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UNGA: Abbas blasts US and Israel, calls for Palestinian self-determination

At the UN General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged nations to support the two-state solution. He stated that his people seek a democratic Palestinian state that can coexist with Israel. DW has more.

DW News 4 weeks ago

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REPLAY: Palestinian president Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN on Thursday that Israeli policies no longer just jeopardized a two-state solution but were now threatening the "very life and existence" of his people. Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN’s...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’UE sanctionne Xenia Fedorova, chroniqueuse russe pro-Kremlin déjà interdite de territoire en France

L’Union accuse l’ancienne patronne de « Russia Today France » d’avoir « relayé des discours en phase avec ceux promus par les autorités russes concernant la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine », selon un avis publié jeudi dans...

Le Monde 4 weeks ago

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The French Senate: Old, expensive and out of touch or necessary safeguard to democracy?

France is gearing up for an election this Sunday, September 27 to renew just about half of the Senate's 348 red velvet seats. The French parliament is the country's bicameral legislature. The lower house (the National Assembly) tends to overshadow...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Judge orders White House to restore access to barred media companies

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House grounds, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored.

France 24 4 weeks ago

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EU grid power struggle: capitals push back against Brussels tariff rules

European Union governments are pushing back against a Brussels drive to reshape electricity network costs, watering down plans for coordinated tariffs as the fight over the bloc’s expensive and congested power grids becomes increasingly political.

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Ukraine: Zelensky says Putin 'patient zero' for spreading war

🇺🇦 🇺🇳 Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "patient zero" for spreading war in the region with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president also asked world...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Selenskyj sieht Putin als "Patient Null" der Kriegstreiberei

Der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj ruft vor den UN die Welt eindringlich zu mehr Druck auf Russland auf. Deutschlands Außenminister Wadephul wirft dem Kreml eine Eskalation der Aggression gegen Europa vor.

DW Deutsch 4 weeks ago

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Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, killing civilians, Taliban says

Pakistan launched air strikes Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan in what Islamabad said was a retaliation for a drone attack by Afghanistan's Taliban forces on a border post. A Taliban government spokesman denied the allegation and said Pakistan's...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Venezuela's acting leader promises elections at the 'right moment'

Venezuela's acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections and said the nation's people will determine the "right moment."

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Live: Netanyahu faces UN over Gaza as Abbas set to address assembly by video

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as international scrutiny of Israel's war on Gaza and occupation of Palestinian territory takes centre stage on the third day of the annual debate...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Zelensky accuses Putin of using nationals of 47 countries to fight Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky also warned that...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Pezeshkian tells UN Iran will not be bullied but will negotiate

In his UN General Assembly speech, Iran's president also accused the US and Israel of illegal attacks on civilians as the US delegation walked out. He closed with a direct message to Trump: "Yes they did hit us, but we did not bend the knee."

Euronews 4 weeks ago

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US says wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy sites

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to Russia’s war and Kyiv seeks to shape renewed diplomatic efforts after more than four and a half years...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 23, just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s speech in his address to the UN General Assembly. He opened by showing images of Iranian civilians killed in US strikes, saying they demonstrated the impact of US and...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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Al-Sharaa vows Golan Heights will remain Syrian in UN speech

At an Atlantic Council panel the day before, the Syrian president said he openly told Trump he had no right to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, quipping that the US president should give New Jersey to Israel instead.

Euronews 4 weeks ago

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Hungary: EU Commission wants to unblock €4.2b in funding

The Commission's president has argued that Budapest is strengthening the rule of law with Viktor Orban finally out of office. Funds had been blocked over corruption allegations under Hungary's former government.

DW News 4 weeks ago

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Live: Pezeshkian set to address UN for the first time since US, Israel launched Iran war

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the Iran war. His address comes a day after President Donald Trump told the...

France 24 4 weeks ago

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As Congress confronts AI, Senate lawmakers are shut off from its most advanced tools

While Senate offices have access to chatbots like ChatGPT, they are not authorized to use any of the more advanced tools that are at the center of regulatory talks and public debate about AI safety.

NPR News 4 weeks ago