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As the world's diplomacy roils a few feet away, a little UN oasis offers a riverside pocket of peace

Inside, those who administer the world look for peace

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Russian foreign minister lashes out at the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

Russia's top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukraine in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

France 24 · Sep 23, 2023

Who wants to rule the world? I will, says Joe Biden. No, it’ll be me, says Xi Jinping

The US and China are building rival global coalitions as the UN stumbles. Tackling collective challenges will be harder in a fragmented world

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

‘The climate is visiting a mental unravelling on all of us’: Charlie Hertzog Young on the dangers of activism – and staying sane on a dying planet

The teenage campaigner took politicians to task about the environment – but their apathy contributed to a devastating decline in his mental health. He talks about his recovery and the radical ideas we need to save the Earth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

US pledges $100 million to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti

The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions.

France 24 · Sep 23, 2023

Pakistan's prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is 'absolutely absurd'

Pakistan’s interim prime minister says he expects elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for vacating occupied areas, action against terrorism

India has hit out at Pakistan after the country's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar predictably raised the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 23, 2023

Niger junta accuses UN chief of 'obstructing' their participation in General Assembly

Niger's coup leaders accused the head of the United Nations on Friday of obstructing their participation in the body's General Assembly, saying it was "likely to undermine any effort to end the crisis in our country".

France 24 · Sep 23, 2023

Nikki Haley's approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics

Nikki Haley is gaining attention in the GOP race with her calls for “consensus” around abortion, an unusual tone in a campaign where Republican White House hopefuls often prefer to highlight their eagerness to fight President Joe Biden and other Democrats

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

As the world's problems grow more challenging, the head of the United Nations gets bleaker

At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the United Nations chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023