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Niger’s president is warning that climate change is helping to fuel Islamic extremism in Africa’s Sahel region

At Climate Week in New York City, attendees urge global financial institutions to scale back the financing of oil, gas and coal projects.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed world leaders in a video speech

The US and Iran clashed on security and human rights on Wednesday, with Iran's president demanding US guarantees to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the US president vowing Tehran would never get an atomic bomb. Raisi said Tehran wanted former US President Donald Trump to face trial for…

Saudi, US and French representatives have met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the situation in crisis-hit Lebanon, a joint statement said Wednesday. They “expressed their continuing support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, security and stability” and stressed “the importance of timely (presidential) elections in…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on Russians to "protest" the partial mobilisation announced by President Vladimir Putin, which sparked protests in Russia and a fresh exodus out of the country. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race toward solutions to a rising ocean level that will make their countries all but uninhabitable in the coming decades

After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine has taken center stage at this year’s U.N. General Assembly

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN nuclear watchdog and Western powers voiced alarm Wednesday over the safety of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant as Kyiv accused Russia of new shelling.

Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two, as world powers at the United Nations demanded Moscow be held accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine.