Five Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine ‘return to the UK’ It is understood John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill have been released alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022
'My heart is broken', says mum of Manchester aid worker killed in Ukraine as British prisoners released by pro-Russia forces The body of Paul Urey, 45, showed signs of 'unspeakable torture' after he died in captivity Manchester Evening News · Sep 22, 2022
UK accused of abandoning global south as it fails to boost spending on key fund Liz Truss’s administration becomes only major world power not to raise its spending at UN pledging event The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher review – how social media rewired our world A stark warning about the extent to which Facebook et al distort our perception of reality The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
India discusses cooperation among IBSA countries in various multilateral fora, including UN, WTO and G20 The IBSA has emerged as a key tripartite grouping for the promotion of cooperation in a range of areas. The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
UN-appointed expert says better sanctions on Myanmar needed A United Nations-appointed human rights expert is calling for governments and companies to coordinate efforts to cut off the military-led government of Myanmar from its sources of revenue and weapons, saying life in the Southeastern Asian nation has become a “living hell” for many since the generals seized power last… The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
PM Modi has influential voice on world stage, welcome his intervention: U.K. Referring to PM Modi’s “today’s era is not of war” remark, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hoped that Mr. Putin listens to those voices who are calling for peace. The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
PM Truss weighs UK embassy move in Israel to Jerusalem Media reports say Truss informed Israeli PM Yair Lapid at the United Nations she is considering the embassy shift. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022
Commentary: The US neglects basic human rights for children The U.S. record on protecting our children is abysmal. We try them as adults. Child marriage is still happening. So is corporal punishment and child labor. Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022
Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap with Russia, the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Russia to face further UN pressure as Zelensky urges punishment In the wake of an appeal to the United Nations by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Moscow to be punished for its invasion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Thursday face top Western diplomats, including US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a special meeting convened by the Security… Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2022
Yemeni Government Prepares to Confront Houthi Intransigence The Yemeni government is preparing for all possibilities to confront Houthi intransigence, Prime Minister Maeen Abdul-Malik said, calling for increasing its level of readiness. Abdul-Malik said that using the truce to serve Iran's agenda is unacceptable. He was speaking at the cabinet meeting in Aden, which discussed several political, military,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022
Russia is left an outlier among world leaders gathered at the UN WASHINGTON: The US and its allies got a new chance to cast Vladimir Putin as a pariah isolated on the global stage with this week's gathering of world leaders in New York, even as the United Nations has failed to stop or even curb Russia's war in Ukraine. The Times of India · Sep 22, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022 Russia to Face UN Heat as Zelensky Urges Punishment Russia is set to face direct pressure Thursday at the United Nations over its invasion of Ukraine, whose leader Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the world to punish Moscow. As global leaders convened for the annual General Assembly, the Security Council will hold a special session among foreign ministers called by…
Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2022 At least 17 killed in Iran amid growing protests over woman's death Protests have spread across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police for wearing her headscarf 'improperly'. The official death toll has risen from nine to seventeen, although rights group believe over 30 civilians have been killed.
France 24 · Sep 22, 2022 Ukrainian prosecutors investigate evidence of Russian torture chambers As Ukrainian forces have regained territory in the east, evidence of torture chambers used under Russian occupation has come to light.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022 UN Raises Funds to Salvage the Safer Tanker The United Nations said Wednesday it has raised the $75 million necessary to salvage the Safer, a stricken tanker off Yemen, in an emergency operation aimed at averting a disastrous Red Sea oil spill -- and a potential $20 billion cleanup.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022 Biden Vows Solidarity with Iran Women as Protests Spread US President Joe Biden vowed solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing protests over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. Addressing the United Nations shortly after a defiant speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Biden saluted the protesters while renewing…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 Thursday briefing: How to make sense of Putin’s nuclear threats Putin has mobilised reservists and is threatening to use nuclear weapons, but is he serious – and what is really at stake?
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022 Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan loses genocide appeal Ruling marks the final decision by the court and ends 16 years of work by the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.
Reuters · Sep 22, 2022 Lavrov defends Russia at U.N. showdown rife with anger over Ukraine war Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow's war in Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday as the United Nations warned Moscow against annexing Ukrainian regions and Western ministers called for accountability over atrocities.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Ukraine war – live: Russia-held territories hold referendum today to break away from Kyiv UK foreign secretary warns that Vladimir Putin planning to escalate war
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Drowning island nations: 'This is how a Pacific atoll dies' Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race toward solutions to a rising ocean level that will make their countries all but uninhabitable in the coming decades
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 Ukraine's Zelenskyy lays out his case against Russia to UN Ukraine’s president has laid out his case against Russia’s invasion at the United Nations and demanded punishment from world leaders