Moment that Putin thundered to war, drowning out last entreaties for peace
It will go down as one of the most surreal sessions the United Nations chamber has ever witnessed, as the very war it was supposed to prevent broke out while it was sitting.
UN chief warns of wider war' as Ukraine conflict intensifies
Antonio Guterres says prospects of further escalation and bloodshed' in the Russia-Ukraine war keep growing.United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned the world that it may be heading towards a wider war as the risk of a further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict rises.In a speech to the 193-member UN General Assembly on Monday presenting his 2023 priorities, Guterres decried the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying the war was inflicting untold suffering on the Ukrainian people with profound global implications.
This will keep Russian products out of the European market and deprive Russia of an additional 7 billion euros [$6bn] in revenues, von der Leyen said.Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska was charged with violating US sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine, federal prosecutors said.Russian President Vladimir Putin took the intermediary step of signing decrees declaring the independence of the partially occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia.The United Nations chief said on Thursday the annexation of the Ukrainian regions would be a dangerous escalation.
Rich Countries Should Tax Fossil Fuel Companies To Pay For Climate Damages, Urges UN Secretary General
Rich energy companies should be forced to fork over some windfall profits to aid victims of climate change and offset rising fuel and food costs, the United Nations Secretary-General told world leaders Tuesday.
UN chief blasts Big Oil for peddling the big lie' on climate
Failure to act on the climate emergency means parts of our planet will be uninhabitable and for many it will be a death sentence', Antonio Guterres warns.Some big oil companies ignored their own science on the dangers of climate change and peddled the big lie for decades about the safety of burning fossil fuels, the United Nations chief said.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says draft completed'; UN chief appeals for renewed grain deal
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The UN secretary general has urged Russia and Ukraine to renew the deal that has seen more than 8m tonnes of grain exported from Ukraine and brought down global food prices.Antonio Guterres also called for other countries, mainly in the west, to expedite the removal of obstacles blocking Russian grain and fertiliser exports, Agence France-Presse reported.
Polish leader briefs Russian pranksters posing as French president
Russian comedians pretending to be the French president tricked the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, into giving them sensitive information after a missile exploded in eastern Poland last week.r Duda's office confirmed on Tuesday that he was put through last week to a person claiming to be France's president Emmanuel Macron.
Johnson brands Russian aggression 'nauseating' in talks with under-fire UN chief
Boris Johnson branded Russia's aggression towards Ukraine "nauseating" during a conversation with the UN secretary-general before he travels to Moscow.
Six arrested after Extinction Rebellion protest in Islington
5 Six people have been arrested after an Extinction Rebellion Protest at Clerkenwell Green.The Metropolitan Police said five people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and one for assault after the action outside the offices of PR firm Hill and Knowlton Strategies.Extinction Rebellion protestors targeted 13 sites in central London on Monday morning.
Russia-Ukraine war: Putin agrees to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - latest updates
Vladimir Putin' s agreement to allow independent inspectors to travel to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to the French presidency, comes as concerns grow over fighting near the Russian-occupied site.