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Ukraine to dominate as world leaders gather at United Nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict.

Reuters

Flood-hit Pakistan deserves more attention and help

The crippling natural disaster is another example of how the actions of economically stronger and more powerful nations, however unintentional, can have a crushing impact.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN Summit Returns in Person to World of Divisions

The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia. Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all…

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U.N. chief spoke with Putin, pushes Russian fertilizer exports

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports and that he was hopeful a U.N.-brokered deal would be maintained and expanded to include Russian ammonia.

Reuters

UN chief and Russia's Putin discuss war in Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin about exporting Russian fertilizer through Black Sea ports to address a growing global food crisis

The Independent UK

Putin tells U.N. chief he welcomes cooperation with IAEA over Zaporizhzhia plant - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday that he welcomed "constructive" cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog following its visit to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

US Allows Russia’s Lavrov to Travel to United Nations

The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders next week with half the delegation Moscow requested, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Moscow had asked Washington for 56 visas, according to…

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Fears of more flooding as Pakistan death toll crosses 1,400

Flood victims complain that they are without food and ration as authorities struggle to cope with the disaster.

Al Jazeera

Climate impacts heading to ‘uncharted territories of destruction’, says UN chief

As new report warns global emissions levels were higher in early 2022 than pre-pandemic, Antonio Guterres says world ‘way off track’ in curbing global warming

Evening Standard

Climate impacts heading to 'uncharted territories of destruction' -UN chief

The impacts of climate change are "heading into uncharted territories of destruction", U.N. secretary-general António Guterres warned on Tuesday on the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject.

Reuters

Pakistan scrambles to deliver aid as flood death toll rises

Pakistan is scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods in this impoverished Islamic nation rose to 1,422, with 31 more people dying in rain-related incidents this week

The Independent UK

Mexican president previews Ukraine peace plan after criticizing U.N

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said his government would present a plan to the United Nations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, moments after criticizing the world body and calling for it to be reformed.

Reuters

Pakistani PM says his flooded country faces food shortages

Pakistan's prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of floods which have killed nearly 1,400 people in the impoverished nation since June

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels ready to accept ceasefire and AU-led peace process

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the Addis Ababa government to end almost two years of fighting.

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Ethiopia's Tigray Rebels Say Ready for AU-led Peace Talks

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the government to end almost two years of brutal warfare. The announcement was made amid a flurry of international diplomacy after fighting…

Reuters

Pakistan to breach main highway to protect town of Dadu from floods

Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country's Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu, officials said on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

‘Never seen climate carnage’ like Pakistan floods, says UN chief

Antonio Guterres blames wealthier nations, who cause 80 percent of today’s emissions, for the devastation.

Bangkok Post

UN chief laments 'climate carnage' in Pakistan

KARACHI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he had never witnessed “climate carnage” to the degree of the devastation caused by vast flooding in Pakistan.

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The Independent UK

UN chief Guterres visits flood-battered areas of Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres toured Pakistan’s flood-ravaged Sindh and Baluchistan provinces a day after saying the world is obligated to provide “massive” amounts of relief to the impoverished country

WEKU

North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Visits Areas of Pakistan Devastated by Floods

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, as he rounded off a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the disaster. Record monsoon rains and glacier melt in northern mountains have triggered floods that have killed more than 1,391 people, sweeping away…

Reuters

'Global crisis, global response': U.N. chief urges support for flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, calling for increased global financial support at the end of a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the disaster.

The Independent UK

N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is stressing his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States

Reuters

U.N. chief Guterres 'deeply concerned' by new North Korea law on nuclear weapons -spokesman

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by North Korea's new law enshrining a right to use pre-emptive nuclear strikes to protect itself, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

UN chief visits flood-hit Pakistan, appeals for ‘massive’ help

Antonio Guterres makes the appeal as record floods kill nearly 1,400 people and render more than one million homeless.

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