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Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba says recognition of Palestine inevitable

Ishiba tells UN Tokyo may act if Israel blocks peace efforts

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

First Thing: Trump uses UN speech to attack global body as feckless and pernicious

US president calls for countries to close their borders and expel foreigners. Plus, Kimmel says silencing comedians ‘anti-American’ in return to air

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025

Cheap supplies of HIV-prevention jab for poorer countries hailed as ‘genuine chance to end’ global epidemic

Lenacapavir described as ‘next best thing’ to an HIV vaccine will cost $40 a year for each patient in 120 countries from 2027, funders say

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s daughter Violet makes impassioned plea for Covid protections at the UN

Violet, 19, said she contracted a ‘post-viral condition’ in 2019 and has been advocating for better public health protections ever since

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

South Asian regimes keep getting toppled. This country could be next

Public disturbances over misrule, joblessness and corruption have felled governments in three countries in as many years, but analysts tell Shweta Sharma that the storm is far from over

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Gaza Civil Defence Says Dozens Killed In Israeli Strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City from where hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee.

International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025

AI joins list of global challenges on agenda for UN meeting

World leaders and diplomats are tackling artificial intelligence at the United Nations' annual high-level meeting

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Could peatlands protect Europe's eastern borders from a Russian invasion?

On 26 February, 2022, two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainians flooded the plains around the Irpin River to slow down the advance of Russian troops towards Kyiv. Images of Russian tanks submerged in mud and water were seen around the world. Today, a group of scientists is proposing…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2025

NEXT WEEK: Could peatlands protect Europe's eastern borders from a Russian invasion?

On 26 February, 2022, two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainians flooded the plains around the Irpin River to slow down the advance of Russian troops towards Kyiv. Images of Russian tanks submerged in mud and water were seen around the world. Today, a group of scientists is proposing…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2025

UN Climate Summit gathers momentum in New York ahead of Brazil's Cop30

World leaders gathered in New York are putting climate action under the spotlight, using this week’s UN summit to lay the groundwork for November's Cop30 meeting in Brazil.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 24, 2025