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Western leaders defend slow progress to end global inequality as UN summit starts

Leaders insisted war in Ukraine had not distracted them from sustainable development goals

The Guardian - UK

Libya's avoidable tragedy: What consequences after Derna dam disaster?

After an all-too-avoidable calamity, how to assist survivors from Libya’s dam bursts without lining the pockets of those who failed? As the UN estimates the death toll from the Derna disaster at 4,000 killed and another 9,000 missing, we ask about the years of neglect, the unheeded warning signs that…

France 24

Netanyahu Lands In California For Meeting With Elon Musk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in California early Monday for a meeting in Silicon Valley

Zenger

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With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in hunt for campaign cash

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is getting some fundraising help from Broadway's biggest names

The Independent UK

Ethiopia conflict at a 'national scale' according to UN investigators

Violations of the peace treaty are widespread in Ethiopia, UN investigators said Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Netanyahu: Anti-reform Protesters Helping PLO, Iran

Netanyahu lashed out on Sunday night against anti-judicial reform protesters, saying they were "joining forces with the PLO and Iran” in harming the Jewish state

Zenger

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has warned that an outbreak of diseases in the country's northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis,” with Libyan authorities reporting the spread of diarrhea among over 100 people who drank contaminated water

The Independent UK

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian lines breached, says Ukraine; Zelenskiy to meet Brazil’s president – as it happened

Capture of Andriivka and Klishchiivka has meant breaking Russia’s defensive line, Ukraine general says; presidents due to meet at UN summit

The Guardian - AU

African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun

The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun, under a timeline for the handover of security to the country’s authorities

The Independent UK

Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme

The Guardian - UK

UN Sustainable Development Goals in spotlight at General Assembly

UN leaders are pushing countries to speed up action on lofty list of 17 goals, from ending poverty to boosting equality.

Al Jazeera

Genocide fears in Darfur are attracting little attention − have nations abandoned their responsibility to protect civilians?

Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place.

The Conversation

Well behind at halftime: here’s how to get the UN Sustainable Development Goals back on track

This week world leaders are gathering at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York to review progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re halfway between when the goals were set in 2015 and when they need to be met in 2030.

The Conversation

Libya floods: Conflicting death tolls, Greek aid workers die in crash

The city of Derna in eastern Libya is still digging out and counting the dead after floods struck more than a week ago.

Al Jazeera

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The Independent UK

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly' worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says

An expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine last February

The Guardian - US

London facing 45C days ‘in foreseeable future’, mayor Sadiq Khan warns

Mayor says interim climate report paints a worrying picture of an underground Tube system that is not fit for purpose, and care homes and schools that are too hot

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal

Conservationist Morad Tahbaz among prisoners to be swapped in deal involving unfreezing of Iranian oil money. Plus, has the Chinese economy reached its peak?

France 24

What to expect as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it became Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout both developments, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

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The Guardian - UK

US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal

Conservationist Morad Tahbaz among prisoners to be swapped in deal involving unfreezing of Iranian oil money

The Independent UK

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the UN's top court

Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion is resuming at the United Nations’ highest court

The Times of India

Kyiv, Lviv in Ukraine on UNESCO’s 'in danger' list

UNESCO, the UN's cultural organisation, has put Ukraine’s two cities Kyiv and Lviv on its ‘in danger’ list. The reason behind this is that these cities are at risk from Russian invasion. The news was announced this Friday and the decision was taken at UNESCO's annual world heritage committee meeting…

Evening Standard

Unesco votes to list West Bank city of Jericho as World Heritage Site

A UN conference has voted to list ruins of the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that has angered Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognise a Palestinian state.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine needs help on all fronts: military, civilian and humanitarian. Our will cannot waver

I’ve seen the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people. At this week’s UN general assembly, world leaders must help them, says David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee

Evening Standard

Prince William to meet UN Secretary General during New York visit

The future King is making a two-day visit to the Big Apple to promote his Earthshot Prize

The Independent UK

Architect mourns as iconic Sudan skyscraper engulfed in flames: ‘Such senseless destruction’

Seeing Khartoum’s Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in flames is ‘truly painful’, Tagreed Abdin says

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