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Russia must face ‘just punishment’ over its invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky tells UN General Assembly

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed world leaders in a video speech

Evening Standard

Biden Vows Solidarity with Iran Women as Protests Spread

US President Joe Biden vowed solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing protests over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. Addressing the United Nations shortly after a defiant speech by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Biden saluted the protesters while renewing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At UN, Russia's war in Ukraine is both text and subtext

After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine has taken center stage at this year’s U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK

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Putin plays the annexation card, pushing the war in Ukraine into a dangerous new phase

A lot has changed since world leaders last met in person at the United Nations General Assembly: a global pandemic, a looming food crisis, economic stress, climate disasters – and, of course, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Conversation

Putin issuing nuclear threats to cover up ‘catastrophic failure’ in Ukraine, says Truss

‘It’s not a bluff’: Russian leader’s chilling threat to use ‘means of destruction’

The Independent UK

GLIMPSES: At United Nations, boats safeguard current affairs

U.S. Coast Guard boats are a familiar presence during the U.N. General Assembly, guarding the aquatic border of the United Nations alongside New York City police boats

The Independent UK

US condemns death of Iranian woman in religious police custody while demonstrations erupt in Tehran

22-year-old’s death sparks backlash against religious laws

The Independent UK

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Canada’s prime minister to host Haiti discussion as UN General Assembly gets under way

As the United Nations General Assembly gets under way in New York, Haiti is set to command attention not just from the United States, which is co-hosting a high-level donor event on Friday, but its neighbor to the north, Canada.

Miami Herald

Macron slams Russian colonial imperialism at UN General Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Russia's invasion of Ukraine harked back to an age of colonialist imperialism.

Radio France Internationale

Biden slams Putin's invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the United Nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the center of President Biden's address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, as the U.S. warns Russia is trying to annex more Ukrainian land.

WEKU

Emir of Qatar: All Welcome without Discrimination at World Cup 2022

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed on Tuesday that his country will welcome the world and open its doors without discrimination during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which kicks off on November 20. Speaking before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At UN General Assembly, leaders condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine

Germany and France denounce Putin’s imperialism in Ukraine, as Qatar, Senegal and Turkey call for peace talks.

Al Jazeera

World Leaders Warn of Divisions over Ukraine ahead of Biden Speech

Ukraine will take center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday as world leaders warned of a new era of divisions over the war and other crises including climate change. US President Joe Biden will address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday as will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the only…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden at UN to call Russian war an affront to body's charter

President Joe Biden is ready to make the case at the U.N. General Assembly that Russia's “naked aggression” in Ukraine is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands

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At UN, hope peeks through the gloom despite a global morass

Hope can be hard to find anywhere these days

Los Angeles Times

Annual high-power UN meetings start with US looking to shore up unity on Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS — The world’s leaders converged on the United Nations on Tuesday for the opening sessions of the body’s annual General Assembly, held in person for the first time in three years, but with twin crises of war in Ukraine and famine in Africa weighing heavily on the gathering.

Al Jazeera

UN chief says world ‘in peril and paralysed’ as summit convenes

At UN General Assembly, Guterres warns leaders that nations are ‘gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction’.

The Independent UK

One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN

President Joe Biden is confronting difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns of ‘Winter of Discontent’ as War and Climate Worsen

The head of the United Nations warned Tuesday of an upcoming "winter of global discontent" from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts as world leaders sought ways forward on Ukraine and Iran. The UN General Assembly, the annual gathering of world leaders that clogs Midtown Manhattan, returned in…

The Independent UK

Africa leader warns of pressure to choose sides in Ukraine

The chairperson of the African Union says that the continent doesn't want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War

Tribune News Service

UN chief gives grim assessment of planet as leaders descend on NYC for annual General Assembly

NEW YORK — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a grim assessment of the state of the planet Tuesday as world leaders descend on New York City for the annual traffic-choking General Assembly, saying nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Meets Counterparts from Maldives, Somalia in New York

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks on Tuesday with his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The officials signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between their countries with the aim of bolstering…

Axios

What to watch for at the UN General Assembly

Biden gave up his prime speaking slot.

WEKU

What to expect at this week's U.N. General Assembly

As leaders gather for the first all-in-person General Assembly since the pandemic, the war in Ukraine is a major focus. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned this is a time of "great peril."

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns Global Leaders: The World Is in ‘Great Peril’

Warning that the world is in "great peril," the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded…

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