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![Meetings attended by the UAE's delegation during the first day of high-level week on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2us_sept20.jpg)
Meetings attended by the UAE's delegation during the...
New York [US], September 20: H. H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Edi...
![Climate crisis needs critical attention: US President](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1biden_sept20.jpg)
Climate crisis needs critical attention: US President
New York [US], September 20: United States President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday the climate crisis needs critical attention, pointing...
![Former student charged over alleged campus stabbing in Australian capital](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20Canberra_SEPT19.JPGG_gDWr1tz.jpg)
Former student charged over alleged campus stabbing in...
Canberra [Australia], September 19: A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged stabbing at the Australian National University (ANU)...
![Australia's Sydney faces 1st total fire ban in 3 years amid spring heatwaves](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/19HEATWAVES_SEPT19_ISWFD5x.jpg)
Australia's Sydney faces 1st total fire ban in...
Sydney [Australia], September 19: Australia's Sydney on Tuesday faced its first total fire ban in almost three years since November...
![At least 5 injured in Japan's Tokyo construction site accident](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18JAPAN_SEPT19_Q8G8Zn9.jpg)
At least 5 injured in Japan's Tokyo construction...
Tokyo [Japan], September 19: Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five...
![Italy adopts tougher migration rules](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/17ITALY_SEPT19_1txuiYC.jpg)
Italy adopts tougher migration rules
Rome [Italy], September 19: In the face of a rush of migrants coming onto Lampedusa, doubling the population of the...
![24 killed as bus falls into ravine in Peru](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/15BUS_SEPT19_h8xVZm8.jpg)
24 killed as bus falls into ravine in...
Lima [Peru], September 19: At least 24 people have been killed and 21 injured in a coach crash in Peru.
![UN chief calls for reopening of girls' schools in Afghanistan](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14Ant%C3%B3nio_SEPT19_c3k6cM4.jpg)
UN chief calls for reopening of girls' schools...
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19: Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General AntonioGuterres...
![Taiwan records 103 Chinese jets around its shores, marking a new high](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13JETS_SEPT19_BduoxZT.jpg)
Taiwan records 103 Chinese jets around its shores,...
Taipei [Taiwan], September 19: Taiwan has registered 103 Chinese military aircraft in its airspace in 24 hours, the country's Defence...
![UNESCO lists ruins as Palestinian heritage site, sparking Israeli ire](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12Israel_September19_G3XfuTt.jpg)
UNESCO lists ruins as Palestinian heritage site, sparking...
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19: The UN cultural organization UNESCO recognized ruins near the ancient city of Jericho as a...
![PM meets UN chief, affirms Kuwait support](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/9Guterres_SEPT19_aLxJv8A.jpg)
PM meets UN chief, affirms Kuwait support
New York [US], September 19: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister...
![S. Korea opposition leader hospitalised after hunger strike](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8KOREA_SEPT19_1EZs3VW.jpg)
S. Korea opposition leader hospitalised after hunger strike
Seoul [South Korea], September 19:South Korea's main opposition leader was hospitalised on Monday, days into a hunger strike in protest...
![Ukraine says it breached Russian lines](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7UKRAINE_SEPT19_GeSEc6m.jpg)
Ukraine says it breached Russian lines
Kiev [Ukraine], September 19: A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough,...
![Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since war](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/5RUSSIA_SEPT19_eX6D1LW.jpg)
Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since...
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The human rights situation in Russia has significantly deteriorated since it invaded Ukraine in February last...
![King Charles, Macron hope to build on personal bond post-Brexit](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/4MACRON_SEPT19_k3OXGfD.jpg)
King Charles, Macron hope to build on personal...
Paris [France], September 19: After flames engulfed France's Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019, Britain's future King Charles III wrote to President...
![UAE, Serbia launch negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/3UAE_SEPT19_Pe8nqVI.jpg)
UAE, Serbia launch negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic...
Dubai [UAE], September 19: The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Serbia have launched negotiations towards establishing a Comprehensive...
![UAE commends efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman to achieve peace in Yemen](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/2UAE_SEPT19_mCdrhYs.jpg)
UAE commends efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: The UAE has welcomed the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate...
![UAE, Egyptian Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/1UAE_September19_z0lPi0Z.jpg)
UAE, Egyptian Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of...
![Turkish drone attack kills 4 Kurdish militants in N. Iraq](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/20iraq_sept18.jpg)
Turkish drone attack kills 4 Kurdish militants in...
Baghdad [Iraq], September 18: A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Sunday killed a senior member and three militants...
![U.S. California goes after major oil companies, big corporations for climate risks](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/18us_sept18.jpg)
U.S. California goes after major oil companies, big...
Sacramento [US], September 18: The U.S. state of California is going after some of the world's largest oil companies, with...
![Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/14israel_sept18_iUwLYXV.jpg)
Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem [Israel], September 18: Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian worshippers at Bab as-Silsila, one of the main entrances to the...
![Moscow, Kiev trade drone attacks over Crimea, southern Ukraine](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/13russia_sept18.jpg)
Moscow, Kiev trade drone attacks over Crimea, southern...
Moscow [Russia], September 18: Russian and Ukrainian officials both say they have foiled mutual drone attacks over the weekend, as...
![Iranian security guard killed on anniversary of Amini's death](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/12iran_sept18.jpg)
Iranian security guard killed on anniversary of Amini's...
Tehran [Iran], September 18: A member of Iran's notorious Basij paramilitary force was killed in an attack on Saturday evening...
![Kim boards armoured train home after Russia trip](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/11kim_sept18.jpg)
Kim boards armoured train home after Russia trip
Moscow [Russia], September 18: North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has ended his visit to the Russian Far East by...
![EU chief vows new 'European answer' to illegal migration](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/10italy_sept18.jpg)
EU chief vows new 'European answer' to illegal...
Rome [Italy], September 18: The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals...
![Saudi confronts heavy toll of desalination](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/8SA_SEPT18_lhp1qwD.jpg)
Saudi confronts heavy toll of desalination
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 18:Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern...
![PM arrives in New York for UNGA session](https://worldnewsn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/7US_SEPT18_q3RHiX3.jpg)
PM arrives in New York for UNGA session
New York [US], September 18: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh...