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U.N. Secretary-General Faces Backlash Over Antisemitic Rapporteur Controversy

U.N. Secretary-General criticized for not addressing antisemitic remarks by U.N. rapporteur on Palestinian territories. Report promoting hate and violence ...

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Ukrainian President Criticizes U.N. Secretary General's Meeting With Putin

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticizes U.N. Secretary-General's meeting with Putin at BRICS summit, raising concerns over international law and U.N. prin...

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World Update: Ukraine faces prospect of defeat – but the west must ensure a just peace

There’s a degree of irony that countries attending the 2024 Brics summit this week voted to adopt the Kazan declaration (named for the capital city of the autonomous republic of Tatarstan in Russia, where the summit is being held). The declaration’s first clause emphasises that “all states should act consistently…

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Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Navalny widow blasts UN chief Guterres for meeting ‘murderer’ Putin

Secretary general calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine at Brics summit; Putin not denying North Korean troops brought into war. What we know on day 975

The Guardian - AU

Putin does not deny North Korea has sent soldiers to Russia

Russian president sidesteps claims after US said it had seen evidence 3,000 troops had been sent

The Guardian - UK

Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief says – as it happened

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza

The Guardian - US

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Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit

Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against west

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Draft-dodging scandal sees Kyiv’s top prosecutor resign and officials sacked

Andriy Kostin forced out over rash of officials getting disabled status; North Korean soldiers ‘about to arrive in Kursk’. What we know on day 973

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine Criticizes U.N. Chief For Meeting With Putin

Ukraine criticizes UN Secretary-General for meeting Putin at BRICS summit. Geopolitical tensions and economic partnerships discussed.

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Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and Iran

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia

Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972

The Guardian - AU

UN Condemns Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza, Urges Protection Of Civilians

UN Secretary-General condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, calls for protection of civilians and urgent humanitarian assistance.

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The Guardian view on Israel and the UN: undermining a vital institution

Editorial: Countries that espouse their commitment to the rules-based international order must challenge attempts to weaken the organisation

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The Guardian - UK

Giorgia Meloni plans Lebanon visit as fears grow for UN peacekeeping troops

Italian PM demands security guarantees for her country’s Unifil troops after series of attacks by Israel

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: EU condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon

The European Union condemned attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected Israeli allegations that the U.N. was keeping them there to obstruct military operations against Hezbollah

Evening Standard

Israeli air strike on school in central Gaza 'kills at least 20'

Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Nuseirat killed at least 20 people, according to Palestinian hospital officials

The Guardian - AU

Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hezbollah drone attack kills four IDF soldiers as US prepares to send missile system to Israel

Strike on base near Binyamina city is deadliest since Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon, and follows rare US commitment to deploy Thaad battery to Israel

The Guardian - UK

UN mission says Israeli tanks forcibly entered base in southern Lebanon

Unifil seeks explanation from IDF for ‘shocking violations’ while Netanyahu urges peacekeepers to withdraw

The Guardian - UK

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike hours after UN peacekeepers HQ fired on

Two incidents in Lebanon prompt growing concern over Israel’s escalating campaign and the spreading Middle East conflict

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Israel has banned the UN secretary-general. Is this legal – or right?

In early October, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced on X he had declared the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, persona non grata. In other words, he had banned Guterres from setting foot in Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Former foreign policy adviser to three UK PMs appointed as UN aid chief

Tom Fletcher becomes sixth Briton in a row to take up post despite calls for it to be subject to open competition

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Why it’s so hard to kick fossil fuels out of sport

Governments and public relations firms are under pressure to, in UN secretary-general António Guterres’s words, stop “fuelling the madness” and ban fossil fuel advertising or cut ties with the industry.

The Guardian - UK

Reform the security council to make the UN’s role stronger and more meaningful

Letters: Christopher Tanner and Willem van Tongeren suggest changes to enable the UN to play a more forceful role in the world, especially when it comes to warhe world

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