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Overweight and weak: On the UN, the 81st session of the UN General Assembly

September 25, 2026 admin

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could have been written off as just another year, with another set of speeches delivered on the global multilateral stage. However, this year, the UN’s annual Summit has a unique sense of urgency. This is UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres’s final session, after a tenure…

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UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

September 25, 2026 admin

The United Nations Security Council. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations Security Council on Friday (September 25, 2026) condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi fighters in a rare show of unity from the UN’s top body. The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, hitting its tankers, seizing…

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Trump, Xi wrap up summit with tea and tour of U.S. archives

September 25, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping drank tea at the White House on Friday (September 25, 2026) and visited the National Archives, capping a three-day summit that showcased personal diplomacy ‌rather than big breakthroughs in economic relations. The two leaders praised each other in remarks while they had tea in the White…

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Sri Lanka adopts controversial amendment raising judges’ retirement age

September 25, 2026 admin

Sri Lanka’s Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party supporters protest near the parliament in Colombo on September 24, 2026 against a constitutional amendment proposed by the government to extend the retirement age of judges. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka on Friday (September 25, 2026) adopted the controversial 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which raises the…

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Full results from Russia’s parliamentary election confirm Kremlin’s dominance

September 25, 2026 admin

Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Election Commission (centre), applauds after reporting the official results of Russia’s parliamentary elections at the commission’s meeting in Moscow, Russia, on September 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Russian authorities on Friday (September 25, 2026) released the full results from the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which further cemented…

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Trump made ‘final decision’ to give Ukraine Patriot licence: Zelenskyy

September 25, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (September 25, 2026) said U.S. President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles, after a series of…

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Iran suggests deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days

September 25, 2026 admin

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas…

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Attacks on commercial shipping in Gulf, Red Sea simply indefensible: Jaishankar as India and Liberia announce ‘group of friends’

September 25, 2026 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during a panel discussion titled ‘Ruptures & Ramparts: Building Bridges for a Changing World’, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (September 25, 2026) listed recent incidents of attacks against seafarers and ships, saying “regrettably” these are no longer exceptional occurrences. His…

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Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft

September 25, 2026 admin

Russian Su-30 fighter jets fly in the international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, September 24, 2026. Photo Credit: Swedish Air Force/Finnish Air Force via Reuters “Swedish and Finnish fighter jets ⁠were scrambled to intercept and identify ‌Russian military aircraft in international ‌airspace ‌over ⁠the Gulf ⁠of Finland on Thursday (September 24, 2026),” the Finnish…

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Pope Leo warns ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

September 25, 2026 admin

Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday (September 25, 2026) that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of Artificial Intelligence, nuclear arms race and other threats to life itself. Pope raised existential questions about…

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