Trump slams ‘terrible’ Chagos deal despite Burnham bond
Burnham and Trump’s exchange in first face-to-face interactions The two leaders met for the first time in a face-to-face interaction at the UN General Assembly in New York, on Tuesday. The US president has said he can do business with Burnham, even as the commander in Chief used their first meeting to brand the UK’s […]
3 weeks ago
Burnham set to attend UN assembly in New York to solicit Zelenskyy with US missiles
PM likely to attend general assembly after Kyiv meeting The Prime Minister has said he is likely to attend the UN general assembly in New York, from 22 to 28 September, for the first time in his Premiership. Burnham spoke to Bloomberg in an interview, saying he is “looking forward to going to New York […]
1 month ago
UN atomic head warns of ‘extreme danger’ as six new countries look to acquire their own nukes
He said a nuclear arms race was his ‘worst fear’ There is concern that six new countries could develop their own nuclear weapons, according to the UN’s atomic agency. The head of the agency, Rafael Grossi, has expressed concern over talk of “friendly nuclear proliferation” in “a few important countries”. In six countries without nuclear […]
6 months ago
US blocks Palestinian President from attending UN meeting in New York
Palestinian president and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly in New York next month. According to the US State Department, Mahmoud and 80 other Palestinian officials have had their visas revoked, per the BBC. US Secretary Marco Rubio has criticised […]
1 year ago
Archie Battersbee dies age 12 as life support is withdrawn
A series of last-minute appeals were rejected this week Archie Battersbee has passed away after multiple attempts to postpone the withdrawal of his life support were rejected this week. His family have been spending their final hours with the 12-year-old after being told his life support would be withdrawn on Saturday morning. He passed away […]
4 years ago
Men and boys among alleged rape victims of Russian soldiers in Ukraine
The UN has urged more men to come forward Troubling reports from the United Nations illustrate cases of sexual violence against men and boys in Ukraine, a special representative has revealed. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, reports of war crimes have been plentiful, as heard in one instance where a Russian woman reportedly […]
4 years ago