Ukraine Live Briefing: Putin 'Planning To Attack' Nuclear Sites
WEB5 days ago — Latest Developments At A Glance Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on September 25 that he has received reports saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to attack nuclear power plants and infrastructure in Ukraine with the goal of disconnecting the plants from the power grid. Republican presidential nominee Donald ...
UPDATE: COP28, COP29 Presidencies host high-level event to …
WEB2 days ago — HERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF OUR STORY SLUGGED: "COP28, COP29 Presidencies host high-level event to support climate action for peace, relief and recovery" transmitted yesterday. NEW YORK, 28th September, 2024 (WAM) -- On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the ...
Guterres says World edging towards the unimaginable
WEB6 days ago — The planet keeps heating." "Wars rage with no clue how they will end," the UN's top official said. "And nuclear posturing and new weapons cast a dark shadow." "We are edging towards the unimaginable, a powder keg that risks engulfing the world," Guterres said. "Meanwhile, 2024 is the year that half of humanity goes to the polls, and all of ...
US mulls boosting its forces in Middle East - NBC
WEB2 days ago — Washington is bracing for a potential escalation following Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the network says. The US is considering increasing its military presence in the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah political leader Hassan Nasrallah, NBC News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Here's what Putin really meant by updating Russia's nuclear doctrine
WEB2 days ago — 29th September 2024, 04:14 GMT+10. In public, the West pretends not to care about Moscow's rules of engagement, but the reality is very different. This week's proposed update of Russia's nuclear doctrine was signaled well in advance. According to President Vladimir Putin, it was under preparation for at least several months, and probably longer.
UN chief to world leaders: 'We cant go on like this'
WEB6 days ago — United Nations - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders Tuesday that the state of the world is unsustainable. "We can't go on like this," he said at the start of the U.N. General Assembly annual debate. He said there is a level of impunity felt by some governments that is "politically indefensible and morally intolerable."
Ukraine Live Briefing
WEB24th September 2024, 05:45 GMT+10. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western military aid to Kyiv, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees. For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, click here. Latest Developments At A Glance Russia launched late-night ...
Gaza takes center stage at start of UN meetings
WEB6 days ago — United Nations - The war in Gaza and its spread into Lebanon dominated the opening of the U.N. General Assembly's annual debate on Tuesday. 'Gaza is a nonstop nightmare that threatens to take the entire region with it,' said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 'Look no further than Lebanon. We should all be alarmed by the …
Roundup: G20 foreign ministers meet at UN headquarters on …
WEB5 days ago — UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) members gathered at the UN headquarters for the first time on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, focusing on the theme "Building a just world and a sustainable planet."
Western diplomats to discuss Middle East tensions
WEB19th September 2024, 16:06 GMT+10. Top Western diplomats are set to meet Thursday in Paris amid efforts to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza and prevent tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border from spiraling into a larger conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is participating in the talks with his counterparts from Britain, France ...