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Where The Princess Diaries cast are now: relationships, famous faces and deaths

As Disney has officially announced Princess Diaries 3 is underway, we take a look at the original cast to see where they all are now - with famous faces starring in the likes of Shrek, Bridgerton and Toy Story

Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022

Former Kenya president calls for urgent intervention in Congo fighting

Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta called on Wednesday for urgent intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the army and M23 rebels has flared again in the last week causing hundreds to flee their homes.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray

Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

UN Warns Against Dangers of Libya’s Partition

UN Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily has warned against prolonging the interim period in Libya, saying it could become even more vulnerable to instability, as well as risk of partition. He urged on Tuesday Libyan politicians to hold the elections “as soon as possible,” telling the Security Council that the UN…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 16, 2022

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

A lawmaker with the German Green party has called for establishing a legal structure to force polluters to pay for the destruction caused by climate change in vulnerable nations

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

Resolution Censuring Iran Submitted to IAEA

The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN nuclear watchdog's board censuring Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, two diplomats said Tuesday. The resolution calling on Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) comes after a report…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 16, 2022

Baby girl born in Philippines is named world's eight billionth person

Baby Vinice Mabansag, born in the Philippines, has been officially named the world's eight billionth person by the United Nations and it comes just 11 years since the landmark seven billion was reached

Daily Mirror · Nov 16, 2022

Analysis-Trump is still Trump and that could be a problem for him in 2024

As he mounts another run for president, Donald Trump by all accounts is still the same Donald Trump - aggrieved, petulant and tunnel-focused on his political standing. It's the electoral landscape around him that has changed.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

Polish incident attempt to provoke direct military clash between NATO and Russia - Russian mission to UN

The incident in Poland, a blast in a village near the border with Ukraine that killed two people, is an attempt to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO, the head of the permanent mission of Russia to the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 16, 2022

‘Without enough Latvians, we won’t be Latvia’: eastern Europe’s shrinking population

Latvia’s population is 30% smaller than it was in 1990 and by 2050 numbers will be in decline in over half of Europe’s 52 countries

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022