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Top Saudi cleric urges troops to defend against the Houthis, and other Mideast developments
Read full article: Top Saudi cleric urges troops to defend against the Houthis, and other Mideast developmentsSaudi Arabia's top cleric has urged troops to defend the country against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Final results of Russia's election show the Kremlin party won a record number of parliament seats
Read full article: Final results of Russia's election show the Kremlin party won a record number of parliament seatsFinal results of Russia's first wartime parliamentary election show that the Kremlin has further cemented its political control of the country.

Poland halted asylum claims at the Belarus border and now wants Europe to follow its example
Read full article: Poland halted asylum claims at the Belarus border and now wants Europe to follow its examplePoland stopped registering asylum applications from migrants entering from Belarus in March 2025, calling it a temporary emergency measure.

Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate change
Read full article: Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a 'warning to the world' about climate changeA month after deadly floods, Nepal's prime minister says the climate-connected catastrophe is a warning to the rest of the world.

In their words: From across the world, leaders call for action on climate change at the UN
Read full article: In their words: From across the world, leaders call for action on climate change at the UNUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves.

An isolated Netanyahu was defiant at UN as he seeks reelection at home
Read full article: An isolated Netanyahu was defiant at UN as he seeks reelection at homeIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump has cooled as they disagree on how to handle the conflict with Iran.

Rights group says some people it classified as journalists killed in Gaza were militants
Read full article: Rights group says some people it classified as journalists killed in Gaza were militantsThe Committee to Protect Journalists says that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants in combat.

Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century" — so says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform
Read full article: A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reformAfrican leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries.

Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat
Read full article: Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitatMountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are seeing their population grow, but their forest habitat is not expanding.

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended war
Read full article: Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended warRenewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022.

Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party leads in provisional election results
Read full article: Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party leads in provisional election resultsProvisional election results in Morocco show that the Authenticity and Modernity Party has won the largest number of seats in the country’s parliamentary election.

Trump lays out the pomp for Xi but says little about the significant tensions in US-China relations
Read full article: Trump lays out the pomp for Xi but says little about the significant tensions in US-China relationsPresidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship.

US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
Read full article: US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and mineralsThe Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries.

Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'
Read full article: Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power.

Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland
Read full article: Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... GreenlandIn the end, it was all kisses and laughter as U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland.

Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibility
Read full article: Newsom talks climate with world leaders in New York, accuses Trump of abdicating that responsibilityCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
Read full article: Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we createdThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.

Son of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank
Read full article: Son of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in ramming attack in the occupied West BankThe son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States has been gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank.

Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts
Read full article: Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war effortsUkrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts.

Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction
Read full article: Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstructionThe U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'
Read full article: In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States.

Iran's president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments
Read full article: Iran's president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developmentsIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States about their 7-month-long war.

Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as fighters take over airport
Read full article: Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as fighters take over airportRegional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the local airport, causing Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region.

Pakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacks
Read full article: Pakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacksPakistan says it carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier.

A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11
Read full article: A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11Police and local authorities in South Africa say three gunmen opened fire at a house party and killed 11 people including a pregnant woman.

Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests and migration surge to Ceuta
Read full article: Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests and migration surge to CeutaMoroccan voters are choosing a new parliament in an election marked by frustration among young people and high unemployment.

This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stage
Read full article: This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stageCanada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

Trump welcomes China's Xi to Washington with planeside ceremony and extension of trade truce
Read full article: Trump welcomes China's Xi to Washington with planeside ceremony and extension of trade truceChinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
Read full article: This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group saysThis year's powerful El Nino and the record heat it's driving could lead to nearly half a million more heat-related deaths worldwide by the end of February.

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
Read full article: Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see bothWorld leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees in 2027
Read full article: Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees in 2027The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans.

Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on
Read full article: Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags onNATO's deputy commander in Europe is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly reckless as the war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies.

Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit
Read full article: Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summitThe wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist hopes President Donald Trump can help bring home her husband, Youlin Chen.

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award
Read full article: Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book awardMarlon James and Douglas Stuart can become the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were shortlisted for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade.

Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
Read full article: Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensionsThe United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.

Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings
Read full article: Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombingsA Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 267 people.

Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments
Read full article: Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developmentsMiddle Eastern leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly as conflicts in the region continue.

Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy
Read full article: Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islands
Read full article: Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on Indian Ocean islandsBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting.

Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, UN report finds
Read full article: Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018, UN report findsA U.N. report says the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018.















