Wednesday Briefing: Zelensky’s Warning at the U.N.
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Indigenous group condemns Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s ‘denial of history’ – As it happened
The CLC executive – 90 elected members who represent 75 communities across nine regions – said comments insult survivors of 1927 Coniston massacre. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew repo…
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summit
Ukrainian president says all leaders ‘who do not tolerate any aggression’ would be invited to a peace summitVolodymyr Zelenskiy has told the UN general assembly that Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine and urged world leaders to attend a peace sum…
‘The Fossil Fuel Age Has Failed,’ Guterres Tells World Leaders
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, called on nations to phase out the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Biden vows to lead by example on curbing weapons of mass destruction
President castigates Putin regime for ‘shredding longstanding arms control agreements’ and making the ‘world less safe’Joe Biden has accused Russia of “shredding longstanding arms control agreements” but pledged that the US would “lead by example” in l…
Brazilians applaud Lula’s return to diplomacy as he addresses UN general assembly
Relief in Brazil as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the UN after four chaotic years of rule by the far-right Jair Bolsonaro“Our world is becoming unhinged,” the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned as he kicked off the body’s assembly gen…
UN report urges countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery
UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the pastA UN report calling on countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery has been hailed as a significant step forward by campaigners.The report by the U…
Blinken unveils steps to tackle ‘global threat’ of synthetic drugs at UN summit
US secretary of state announced the formation of an international coalition to address crisis that has ‘an immeasurable cost’US diplomats at the UN general assembly in New York have unveiled steps aimed at tackling the proliferation of fentanyl and oth…
Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks – as it happened
The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on top of the day’s news:Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fr…
President Biden Delivers His Annual Address To The United Nations General Assembly
CBS News: Biden urges United Nations to “preserve peace, prevent conflict” President Biden emphasized unity and global cooperation Tuesday as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Mr. Biden reiterated that Ukra…