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Azerbaijan pardons French national Martin Ryan jailed on spy charges
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Iran’s president says his country’s people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States - live
Masoud Pezeshkian says ‘we have only defended ourselves’ as US delegation walks out during his speech These latest attacks come just hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the UN general assembly, so he is likely to reflect on them during his UN speech later. So far, we have had no public comment from Zelenskyy or Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha. Continue reading...
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
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Argentina president attacks UN over inaction on Falkland Islands sovereignty
Javier Milei says organisation is filled with ‘arrogant parasites’ and threatens to take ‘matters into our own hands’ Javier Milei has condemned the UN as he warned that Argentina would take “matters into our own hands” in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. In a caustic speech at the general assembly in New York, the Argentinian president criticised the UN for being ineffective when it comes to the long-running tensions over the British overseas territory in the south Atlantic known in Argentina as the Malvinas. Continue reading...
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Israel’s ambassador to the US says son injured in West Bank car-ramming
Palestinian shot dead as Israel's ambassador to the US identifies injured soldier as his son.
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US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan
Project would effectively cleave Palestinian territory in half and has prompted widespread international condemnation.
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Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech
Pezeshkian leaves door open for negotiations, while calling out US blockade against Iran in Strait of Hormuz.