The United Nations General Assembly has convened a high-level meeting
on the eve of the two year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Addressing the forum on Friday, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dmytro
Kuleba said his country has been working tirelessly to mobilize
international support for its peace plan,
while Russia maintains it did not start the conflict as it is purely
protecting the rights of Russian speaking people.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations....
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Friday, February 23, 2024
US imposes more sanctions on Russia -- UPDATE (inc Biden SOT)
The United States has announced a raft of new sanctions against Russia, two years after its invasion of Ukraine.
The more than 500 sanctions are aimed at impeding Moscow's war effort, with some targeting people connected to the imprisonment of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died last Friday.
President Joe Biden blames Russia's President Vladimir Putin for Navalny's death, an accusation the Kremlin denies.
From Washington, Benji Hyer reports.
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Sweden and Hungary’s PM’s meet before NATO Vote
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of a vote in Hungary's parliament to ratify Sweden's membership of NATO. The two leaders announced the signing of a defense agreement which includes Hungary's purchase of four fighter jets from Sweden.
Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.
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Big turnout for early voting in South Carolina U.S. GOP primary with Haley vs. Trump
The first Republican primary in the South of the U.S. for a Presidential nomination is happening on Saturday.
205,000 people have already turned up to vote early for either former President Donald Trump or Nikki Haley the former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina, from where Caroline Malone reports.
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GERMAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS
The German Parliament has voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis.
Under the new laws, people aged 18 and above will be able to grow marijuana in their homes or together in social clubs - but tight restrictions remain on purchasing it - with the government aiming to demonetize the country's black market.
Trent Murray has more from Berlin.
Trent Murray has more from Berlin.
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US announces new sanctions on Russia: two year anniv of Ukraine war
The United States has announced a raft of new sanctions against Russia, two years after its invasion of Ukraine.
The more than 500 sanctions are aimed at impeding Moscow's war effort, with some targeting people connected to the imprisonment of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died last Friday.
US President Joe Biden blames Russia's President Vladimir Putin for Navalny's death, an accusation the Kremlin denies.
Benji Hyer reports.
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WORSENING DRC HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
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Aid agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have expressed concern about the escalating conflict in the country's east that has forced more than 135,000 people to flee their homes. Humanitarian organisations say the displaced people are living in unimaginable conditions without food, water and toilet facilities posing serious consequences for their health and safety. Chris Ocamringa has more from the DRC capital Kinshasa.
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Young People Protest Rising Cost of Living in Nigeria
Young people in northern Nigeria have protested the hike in the cost of living in the country, with some threatening to join insurgent groups if the government fails to improve on the situation.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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Israeli hostage talks expected in Paris on Friday
Senior officials from the US, Egypt, Qatar and Israel are expected to hold talks in Paris on Friday on a potential ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza. Israel had called the original offer "delusional" but as Toni Waterman explains from Paris, momentum to close the deal is growing.
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Private Company Lands Craft On The Moon
An American company has become the first private firm to land a spacecraft on the moon, when the Odysseus craft touched down near the lunar south pole.
Houston based Intuitive Machines are the company behind the project, which marks the first time in 50 years that an American craft has landed on the moon.
It's widely believed that a manned lunar mission is likely toward the end of the decade.
Odysseus is carrying a number of experiments for NASA and others, but the landing almost ended in disaster - as the astronomer and science writer Dr David Whitehouse explains.
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Ugandan Court Sentences 100 Women to Community Work for Sending Children to Beg
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A court in Uganda has sentenced at least a hundred women to one month of community service for sending their children to beg on the streets of the Capital.
The Kampala City Authority Court also ordered that they be sent back to their home district in the North East of the country where they will serve their sentence.
A court in Uganda has sentenced at least a hundred women to one month of community service for sending their children to beg on the streets of the Capital.
The Kampala City Authority Court also ordered that they be sent back to their home district in the North East of the country where they will serve their sentence.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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A Russian skier dies in an avalanche in India's Jammu and Kashmir region
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This is peak tourism season for the ski resort town, with both amateur and professional skiers arriving there in large numbers.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
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India's PM Modi to launch $1.5bn of projects in Varanasi ahead of polls
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, where he will launch development projects worth $1.5 billion.
This comes as Mr Modi is seeking a rare third term in power in general elections which are coming up in a couple of months.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai
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Protesting Indian farmers observe 'black day'
Farmer unions in India say they're marking Friday as a 'black day' to protest the death of a farmer in this week's protests.
Thousands of protesting farmers have for nearly two weeks been attempting to march towards New Delhi. But they've been held off by security officials 200 kilometers away from the capital with tear gas shells, rubber bullets and water cannons.
Farmers are demanding a legal guarantee for crops sold at state-run agricultural markets.
Neha Poonia has more.
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Thousands of protesting farmers have for nearly two weeks been attempting to march towards New Delhi. But they've been held off by security officials 200 kilometers away from the capital with tear gas shells, rubber bullets and water cannons.
Farmers are demanding a legal guarantee for crops sold at state-run agricultural markets.
Neha Poonia has more.
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Philippines denies China's Claim it Chased Away One of its Vessels From Scarborough Shoals
The Philippines has denied a claim by China that it drove away one of its vessels that it says "illegally intruded" waters around the Scarborough Shoal.
A coast guard spokesman for the Philippines described the statement as inaccurate, adding that the vessel continues to patrol the waters.
Patrick Fok reports.
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S Korea health system strained as doctor walkout continues
South Korea’s health system is under mounting pressure as an ongoing walkout by trainee doctors puts a strain on resources.
The protest is over pay and working conditions as the country looks to lower the entry requirements to medical schools.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
UNRWA chief says the agency has reached breaking point
The Commissioner General of the UN aid agency in Gaza, UNRWA says the
agency has reached breaking point.
In a letter written to the United Nations General Assembly President
on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini says he fears that they are on the
edge of a monumental disaster with grave implications.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York...
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agency has reached breaking point.
In a letter written to the United Nations General Assembly President
on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini says he fears that they are on the
edge of a monumental disaster with grave implications.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York...
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MSF tells UN Security Council "Attacks on healthcare is an attack against humanity,”
The Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières, Christopher
Lockyear has told the UN Security Council that the medical situation
in Gaza "appalled" by the United States' repeated use of its veto
power.
This week an MSF facility in Khan Younis was bombed, six people were
wounded and two relatives of staff were killed.
Lockyear said that the constant attacks on healthcare facilities is an
"attack against humanity,"
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Lockyear has told the UN Security Council that the medical situation
in Gaza "appalled" by the United States' repeated use of its veto
power.
This week an MSF facility in Khan Younis was bombed, six people were
wounded and two relatives of staff were killed.
Lockyear said that the constant attacks on healthcare facilities is an
"attack against humanity,"
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Victims Of The Post Office Horizon Scandal To Be Exonerated By New Law
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal will be exonerated by a new law, according to the UK government.
The scandal saw almost a thousand post office employees wrongly prosecuted as a result of faults in a computer system.
The government says it will aim to clear their names by July.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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US spacecraft to attempt moon landing
A US spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon later on Thursday.
The robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, is expected to touchdown at around 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time.
This will be the first time America has landed on the lunar surface in more than half a century.
Sally Patterson has more from New York.
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