Dowden to join Zelensky in criticising Russia at UN Security Council The meeting could see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky come face to face with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
A fractured UN is still notching wins with corporate sector This week, the UN convinced companies to report new nature-related disclosures. Fortune · Sep 20, 2023
Leaders of world’s biggest polluting countries skipping UN climate summit Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, leaders of two biggest carbon emitters, among those not attending summit in New York The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2023
First Thing: Top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely to be junk’. Plus, how lucid dreams can make us fitter, more creative and less anxious The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 574 of the invasion Oil refinery in Kremenchuk put out of operation by Russian strike; Shoigu says Russian and Iranian coperation has reached a new level The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
UK absent from key international statement on climate action Rishi Sunak accused of ‘disgusting betrayal of vulnerable people’ over net zero U-turn as he misses UN climate ambition summit The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
UN Police Detain Israeli Ambassador The Israeli Ambassador was released with the assistance of Israel's security and diplomatic teams. Zenger · Sep 20, 2023
Jordanian King At UNGA: Palestinians Deprived Of Right To ‘fulfill Their Own National Identity’ The region will keep suffering until the world helps lift the shadow of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Middle East Zenger · Sep 20, 2023
Moscow court refuses to hear appeal by detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich This is the first instance of a Western journalist being arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the end of the Cold War The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban government to stop torture and protect the rights of detainees The United Nations says it has documented more than 1,600 cases of human rights violations committed by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities during arrests and detentions of people The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
France’s schools are in crisis – and it has nothing to do with pupils’ dress With poor areas hardest hit by underfunding and staff shortages, the government is using populist policy as a cheap distraction, says Guardian columnist Rokhaya Diallo The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
Senior Tories express unease over Sunak’s intention to roll back climate policies Tory MPs who have championed net zero policies furious at PM’s plans to delay or water down green measures The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
Afternoon Update: communities warned to prepare for ‘tough summer’; gunman shot dead by police; and a dolphin sex scandal Communities are being warned of a tough season ahead as bushfires burn along the east coast during the spring heatwave The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
Zelensky tells UN to not make deals with ‘evil’ Russia: ‘Ask Prigozhin whether Putin can be trusted’ Western leaders have suspected the Kremlin’s involvement in Wagner chief’s death The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Dynamite News · Sep 20, 2023 “Russia weaponising food, energy; abducting children”: Zelenskyy in fiery UN speech In a rousing speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lashed out at Russia, accusing it of “weaponising” food and energy and attacking children during the war in Ukraine reported the New York Post.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says UN ‘ineffective’ in defending borders and should do more – as it happened Ukraine’s president addressed UN security council; Poland summons Ukraine ambassador over Zelenskiy’s grain comments comments
France 24 · Sep 20, 2023 Ukraine's Zelensky tells UN Security Council Russian invasion 'criminal' Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to travel to China in October. The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in a special session on Ukraine at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, where he said that Russia's invasion…
France 24 · Sep 20, 2023 Haftar’s sons rise in Libya’s east, bringing ‘corruption, death, destruction’ Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, has placed his six sons in positions of political and military power. The deadly floods in Derna have seen his youngest, Saddam, rise to head of disaster relief management and the top of his succession charts. For Libyans, it spells more bad news.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Iran's president urges US to demonstrate it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that his country will never give up its right “to have peaceful nuclear energy” and urged the United States “to demonstrate in a verifiable fashion” that it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Israel's Netanyahu to meet with Biden in New York. The location is seen as a sign of US displeasure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to have his long-coveted meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday — bringing together the two men for the first time since the Israeli leader took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Japan's Kishida, at UN, tries to get the global nuclear disarmament effort back on track Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to lead the effort to put the struggling global nuclear disarmament back on track
France 24 · Sep 20, 2023 Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' of peace talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks, though Riyadh released few details on their negotiations to end the war tearing at the Arab world's poorest nation.
Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023 Full text: Zelenskyy’s speech to the UN General Assembly The Ukrainian president used his 15 minute slot to warn UN members of the dangers of not standing up to aggression.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks Saudi Arabia has praised the “positive results” of talks with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks