EXPLAINED: 33 - The Real Truth

Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New York

Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address

Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was to address the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK · Sep 23

ICC convicts Central African Republic rebel leader of crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted former Central African Republic militia commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of torture and unlawful imprisonment. Said oversaw a detention centre in the capital Bangui infamous for its brutal conditions during the country's sectarian civil war.

France 24 · Sep 23

Nauru tells the UN it has a new name: ‘It has been there all along’

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

New UK agency to tackle Russia’s online lies, Burnham tells UN

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.

France 24 · Sep 23

Killer robots or super intelligence? Trump and world leaders clash over AI

While Donald Trump rejected global efforts to control AI and UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the dangers of handing life-and-death decisions to machines, other leaders called for international cooperation to manage the technology.

Euronews · Sep 23

Erdoğan tells UN that Europe cannot be safe without Turkey

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Erdoğan argued that Turkey is an indispensable part of European security architecture. Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952 but its EU accession process has been frozen for nearly a decade.

Euronews · Sep 23

Trump Tells Banned CNN Anchor 'You Should Not Be Here' When He Spots Her Inside a Secure Global Briefing Room

Donald Trump challenged CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations after his administration barred the network from the White House, amid a legal dispute over press access.

International Business Times UK · Sep 23

Venezuela being ‘reborn’, Rodríguez tells UN – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 23