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Ukraine war: latest UN vote shows world wants conflict to end – but can't agree on how to prevent Putin going nuclear

Each time the United Nations gathers to debate and vote on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it becomes more obvious that the vast majority of the international community condemns the invasion and wants the conflict to stop. But what is also becoming clear is that the world is hopelessly divided as…

The Conversation

I won’t sing Bond but I will play him, says Ellie Goulding

Singer Ellie Goulding told us she is proud to use her “platform for good” as she won the Ally Award at the Attitude magazine ceremony in Camden last night. Goulding, right, was celebrated for supporting the LGBTQ community at the fun bash.

Evening Standard

‘Catastrophic situation’: Haiti’s gang violence spurs outbreak of cholera, other illnesses

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When Haiti’s leading infectious disease specialist heard that cholera, the deadly waterborne disease that he and others had spent nearly a decade trying to eradicate in the impoverished country, was back, he was angry.

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Russia's Lavrov calls U.N. resolution condemning Ukraine annexation 'anti-Russian' - TASS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that a United Nations resolution condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories was "anti-Russian" and that it had been achieved using "diplomatic terror", TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia Rejects Dictates, Attempts for Altering Kingdom’s Global Economy Protection Goals

Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, voiced total rejection of the statements issued towards the Kingdom following the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production. An official at the Foreign Ministry stated that the Saudi government has viewed the statements issued about the Kingdom following the OPEC+ decision announced on October 5, 2022.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lenderking, Grundberg Resume Mobilization to Extend Yemen Truce

The US Department of State announced that the US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will return to the region to support UN efforts to expand and extend the Yemeni truce. Lenderking’s return to the Middle East comes at a time when Houthi militias in Yemen have exhibited intransigence. Moreover,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN condemns Russia’s annexation move: How did countries vote?

A country breakdown of the UN General Assembly vote rejecting Russia’s annexations in Ukraine.

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Thailand abstains in UN vote against Putin land grab

Thailand has abstained in a United Nations vote condemning the Russian annexation of four regions of Ukraine, saying the “increased politicisation of international principles” has become “counterproductive” to efforts to find peace.

Bangkok Post

UN General Assembly votes to ‘condemn’ Russia’s ‘illegal’ Ukraine annexations

‘Today it is Russia invading Ukraine. But tomorrow it could be another nation whose territory is violated. It could be you’

The Independent UK

‘Time may be running out’: global debt crisis reaches critical point

Eclipsed by rich countries’ own problems, a crunch a decade in the making is coming to a head

The Guardian - UK

Russian strikes in Ukraine after UN vote condemning annexation of four regions

Russia has reportedly targeted the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv and the region around the capital, Kyiv, after the United Nations General Assembly condemned Moscow's attempted annexation of four Ukrainian areas and Ukraine’s allies committed more military aid.

Radio France Internationale

UN Experts: Finland Violated Rights of Children In Syria Camps

Finland violated the rights of Finnish children left to languish for years in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected militants, a UN watchdog said Wednesday. "Finland has the responsibility and power to protect the Finnish children in the Syrian camps against an imminent risk to their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crisis-hit Iraq Makes Latest Bid to Elect President

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Oil-rich Iraq has yet to form a new government after general elections more than a year ago that were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Khalid bin Salman Affirms Saudi-led Coalition Continuous Support to Yemeni People, Govt

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks with Yemen’s Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Mohsen Al Daari on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed joint cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the military and defense fields. They also highlighted UN efforts to extend truce and alleviate the…

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NATO chief says Russia would cross ‘very important line’ with nuclear strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin would be crossing a “very important line” if he were to order the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday, with Russia set to hold nuclear exercises in the coming days. Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Ankara's booming…

The Times of India

Russia is tearing at the very foundations of international peace and security: Joe Biden after UN vote

WASHINGTON: Russia is tearing at the very foundations of international peace and security, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after the United Nations general assembly overwhelmingly voted against Moscow's annexation of parts of Ukraine.

The Times of India

'Frivolous': India slams 's attempt to raise Kashmir during UNGA Ukraine vote

UNITED NATIONS: India slammed Pakistan for raising the issue of Kashmir during an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Ukraine conflict, saying such statements by Islamabad deserve the "collective contempt" of the international community and "sympathy for a mindset which repeatedly utters falsehoods".

The Guardian - AU

Biden hails UN general assembly vote condemning Russia annexations in Ukraine

US president says vote sends clear message that ‘Russia cannot erase a sovereign state from the map’

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Axios

UN General Assembly condemns Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories

The move is the strongest show of support from the General Assembly for Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

The Guardian - AU

Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry

Science body’s information on shale gas fracking treads lightly when it comes to naming methane’s role in global heating, despite it being second only to CO2

Tribune News Service

UN General Assembly condemns Russian annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions

The United Nations General Assembly condemned Russia’s annexation of parts of eastern Ukraine in a symbolic vote that nonetheless exceeded western expectations for how much support the measure would receive.

The Independent UK

UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused

The United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care

The Independent UK

Intense lobbying ahead of UN vote on Russian annexations

Western nations are engaging in intense behind-the-scenes lobbying for a Western-backed U.N. resolution that would condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions

Miami Herald

US cancels visas, sends Coast Guard ship to patrol waters off Haiti’s capital

The United States has sent a major Coast Guard vessel to patrol the waters near Port-au-Prince in a “sign of resolve” with the Haitian government as gang violence continues to grip the nation, and will impose new visa restrictions on Haitians involved in gang activity, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

ABC News

Minimising tax is legal. A new report accuses Microsoft of doing it on a grand scale

Tech company Microsoft has been accused of hypocrisy, for winning huge government contracts but using aggressive methods to minimise the amount of tax it pays to support public services.

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