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China says protracted Ukraine crisis not in the interests of all parties

An expanded and protracted Ukraine crisis is not in the interests of all parties, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau on the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Cyprus Cancels Meet with Lavrov after EU Says Will Step Up Sanctions

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades cancelled a meeting scheduled with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York after EU foreign ministers agreed to prepare new sanctions against Russia, a government official said on Thursday. The two had been expected to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022

Inside Liz Truss's first flight in the 'hot seat' - still clad in Queen's funeral black

Deputy Political Editor Ben Glaze was at 36,000ft with the new Prime Minister as she lifted off for the United Nations still dressed in funereal black, and fiddling with her fingers

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

Biden and Yoon pledge close cooperation on North Korea - White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reaffirmed their commitment in a meeting on Wednesday to strengthen their countries' alliance and cooperate closely "to address the threat posed by North Korea", the White House said.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Australia, New Zealand condemn Putin threats as "unthinkable"

Australia and New Zealand condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying his threats to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia were "unthinkable" and exposed his justification for the war as untrue.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

Some Russians flee Ukraine conscription as Moscow remains defiant at U.N

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Putin plays the annexation card, pushing the war in Ukraine into a dangerous new phase

A lot has changed since world leaders last met in person at the United Nations General Assembly: a global pandemic, a looming food crisis, economic stress, climate disasters – and, of course, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022

Liz Truss blasts Russia's 'barbarity' and rape in UN speech after Putin's nuclear threat

The Prime Minister addressed the United Nations General Assembly in the early hours of the morning, telling world leaders of the horrors unfolding in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Warnings at UN General Assembly as global hunger crisis deepens

In tonight's edition: A warning alarm is being sounded at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as NGOs tell of a devastating humanitarian crisis. Some estimates say 140 million people in Africa are facing acute food insecurity, with tens of millions on the brink of starvation. Also, flooding…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2022

S.Korea, Japan hold first bilateral talks since 2019, seek stronger ties

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first one-on-one talks on Wednesday and agreed on the need to improve relations dogged by historical disputes.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022