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UN chief says world ‘in peril and paralysed’ as summit convenes

At UN General Assembly, Guterres warns leaders that nations are ‘gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022

UN General Assembly: A world 'in peril' as pressures of war and climate hit Africa

In tonight's edition: Senegal's Macky Sall takes to the stage at the UN General Assembly in New York and tells the world there are other crises to address besides the war in Ukraine. Also, authorities in Uganda declare an Ebola outbreak after a 24-year-old man dies of the disease, the…

France 24 · Sep 20, 2022

Morning mail: Morrison committee revelations, occupied Ukraine ‘votes’, Trump legal woes

Wednesday: Documents reveal a committee of which the former PM was the only permanent member met hundreds of times. Plus: how many ants are there in the world?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

Putin cancels much-anticipated Ukraine war speech under mysterious circumstances

As the world awaited what was expected to be a "momentous" announcement over the full mobilisation of the Russian military, the leader failed to appear amid ongoing speculation about a 'sharp deterioration' in his health

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Coalition of leaders: Urgent action needed for food security

Leaders from Europe, the Americas and Africa are calling for urgent action and funding to ease a growing global food security crisis

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

'Chaos' in Russia as Vladimir Putin calls massive national address on war before change of plan

Putin was expected to order the full mobilisation of his country's military which could see up to two million reservists scrambled to join his operation.

Irish Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

EU condemns Russia's plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine, Borrell says

The European Union strongly condemns Russia's plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine and will not recognise the results of the votes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Canada denounces planned 'referendums' in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine

Planned referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine to join Russia are "unacceptable" and Canada would never recognize such territories as part of Russia, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

France: No nation can stay 'indifferent' on Ukraine war

French President Emanuel Macron is admonishing countries not to stay neutral about condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine, and he's declaring that Moscow’s invasion amounts to a new form of imperialism

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Security, not trade, is key to new PM’s hopes of building rapport with Joe Biden

Liz Truss seems to believe a functioning – if not special – relationship between the UK and US can be formed in the battle to defeat Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022