First Thing: Zelenskiy secures $325m in new US aid on whirlwind Washington visit Ukraine president delivers upbeat message on war progress. Plus, how Murdoch drove the UK, US and Australia to the right The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
French FM Colonna lauds climate commitments in UN address Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, French Foreign Minister Catherina Colonna on Thursday pledged €1.6bn to the UN's flagship Green Climate Fund. Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2023
Attack kills at least two people in Mali’s besieged city of Timbuktu City shelled as tens of thousands of people remain almost completely cut off from world and UN peacekeepers withdraw. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023
Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders Sudan's army chief has warned that the war in the northeast African country could spread beyond its borders if it is not stopped The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 576 of the invasion Zelenskiy speaks to Canadian parliament after Justin Trudeau announces training for F-16 fighter pilots The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2023
Zelensky heads to Canada after Washington in a first since invasion Wartime president will likely ask Canada for additional military support in his surprise visit The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits A new U.N. treaty to protect the world’s oceans was signed by 67 countries on September 20. The Hindu · Sep 22, 2023
European Commission announces €127m aid to Tunisia to reduce migration as rescue groups warn of death toll at sea – as it happened Commission says it is ‘cracking down’ on smuggling networks as NGOs say more assistance is needed from Europe’s leaders The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in the West African nation's hard-hit northern region The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Pope Francis to sound alarm over migrant tragedies during Marseille visit Pope Francis will arrive in the southern French city of Marseille on Friday for a two-day visit that will include a meeting of bishops from around the Mediterranean, a ceremony at the memorial for people lost at sea and a public mass. He is expected to reiterate his call for… Radio France Internationale · Sep 22, 2023
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate efforts A top official of upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong and surprise them with a “course correction” for an ever-warming world The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
‘The least we can do is care for their children’: Libyans rally to protect Derna’s orphans Hundreds of traumatised children are thought to have lost their families in disaster The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
China reiterates ceasefire, peace talks ‘only way’ to end Ukraine war Vice President Han Zheng, a second-tier official, repeats familiar talking points in speech to 78th UNGA. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 UNGA Briefing: Netanyahu, tuberculosis and what else is going on at the UN It’s Day 4 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York
The Hindu · Sep 22, 2023 Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says Canada alleges India's involvement in the killing of Sikh Canadian based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, incl. intel from major ally.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 Tears of joy after Brazil's Supreme Court makes milestone ruling on Indigenous lands Indigenous people in Brazil are celebrating after the country's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023 AI developing too fast for regulators to keep up, says Oliver Dowden Deputy prime minister to urge UN general assembly to create international regulatory system
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 AI advances outstripping global regulation, Oliver Dowden to warn at UN The Deputy Prime Minister will take to the world stage in Rishi Sunak’s place as the Prime Minister is missing the gathering.
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 China, at UN, presents itself as a member of the Global South as alternative to a Western model China is telling assembled world leaders at the United Nations that it considers itself part of the Global South
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 Palestinian leader tells UN there can be no Mideast peace without his people enjoying full rights Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no peace in the Middle East without his people enjoying their “full and legitimate national rights.”
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 The U.N. system is 'sclerotic and hobbled' and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision making at the United Nations
The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023 Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier issued call to arms as US looks to UN to approve Kenya-led mission to stem country’s growing violence
France 24 · Sep 21, 2023 Wavering support? Ukraine's Zelensky back in Washington as critics grow louder Does Volodymyr Zelensky still have that magic touch? The plucky leader who emerged on the world stage as the face of Ukraine’s David-versus-Goliath struggle against Russia is back in Washington to lobby for support after a showdown with the invader at the UN in New York. But this time, the…
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders Haiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring Dominican Republic last week to shutter land, air and sea borders that both countries share