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Watch: Biden speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
[The stream is slated to start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden addresses the United Nations General Assembly for the final time in his presidency, with a speech that will attempt to tout his administration’s foreign policy achievements against […]
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North Korea gives rare view of uranium enrichment site during Kim Jong Un visit
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Vladimir Smirnov | Via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for new centrifuges to produce more weapons-grade material for nuclear bombs, state media KCNA reported on Friday. The report […]
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U.S. supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, Reuters reports
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing […]
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Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, attorney general says
Hundreds of Venezuelan people, following the worldwide call of the “Great World Protest”, gather at Manco Capac square in Lima, Peru on August 17, 2024, to protest recent re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. ‘World Rally for the Truth’ a global event organized by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado aims to This rally, follows the […]
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‘A different perspective’: This top marine scientist is determined to resolve deep-sea mining’s murky future
Environmental activists calling for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazilian marine scientist Leticia Carvalho will be the first-ever woman, oceanographer and person of Latin American heritage to lead the International Seabed Authority — and she says it “feels fantastic.” “I am very proud,” Carvalho told CNBC via […]
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Putin indicators bargains with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s developing isolation
In this pool photograph dispersed by the Russian condition agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and Vietnam’s President To Lam (R) toast in the course of a reception at the Hanoi Opera Property in Hanoi on June 20, 2024. Russia and Vietnam pledged on June 20, 2024 to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin […]
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Vietnam reportedly forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze
Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 billion in foreign aid over the last three years and may lose another $1 billion because of administrative paralysis, the United Nations, the World Bank and Western donors told the government in a letter seen by Reuters. Merten Snijders | The Image Bank | Getty Images Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 […]
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UN Stability Council demands quick ceasefire in Gaza
The United Nations Safety Council satisfies on the problem in the Center East, such as the Palestinian question, at the UN headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Pictures The United Nations Stability Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire in between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and […]
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UN Stability Council fails to pass U.S. resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The UN Protection Council votes on a motion for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal vote at UN headquarters in New York, on March 22, 2024. Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-backed draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a “hypocritical spectacle” that does […]
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Entire world's to start with-ever global emissions tax can take a step nearer to fact
Nations at the meeting of the United Nations’ International Maritime Firm in London signed a offer for transport emissions to access web zero “by or all-around” 2050. Ucg | Common Illustrations or photos Team | Getty Illustrations or photos Two months of talks at the United Nations delivery company concluded in London on Friday, with […]
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