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The German and Russian foreign ministers have met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

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Killer robots, nuclear war, and chemical weapons are all part of a doomsday scenario involving AI and global conflict. Experts tell Maira Butt that guardrails are crucial to prevent disaster

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Russian attacks have killed four people across Ukraine as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensifies

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The U.N. refugee chief is urging the world’s divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return

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Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson said the Baltic Sea has ‘never been better protected’ by Nato jets

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Putin could attack ports, transport and communications in a bid to test Nato’s resolve. Experts tell Maira Butt that Nato members must start preparing for the worst

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New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts

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Indian police arrested the foreigners on terrorism allegations in March but later downgraded the charges

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Sir Grant Shapps feels the cuts could indicate Western support for Ukraine is faltering

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Poland stopped registering asylum applications from migrants entering from Belarus in March 2025, calling it a temporary emergency measure

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Governments across Europe are using subsidies, taxes, and policy changes to help their economies, companies and aggrieved citizens weather an energy crisis caused by wars in Ukraine and the Middle East

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Olena Kalynychenko is among thousands missing after devastating floods hit the Nepal-China border

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At least 15 injured after Russia strikes apartment buildings with guided aerial bomb, claims Kharkiv mayor

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The Trump administration is considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials traveling to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana

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African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries

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Lithuania says Russia could try to broaden its pressure on Nato countries through attacks on critical infrastructure including ports or airports

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Officials say that Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least eight civilians

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The two soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region in January last year

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Attacks could include isolated strikes with long-range weapons like drones or missiles, Denmark’s intelligence chief said

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Italy’s Senate has given final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power

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Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was to address the U.N. General Assembly

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Zelensky warns against use of AI in war and calls for ‘energy ceasefire’ with Russia

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President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex

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Canada's top diplomat says her country is embracing its growing prominence as a champion of “middle powers” at the U.N. General Assembly

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Nato's deputy commander in Europe is warning that Russian president Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly reckless as the war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging global leaders to cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities

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All but five of Russia’s 32 major oil refineries have been hit by Ukrainian drone attacks, costing the country an estimated $20bn. Experts tell Maira Butt that Zelensky has brought the reality of Putin’s invasion to the doorstep

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World leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly to address wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar, along with climate change, inequality, economic turmoil and questions about the U.N.’s future.

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Ineos said European gas prices were now 12 times higher than in the US

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There is not much diplomats can agree on these days

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Prime minister pledges to work hard to settle row over Chagos Islands after president slates ‘terrible deal’

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Expulsion of general who was second only to Xi in military hierarchy ‘marks one of the most dramatic purges’

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Officials say Russia has bombarded at least four Ukrainian regions with missiles and drones in that attacks that have killed four people

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Zelensky calls for an ‘energy ceasefire’ with Russia and tells Trump he is ready for a trilateral meeting with Putin

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Trump Truth Social post likens AI skeptics to global warming and climate change warnings from environmentalists

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Leo Correa began working in Israel for The Associated Press following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack and joined the staff the next year.

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World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change

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World leaders are meeting under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week

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Russia turned away independent European observers as critics said there were few avenues for genuine dissent in the country’s first wartime parliamentary elections, Maira Butt reports

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Officials say that Russian drones have blasted Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia

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Wes Streeting is urging the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war

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Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life

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Macron and Trump to discuss ‘energy truce and a moratorium in the Black Sea’

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