U.N. General Assembly Updates: Zelensky Appeals for Arms to Fight Russia After Trump Signals Shift on War
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
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South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid
“We were not there to settle down as permanent workers,” said Nate Cho, who had been arrested in the raid in Ellabell, Ga. He was photographed near his home in Seoul, on Tuesday.
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Typhoon Ragasa Slams Into China After Deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines
Strong winds pummeled a bus stop in the Heng Fa Chuen area as Typhoon Ragasa blew past Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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Israeli Strike Kills Gazans Sheltering in Warehouse, Local Reports Say
Mourners at Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday carrying the bodies of people who medics said were killed in an overnight Israeli strike.
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A Curator Flees Bangkok After China Deems His Art Show Too Provocative
An installation at the “Constellation of Complicity” exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center after its July opening. Flags representing Tibet and the Uyghur people were later removed.
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Ukrainians Are Grateful but Skeptical After Trump’s Turnabout on the War
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump in New York on Tuesday. Just months ago, Mr. Trump berated Mr. Zelensky in the Oval Office, telling him he had “no cards” to play.
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Malawi President Concedes Election to His Predecessor
President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi won the last election in 2020, after a court ordered that the original vote the year before had to be rerun.
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Typhoon Ragasa Tears Through Guangfu in Taiwan, Killing at Least 17
Rescuing a resident in Hualien, Taiwan, on Wednesday.
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U.K. Endures a Trump Scolding at U.N., Days After Lavish State Visit
President Trump with Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and King Charles III at a state banquet at Windsor Castle last week.
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Small Plane Crashes in Brazil, Killing Chinese Architect
Kongjian Yu at his office in Beijing in 2022. He is known for the concept of sponge cities, an urban planning model that harnesses natural landscapes to protect towns and cities from the effects of climate change.
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The Many Faces of Syria’s President, Ahmed al-Shara
On Wednesday, Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected to become the first Syrian leader to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.
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Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
Errol Musk, who has at least nine children and stepchildren, at his home in South Africa in 2022.
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U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say
Many chronic illnesses are tied to the mounting consumption of highly processed food and sugary drinks that have become increasingly affordable, especially in low and middle-income countries.
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Zelensky Issues Call to Arms, Saying Global Institutions Have Failed
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged free nations to join together to combat the forces of global disorder.
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President Ahmed al-Shara Plans to Define Syria’s ‘New State’ at U.N.
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria in Damascus in April, after his forces ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad.
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London’s Mayor Calls Trump Racist and Islamophobic After U.N. Comments
Remarks made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, were a sharp contrast to the conciliatory tone struck by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, which has attempted to foster a warm relationship with Mr. Trump’s administration.
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Iran’s President Arrives at U.N. Seeking to Avoid More Sanctions
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran during a military parade in Tehran in April. He will appear on the global stage at the U.N. General Assembly for the first time since the 12-day war with Israel in June.
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Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.
A vial of lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injectable H.I.V. prevention drug marketed as Yeztugo.
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Large Hole Swallows Road in Bangkok After a Subway Tunnel Collapses
A sinkhole in the ground after a road collapsed near a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday.
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Despite Trump, the World Isn’t Slowing on Climate, E.U. Official Says
The European Union climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, in Brussels in July.
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Aid Flotilla Headed for Gaza Says It’s Under Drone Attack
Boats that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla departing from an island in Greece this month.
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From Poland’s leader, scathing criticism of Russian incursions in a ‘dangerous era of rivalry.’
When President Karol Nawrocki of Poland visited the White House this month, Mr. Trump said he was open to stationing more American troops in Poland but gave no details.
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Escalator at U.N. Stops When Trump Steps On, Setting Off Conspiracy Theories
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, arriving for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Trump’s U-Turn on Ukraine Was a Surprise, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
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In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia
Several European officials suspected that by distancing himself from the war, Mr. Trump was washing his hands of a conflict that he once promised to solve in days or weeks.
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Supreme Leader Says Iran Has No Plans for Nuclear Weapon
Tehran in July. Officials from France, Britain, and Germany have been negotiating with Iran over sanctions.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the U.N. General Assembly
President Donald Trump delivering remarks to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Leaving International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday.
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At U.N., Trump Says Green Energy Is a Scam and Attacks Climate Science
President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Israel, citing Rosh Hashana, said it wouldn’t attend a U.N. Security Council meeting on Gaza.
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, said he had requested that a U.N. Security Council meeting about the war in Gaza be rescheduled.
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Sadiq Khan’s Office Rejects Trump’s Comments About London, Calling Them ‘Bigoted’
In a response to President Trump’s comments on Tuesday, the office of Major Sadiq Khan said, “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major U.S. cities.”
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Trump Pushes E.U. to Stop Buying Oil and Gas From Russia
A refinery in Orsk, Russia. The country is one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas to the European Union.
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Trump Strikes Softer Tone on Brazil, Following a Scathing Lula Speech
President Trump said he shared an embrace with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
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Trump rails against clean energy and criticizes Britain for its shift away from drilling.
An oil platform in the North Sea east of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2014.
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Iranian Diplomats Are Barred From Shopping at Costco While Visiting U.S.
A Costco Wholesale store in Teterboro, N.J., in April.
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Trump Claims Again at the U.N. That He Ended 7 Wars. Here’s a Closer Look.
President Trump used a U.N. address to repeat his claim that he has ended seven wars around the world.
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Dozens of Protesters Are Arrested Near the U.N. Before Trump’s Speech
The demonstrators blocked an intersection near the United Nations building in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday.
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Peter Mutharika Set to Return to Power in Malawi
Peter Mutharika, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, reading a ballot at a polling station in Malawi’s Thyolo district on Tuesday.
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Saudi Grand Mufti, an Archconservative in a Changing Kingdom, Dies
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Asheikh, leading prayer at a funeral in 2008.
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Guterres Says the U.N.’s Principles ‘Are Under Siege.’
Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations speaking on Tuesday in New York.
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In Israel, Government Backlash Brews Over Palestinian State Recognition
An Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank, in March. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, said recognition of Palestinian statehood called for “immediate countermeasures,” including the annexation of the West Bank.
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Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family
Alaa Abd El Fattah was welcomed home in Cairo on Tuesday after his release from prison.
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Zelensky to Meet With Trump on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last met with President Trump in August, when he won backing to support Ukraine in a postwar settlement.
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Woman Is Convicted of Killing Her Children and Leaving Them in Suitcases
South Korean police arrested Hakyung Lee in 2022 after the New Zealand police asked for assistance under the terms of an extradition treaty.
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To Understand Ukraine at War, Stop by a Gas Station
Ukrainian flags and the flags of various brigades hanging at OKKO gas station in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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In Rare China Visit, U.S. Lawmakers Call Lack of Military Talks ‘Dangerous’
Premier Li Qiang of China, right, spoke with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Sunday.
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Some Flights Are Delayed at London Stansted Airport After Small Fire
The Security Council warns of deteriorating conditions from the war in Gaza.
Relief, Grief and Pain as Gaza’s Wounded Are Flown to Safety
This Conquistador Changed History. Neglect Haunts His Tomb in Mexico
A Speech and a Shift on Ukraine
Trump Lectures the World at the U.N.
One Million Evacuated in China as Typhoon Ragasa Barrels Toward Coast