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Typhoon Batters Japan with Record Rain, Killing One

Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan on Monday as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed at least one person, disrupted transport and forced some manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to New York, where…

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Raisi: No Benefit from Negotiating with Biden in New York

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday ruled out a meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, before heading to New York to participate at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week. “I don't think that such a meeting would happen.

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Iran president: No plan to meet Biden at UN General Assembly

Iran’s president has left for New York, where he will be speaking to the U.N. General Assembly later this week

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Blinken to Meet Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman in New York

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi in New York on Monday, the State Department said on Sunday as world dignitaries arrive for the UN General Assembly. Blinken and Alimi had last met in July during US President…

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Jaishankar arrives in New York for hectic diplomatic week at UNGA high-level session

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York to participate in the high-level 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly, which kick-starts September 20

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UN chief Antonio Guterres: ‘I hope the ICC can investigate Izium’

Two days before the start of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be able to investigate the alleged massacre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium in an interview with FRANCE 24’s Marc…

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UNRWA: Financial Crisis May Affect Employee Salaries, Operational Projects

Media Advisor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza Adnan Abu Hasna has warned against the effect of the financial shortfall on the agency’s operations. Abu Hasna said that the agency’s financial crisis may impact its operational projects and…

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Israeli, Turkish Leaders to Meet at United Nations

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, as relations between the two countries thaw. Lapid's office said he would travel to New York on Monday night, ahead of an address to…

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EXPLAINER: What to know about the U.N. General Assembly

After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world will once again convene in New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK

UN Summit Returns in Person to World of Divisions

The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all…

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Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change

In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.”

Reuters

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors

The Turkish President, a close ally of Pakistan, had repeatedly referred to the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly sessions.

The Hindu

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan to meet amid dispute over history

The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York in the countries’ first summit in nearly three years amid tensions over history

The Independent UK

Meghan Markle 'puts back podcast after King Charles' olive branch'

The Duchess of Sussex will reportedly delay the date of her next Archetypes episode and has also scrapped a TV appearance

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Meghan Markle 'cancels TV show and puts back controversial podcast plans after King Charles' olive branch'

The Duchess of Sussex has called off her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show and is reported to have delayed the date of her next Archetypes episode

Daily Record

Megan Markle 'cancels' Jimmy Fallon talk show and controversial podcast after King Charles 'olive branch'

The Duchess of Sussex has called off her appearance on the American talk show and postponed the release of her podcast, Archetypes.

The Independent UK

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EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Maldivian counterpart

The visiting Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid thanked India for its strong support to his presidency of the UNGA

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UNGA president Abdulla Shahid meets Vice President Dhankhar

U.N. General Assembly president Abdulla Shahid is on a two-day visit to India

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Maldivian foreign minister arrives in India

NEW DELHI: Maldivian foreign minister and President of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on an official visit.

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Iran Exiles Sue President Raisi in US Ahead of UN Meet

An exile group announced a New York lawsuit against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Thursday, challenging US authorities to take action against him as he is expected to arrive next month for the UN General Assembly. The National Council of Resistance of Iran said the suit accused Raisi of torture and…

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Ukraine leader: The world's future being decided in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president says that “the world’s future” is being decided by his country's war against Russia’s “insane aggression” and tjat maintaining Ukrainian independence is “the security of the entire world.”

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Abu Dhabi Conference Offers Opportunity to Reshape World Food System

The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference 2022, which will be held in the Middle East for the first time in October, offers an important opportunity to reshape global food systems, according to organizers and attendees. WUWM Abu Dhabi 2022 will take place on October 19-20 at Abu Dhabi…

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Iran’s Raisi Plans to Address UN in New York Despite US Sanctions

Iran's ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next month despite US sanctions against him, the government's spokesman said on Tuesday. "The preliminary planning has been done for the president's attendance at the UN General Assembly session," Ali Bahadori-Jahromi told a weekly…

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South Africa calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’

Over the years, the South African government has remained a strong ally of Palestine, supporting its liberation cause.

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