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A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took centre-stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to address world leaders on the war in Ukraine that has divided the global body. Biden has urged world leaders to stand with Kyiv against Russian aggression, while also touching on Washington's…

One newspaper close to the establishment says the exchange amounts to the US ‘kneeling’ before Iran.

Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences

"The backlash [against ESG] is having an effect," says Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners.

Unesco report says current plans for tunnel on A303 near to Stonehenge would have ‘significant’ impact on landmark

Prehistoric ruins outside the ancient West Bank city of Jericho have been given UNESCO World Heritage status after a vote of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh. The UN agency says Tell al-Sultan was home to a permanent settlement by the 9th or 8th millennium BC. But the decision has…

Mayor accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘going AWOL’ for failing to attend summit of world leaders

President is slated to speak at the annual gathering in New York City on Tuesday morning

President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly to make the case to world leaders — and the 2024 U.S. electorate — that he’s reestablished U.S. leadership on the world stage

War-time leader has not confirmed if he will stick around for Russian minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks