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As major powers act unilaterally, experts say UN faces crisis in New York 

23 September 2026

As world leaders gather in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), experts say the institution is ...

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in sexual assault retrial 

23 September 2026

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, has been sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crim...

Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech 

23 September 2026

In a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has delivered a sharp r...

US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan 

23 September 2026

A group of lawmakers in the United States Senate are seeking sanctions against facilitators of Israel’s controversial ...

Israel’s ambassador to the US says son injured in West Bank car-ramming 

23 September 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has said his son, a soldier, wa...

Board of Peace plans $2.4bn Gaza reconstruction as Israel kills seven 

23 September 2026

The United States-backed Board of Peace has proposed a $2.4bn plan to begin reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, even as Is...

Azerbaijan pardons French national jailed for spying 

23 September 2026

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has pardoned Martin Ryan, a French national who was serving a 10-year prison sente...

Yemeni government in military and diplomatic push to reverse Houthi gains 

23 September 2026

The Yemeni government suffered a significant blow earlier this month when it lost the country’s Red Sea coast to the H...

Syria’s al-Sharaa warns Israeli attacks endanger delicate post-war recovery 

23 September 2026

News|Politics Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has called for Israel to withdraw from internationally-recognised Syri...

Can Ethiopia’s seven-group rebel alliance challenge Abiy Ahmed? 

23 September 2026

Two days after seven Ethiopian armed groups announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Surv...