Create your page here
We cannot find results, please try another search request.
photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti
Spanish island's erupting volcano could remain a threat for months
CBS News 22 Sep 2021photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File
Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly in New York
BBC News 22 Sep 2021
The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City. The group's foreign minister made the request in a letter on Monday. A UN committee will rule on the request. The Taliban also nominated their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador ... .
photo: UN / Manuel Elias
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
The Independent 22 Sep 2021
Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day after the U.N. chief issued a grim warning that “we are on the edge of an abyss.” ... The atmosphere was somber, angry and dire ... But Wednesday’s U.N ... “But the solidarity test that we were put to failed us miserably,” he said ... .
photo: AP / Ian Walton
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Lionel Messi in Forbes’ list of 10 best-paid footballers
The Independent 22 Sep 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot on Forbes’ list of the top ten best-paid footballers from Lionel Messi ... $55 million of the Portuguese striker’s earnings are said to come from lucrative endorsement deals ... .
photo: AP
Turkey sends more troops to Syria before Erdogan's visit to Russia
The National 22 Sep 2021
Turkey has sent more troops to north-western Syria as it prepares for a critical meeting with the leaders of Russia and Iran next week, signalling its determination to continue blocking an assault on one of the Syrian war’s last front lines ... Iran is also a supporter of the Syrian regime ... Turkey talks with UN over returning Syrian refugees ... .
photo: AP / Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/ Young Journalists Club
Iranian president says his country ‘does not trust’ US govt’s promises
The Siasat Daily 22 Sep 2021
... the form of violating the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, referring to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal) and was followed by the ‘maximum pressure’ and arbitrary withdrawal from an internationally recognised agreement, has totally failed,” said Raisi.
photo: US Navy / Trey Fowler
Shots fired at Ukraine presidential aide's car in assassination bid
The Times of India 22 Sep 2021
A volley of shots was fired at a car carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's principal aide on Wednesday in what a senior official called an assassination attempt. More than 10 bullets hit the car near the village of Lesnyky, around 5 km (3 miles) outside the capital Kyiv, wounding the driver, a police statement said ... .
photo: AP / Roman Pilipey
Why China’s Promise to Stop Funding Coal Plants Around the World Is a Really Big Deal
Time Magazine 22 Sep 2021
Experts say the move could mark the beginning of the end of coal as a primary energy source for the world (it’s currently no ... Read More ... Major questions remain including how and when the announcement will be implemented, and whether it will only apply to state-run banks, but experts say Xi’s pledge is a positive signal ... U.S ... Read More ... .
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
Trump Sues New York Times Over Tax Bombshells, Seeks 'No Less' Than $100 Million
Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2021
Former President Donald Trump sued The New York Times, several of its reporters and his niece Mary L. Trump on Tuesday following a series of bombshell reports about his tax records. The Daily Beast first reported the court filing in Dutchess County, New York, on Tuesday ... Trump is seeking damages of no less than $100 million ... .
photo: AP / Alex Brandon
US president warns UK again on peace in Northern Ireland
Anadolu Agency 22 Sep 2021
US President Joe Biden has reiterated his warning that peace in Northern Ireland must not be jeopardized by post-Brexit rules-related tensions. Biden’s warning came during an Oval Office meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ... “I feel very strongly,” he responded to a question about the Northern Ireland protocol ... .
photo: AP / Julio Cortez
An outrage at America's border
CNN 22 Sep 2021
(CNN)A human-rights catastrophe has taken shape on the border in Texas -- and it has happened on the Biden administration's watch. Monday, the nation saw horrifying images of Border Patrol officials appearing to chase and confront asylum seekers, who were largely Haitian, near the international bridge between Coahuila, Mexico, and Del Rio, Texas ... .
photo: US Army / James K. McCann
US top military officer meets with Russian counterpart
The Hindu 22 Sep 2021
The meeting comes at a crucial time in the wake of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan ....
photo: AP / Marco Dormino
Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Victoria, Australia
FBC News 22 Sep 2021
Melbourne has just been rocked by an earthquake, with residents reporting strong shudders, offices being evacuated and tremors being felt as far away as Sydney, Canberra and Tasmania. VicSES says a magnitude 6.0 earthquake – that was 10km deep – has occurred with an epicentre near Mansfield in Victoria ... ....
photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino
‘I’m still alive,’ says Pope, ‘though some wanted me dead’
Indian Express 21 Sep 2021photo: AP / Brendan Smialowski
Macron to Biden: Stop ignoring us and our role in global security
Hot Air 22 Sep 2021
Quel rôle, readers may ask? As it turns out, at least in the Indo-Pacific, France plays a significant role, and has significant resources to commit to it ... — dubbed “AUKUS.”. France was blindsided by the announcement last Wednesday, having been kept in the dark about it by all involved ... On Friday, France called back its ambassadors to the U.S ... .
