Day: September 21, 2023
UN opens new session. Where are world leaders?
Key world leaders are turning their backs on the internationalism embodied by the United Nations. Can the world body retain relevance and efficacy?
Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady for First Time in Nearly Two Years – The New York Times
Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady for First Time in Nearly Two Years The New York TimesBank of England ends run of 14 straight interest rate hikes after cooler-than-expected inflation CNBC’Premature’ to be talking about interest …
Tweets Of The Day
From Russia carrying out its biggest missile attack in weeks in Ukraine to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad’s visit to China, these are the 5️⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/oI3UzClt2j
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 21, 2023
BREAKING: The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation of a Sikh activist’s death that has inflamed relations with India, sources tell CBC News.https://t.co/spz0A88pFl
— CBC News (@CBCNews) September 21, 2023
Azerbaijan has regained control over breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region for the first time in decades, after Armenian separatists agreed to lay down their arms in the face of a military operation.
Here’s what you need to know: pic.twitter.com/aEQNvHOlmH
— DW News (@dwnews) September 21, 2023
Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed Thursday at the United Nations on the heels of a swift military victory in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku, which heard calls from Western nations led by France to provide safety guarantees https://t.co/T4MXnmyPPl
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 21, 2023
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, his first visit to China since 2004 and his latest bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions https://t.co/EhVsjCALks pic.twitter.com/28S3TJGo6P
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 21, 2023
South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe https://t.co/pdvnoydHuC
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 21, 2023
A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety, according to an audio recording released to AP. https://t.co/VMYET3tGcU
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2023
Dozens of nations on Wednesday began signing a first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will quickly come into force and lead to protection of threatened ecosystems vital to the planet.
More: https://t.co/7GM5e3yyD2 pic.twitter.com/LNkRXZS3jd
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 20, 2023
MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks
MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of t…
Panic erupts at Georgia Walmart as man and woman die in murder-suicide shooting
Hiram police chief says female was victim of male assailant and both were ‘younger people’
Post Office knew legal case was likely to bankrupt Horizon IT victim, lawyer says
Inquiry into scandal told company wanted to use Lee Castleton’s case to dissuade others from pursuing claimsThe Post Office knew a sub-postmaster would probably be bankrupted by a legal case he brought but wanted to send a warning message to others, a …
Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again
Judge told disgraced banker Russell Laffitte: ‘No further extensions will be granted’
Keir Starmer says Labour in power wouldn’t ‘want to diverge’ from EU
Party leader says he would not bring in lower environmental and food standards than in Europe or reduce workers’ rightsKeir Starmer has gone further than before in outlining his vision of a future UK relationship with the EU, saying Labour didn’t “want…
Read Rupert Murdoch’s letter to staff as the billionaire media mogul (92) steps down
Here is the full memo Murdoch sent to his staff on Thursday