outside America Are Reading the Attack

Donald Trump's fiery UN speech sparked global backlash, with Europe warning of strained alliances, Asia raising security fears, and Australia pushing back on climate.

Euronews

Colombia seeks criminal probe into Trump over deadly strikes on alleged drugs smugglers

Gustavo Petro tells the UN General Assembly that there should be 'criminal proceedings' over US strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels.

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Somalia says no to Egyptian and Ethiopian peacekeepers clashing on its soil

There will be no "proxy war" between Egypt and Ethiopia on Somali soil, according to the country's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

The Independent UK

Turkish president Erdogan pleas for Kashmir resolution in passionate UN address

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his support for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, 23 September.

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Trump calls climate change a 'con job' as leaders of drowning nations watch at the UN

Trump called renewable sources of energy like wind power a “joke" and blasted the UN's climate efforts.

The Independent UK

New poll shows 76% of Americans believe Trump does not deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

Just over three-quarters of U.S. adults said the president does not deserve to win the coveted prize

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns ‘Ukraine is only the first’ after Trump turns on Moscow

The US president described the Russian army as a ‘paper tiger’ in a striking shift in his position on the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

'Green scam': At UN, watched by drowning nations' leaders, Trump assails the ethos of climate change

In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental issues

The Independent UK

What Trump said about the UK, Germany, Brazil, Ukraine and Gaza during fiery UN General Assembly address

A combative Trump lashed out at EU immigration and energy policies, delivering remarks that are likely to cause controversy

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