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Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why

Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.

The Conversation

President Zelensky says the world must be ‘united’ with Ukraine against Russia

‘We must be united to make it - and we’ll do it.’

Evening Standard

Biden urges UN Security Council to authorise international mission to Haiti

US president calls for approval of a ‘security support mission’ as Caribbean nation faces deadly gang violence.

Al Jazeera

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Blinken unveils steps to tackle ‘global threat’ of synthetic drugs at UN summit

US secretary of state announced the formation of an international coalition to address crisis that has ‘an immeasurable cost’

The Guardian - US

Live Updates: World leaders convene for Day 1 of the UN General Assembly high-level meeting

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The Independent UK

Syria's Assad to head to China as Beijing boosts its reach in the Middle East

The office of Syria's President Bashar Assad says he will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since his country’s conflict started 12 years

The Independent UK

Biden calls on world leaders to stand up to Russia’s ‘naked aggression’ against Ukraine

Mr Biden said Russia ‘stands in the way of peace’

The Independent UK

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The 27 new Unesco World Heritage Sites for 2023 revealed

In order to join the prestigious list, sites must ‘be of outstanding universal value’

The Independent UK

Operation ‘carte blanche’ : Ukraine’s new defence minister cleans house

Six Ukrainian deputy defence ministers were dismissed on Monday, September 18, a clean sweep that comes just two weeks after a new minister has taken the reins. The fight against corruption is not the only cause of this upheaval in one of Ukraine's most strategic ministries. FRANCE 24 takes a…

France 24

‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

The Guardian - AU

World reacts amid Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh attack

Azerbaijan says it wants to disarm Armenian forces, but global powers decry Baku, accusing it of imperilling security.

Al Jazeera

Mental health among Afghan women deteriorating across the country, UN report finds

A joint report from three U.N. agencies says the mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country

The Independent UK

Russian abduction of Ukrainian children is ‘genocide’, Zelensky tells UN

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took centre-stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to address world leaders on the war in Ukraine that has divided the global body. Biden has urged world leaders to stand with Kyiv against Russian aggression, while also touching on Washington's…

France 24

How was the Iran-US prisoner exchange received in Tehran?

One newspaper close to the establishment says the exchange amounts to the US ‘kneeling’ before Iran.

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Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened

Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences

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Not a single Fortune Global 500 company made a new net zero commitment last year

"The backlash [against ESG] is having an effect," says Sheri Hickok, CEO of Climate Impact Partners.

Evening Standard

Stonehenge road tunnel plan ‘should not proceed without changes’ says Unesco

Unesco report says current plans for tunnel on A303 near to Stonehenge would have ‘significant’ impact on landmark

France 24

Prehistoric Jericho site voted onto UNESCO World Heritage List

Prehistoric ruins outside the ancient West Bank city of Jericho have been given UNESCO World Heritage status after a vote of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh. The UN agency says Tell al-Sultan was home to a permanent settlement by the 9th or 8th millennium BC. But the decision has…

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Evening Standard

Harlem shuffle: Sadiq Khan surprises New Yorkers by ditching limousine and walking to meetings

Mayor accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘going AWOL’ for failing to attend summit of world leaders

The Independent UK

Biden will ‘rally’ member nations to tackle ‘enormous challenges’ in UN General Assembly speech

President is slated to speak at the annual gathering in New York City on Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

At UN, Biden looks to send message to world leaders - and voters - about leadership under his watch

President Joe Biden will use his annual address before the U.N. General Assembly to make the case to world leaders — and the 2024 U.S. electorate — that he’s reestablished U.S. leadership on the world stage

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Zelensky questions why Russia still has place at UN ahead of New York address

War-time leader has not confirmed if he will stick around for Russian minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks

The Guardian - AU

Australia now in El Niño climate pattern, increasing bushfire risk, BOM says

BoM warns it’s likely ‘this summer will be hotter than average and certainly hotter than the last three years’

The Guardian - UK

Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn

Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report

The Guardian - AU

Air defence is Ukraine’s ‘greatest need’, US secretary of defence says, as he calls for allies to ‘dig deep’ – as it happened

Lloyd Austin urges allies to donate whatever air defence munitions they can. This live blog is closed

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