Sep 22 WATCH: Bolsonaro claims Brazil is victim of environmental smear campaign By David Biller, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defended his administration’s record protecting the Amazon rainforest, telling the United Nations’ virtual meeting of global leaders on Tuesday that his country has been wrongly portrayed as an environmental villain. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: COVID-19 shows importance of international cooperation, Xi says By Ted Anthony, Foster Klug, Associated Press “Burying one’s head in the sand like an ostrich in the face of economic globalization or trying to fight it with Don Quixote’s lance goes against the trend of history. Let this be clear: The world will never return to… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: UN chief says there's an 'epochal' crisis as world powers meet remotely By Jennifer Peltz, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the U.N.'s first-ever virtual meeting of global leaders Tuesday that the world is facing an "epochal" health crisis, the biggest economic calamity and job losses since the Great Depression, threats to human rights and worries of… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: At U.N., Trump faults China's coronavirus response By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump is set to give a prerecorded address to the U.N. General Assembly as he grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, chilly relations between the U.S. and China and ongoing threats from North Korea and Iran — all during… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 6:46 The international implications of new U.S. sanctions on Iran The Trump administration announced additional sanctions on Iran Monday, after declaring over the weekend that all United Nation sanctions initially lifted by the Iran nuclear deal had been reimposed. But that “snapback” of UN sanctions was rejected by much of… Continue watching
Sep 21 'We are not letting down our guard.' COVID-19 is another challenge for U.N. peacekeepers By Sebastian Rich Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that according to the World Health Organization has killed more than 900,000 people globally, United Nations peacekeepers are still deploying around the world. One of those missions is currently ongoing in Cyprus, due to a conflict… Continue reading
Sep 21 Europe adopts tougher virus restrictions as infections surge By Danica Kirka, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The growing push to reimpose tough measures in Europe to beat back a scourge that was seemingly brought under control in the spring contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street in the morning. Continue reading
Sep 21 Russian opposition leader says nerve agent was found 'in and on' his body By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has demanded that Russia return the clothes he was wearing on the day he fell into a coma, calling it a "crucial piece of evidence" in his poisoning. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Alone among nations, U.S. moves to restore U.N. Iran sanctions By Matthew Lee, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday spelling out how the U.S. will enforce the measures, a step that was quickly followed by new sanctions announcements. Continue reading
Sep 21 Amid pandemic, Indian couple runs street-side classes for poor students By Associated Press Veena, a singer and grandmother of three, and her husband, Virendra Gupta, decided to go out to the street and teach the kids so they are not left behind when school reopens. Continue reading