U.N. Chief Calls for Meeting on Amazon Fires… at End of September
The head of the United Nations on Thursday called for a meeting of key countries late next month to tackle the Amazon forest fires, which he called a “very serious situation.”
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Trump Meeting Revives Rumors Kim Jong-un Could Attend U.N. General Assembly
A South Korean lawmaker suggested on Tuesday that, following this weekend’s surprise meeting on the Korean border with U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un may choose to attend the U.N. General Assembly’s general debate in September.
Malaysia Bans Israeli Paralympic Swimmers Entry for Qualifying Event
Malaysia’s decision to ban Israeli swimmers from joining a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics has been called “disappointing” by Olympic organizers.
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun Warns Israel Against ‘Aggression’
BEIRUT— Lebanon’s president says his country will confront any Israeli aggression, the latest volley in a war of words over Israeli accusations of secret Hezbollah rocket sites near the Beirut airport.
Watch – Iranian FM Spews Hate on CBS News: Israel Using Holocaust as ‘Justification for An Apartheid Policy’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif used a CBS interview on Sunday to acknowledge the Holocaust before saying it is no justification for what he called “an apartheid policy in Palestine.”
UN Pushes for ‘Paris Agreement on Steroids’
The United Nations is to vote later this week for a climate treaty “on steroids” – stronger, more all-encompassing and more legally binding than the ailing Paris accord.
