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Swedish Foreign Minister Urges UN to Embrace Pippi Longstocking's Spirit
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Swedish Foreign Minister Urges UN to Embrace Pippi Longstocking's Spirit

Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) spoke before the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday night Swedish time. In her speech, Malmer Stenergard emphasized Sweden's stance that the UN must work to put an end to the wars that are ongoing in, among other places, Ukraine and Gaza
Gothenburg Book Fair Opens Amid Gaza Controversy
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Gothenburg Book Fair Opens Amid Gaza Controversy

The Book Fair created headlines already before the opening. At the same time, the fair welcomes debate around, among other things, the war in Gaza, according to the fair manager Oskar Ekström
Swedish Minister Downplays Significance of Palestinian State Recognition
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Swedish Minister Downplays Significance of Palestinian State Recognition

The last few days have seen a number of Western countries choose to recognize a Palestinian state. Sweden chose to recognize Palestine as early as 2014 – but Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) is now downplaying the significance of the decision
Netanyahu Heads to UN Asserts No Independent Palestinian State
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Netanyahu Heads to UN Asserts No Independent Palestinian State

Israel will not allow an independent Palestinian state, announces the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before his departure to the UN. Hundreds of demonstrators met him at the airport outside Tel Aviv
Zelenskyj Warns of Historic Arms Race Amid Global Tensions
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Zelenskyj Warns of Historic Arms Race Amid Global Tensions

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj describes his meeting in the UN with Donald Trump as positive, after the American president expressed clearer support for Kyiv. At the same time, Zelenskyj warns of increasing tensions in the world and weak international institutions
Gothenburg Book Fair Renames Controversial Gaza Talks
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Gothenburg Book Fair Renames Controversial Gaza Talks

The Gaza conflict is making its way into the Book Fair in Gothenburg which begins on Thursday. Two conversations have been renamed after strong reactions to the original headings
Israeli Drone Crashes into UN Peacekeeping Office in Beirut
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Israeli Drone Crashes into UN Peacekeeping Office in Beirut

An Israeli drone has crashed into an office belonging to a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Macron: Trump Needs Gaza Peace for Nobel Prize Consideration
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Macron: Trump Needs Gaza Peace for Nobel Prize Consideration

Donald Trump has repeated several times that he wants to get the Nobel Peace Prize. But France's president Emmanuel Macron says that a prize to Trump can only be considered if he succeeds in negotiating a peace in Gaza
Trump Calls Climate Change the Greatest Hoax Ever
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Trump Calls Climate Change the Greatest Hoax Ever

Climate changes are "the biggest scam" that mankind has ever come up with. This is claimed by Donald Trump completely without evidence in his speech to the UN General Assembly
Trump Questions UN's Purpose in Critique at General Assembly
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Trump Questions UN's Purpose in Critique at General Assembly

In his speech in the UN, the President of the USA, Donald Trump, directed sharp criticism towards the world organization, and highlighted what he perceives as his own achievements. Today, just eight months into my administration, we are the hottest country in the whole world, he said
King Carl XVI Gustaf Highlights UN's Impact at 80th Anniversary
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King Carl XVI Gustaf Highlights UN's Impact at 80th Anniversary

The King and Queen Silvia are in New York at the commemoration of the UN's 80th anniversary. It is exciting to have the opportunity to be back, says the King to Ekot
G7 Nations Recognize Palestine Amid UN Week in New York
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G7 Nations Recognize Palestine Amid UN Week in New York

Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and France. At the same time as the so-called UN week in New York gets underway, more and more Western countries are recognizing Palestine as an independent state
Israel Vows to Enforce Gaza Blockade Against Incoming Ship Convoy
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Israel Vows to Enforce Gaza Blockade Against Incoming Ship Convoy

The ship convoy sailing towards Gaza with supplies will not be allowed to dock at the Gaza Strip and thus break Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory.
Over 40 Dead as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive
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Over 40 Dead as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive

At least 40 people have been killed as Israel continues its extensive bombardment of Gaza. At the same time, the Israeli military announces that the heavily criticized offensive in Gaza City is being intensified
Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Address UN Assembly
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Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Address UN Assembly

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa will be present at the UN General Assembly in New York during next week, reports the state Syrian media.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's YouTube Account Removed
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's YouTube Account Removed

A YouTube account belonging to Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro is for unclear reasons unavailable to users.
Gaza Conflict Escalates: At Least 87 Dead in Israeli Attacks
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Gaza Conflict Escalates: At Least 87 Dead in Israeli Attacks

At least 87 people have been killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza on Saturday, reports the civil defense in the Hamas-controlled area.
Trump Warns Venezuela of Severe Consequences Over Migrant Issue
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Trump Warns Venezuela of Severe Consequences Over Migrant Issue

USA's president Donald Trump threatened Venezuela on Saturday with "unimaginable" consequences if the country refuses to accept migrants. At the same time, Venezuela responds to the threats by organizing military training for civilians
UN Chief Highlights Severe Food Shortage in Gaza
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UN Chief Highlights Severe Food Shortage in Gaza

The aid deliveries with food that reach the starving Gaza are far from sufficient and they can no longer be distributed under organized forms, according to Swedish WFP chief Carl Skau.
Gaza's Children Face Desperation Amid War and Starvation
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Gaza's Children Face Desperation Amid War and Starvation

More and more young people who come to the Save the Children's center in Gaza express a longing to die. They used to wish for toys and schooling
Venezuela Urges UN Probe into US Military Actions in Caribbean
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Venezuela Urges UN Probe into US Military Actions in Caribbean

Venezuela accuses the USA on Friday of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean, and urges the UN to launch an investigation into the American attacks.
Mike Waltz Confirmed as Trump's UN Ambassador Amid Military Plan Leak
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Mike Waltz Confirmed as Trump's UN Ambassador Amid Military Plan Leak

Mike Waltz will be President Donald Trump's UN ambassador after months of delays, the US Senate confirms.
Drone Attack Kills 75 at Darfur Refugee Mosque
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Drone Attack Kills 75 at Darfur Refugee Mosque

At least 75 people have been killed in an attack on a mosque that served as a residence for internally displaced persons in the Sudanese Darfur. Their remains were pulled out of the rubble after the drone attack, according to information from the aid organization Emergency Response Room
Traffic Jam in Gaza as Israel Warns Residents to Evacuate
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Traffic Jam in Gaza as Israel Warns Residents to Evacuate

They travel in vans, on donkey carts, on foot – and are desperate. The roads from Gaza City are reported to be packed with Palestinians fleeing Israel's expanded offensive against the city
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