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Nine of the top 10 mega-cities are in Asia, with Bangladesh's Dhaka projected to be the world's largest city by 2050. A new United Nations report has found that Indonesia's capital Jakarta is the world's largest city with 41.9 million people living there, followed by Dhaka in Bangladesh, which is home to 36.6 million. A low-lying coastal city located in the west of the densely populated island of Java, Jakarta rose from second place to replace Tokyo,

Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation with 1994 security assurances from Russia, has killed or maimed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians. Efforts by President Donald Trump to end this war have failed, with an emboldened Vladimir Putin escalating hostilities in Ukraine, while the credibility of NATO, flying drones into Poland and Romania and recently violating Estonia's airspace.

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Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday with a lengthy post alleging three very sinister events during his appearance at United Nations headquarters, and demanded an immediate investigation into malfunctions with an escalator, the teleprompter, and the sound system. Colbert replayed footage of Trump's stumble as the escalator suddenly stopped, adding that the president just will not let it go. In his post, Trump described the halted escalator as nearly catastrophic, later declaring: The people that did it should be arrested.

She said the inclusion of dementia is particularly significant for lower-income countries, many of which are still in "denial" about the condition. Even in high-income countries where dementia gets attention, like the U.S., it has been a struggle to bring about the behavioral changes and medical interventions such as weight loss and better blood pressure control that could delay the onset of the condition. And, for many families dealing with dementia, finding adequate care and support is far from easy.

The United Nations has been forced to issue a statement offering an innocent explanation for an escalator malfunction involving US President Donald Trump after the White House raised the possibility of sabotage. In an incident shortly before Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, had to walk up an escalator when the stairway came to an abrupt halt moments after they stepped on.

As far as his speech goes, well, he insulted the UN, most of our allies, all of Europe, and, of course, common sense. He went three times longer than his allotted time, but once you've decided the Constitution is a list of superannuated suggestions, what do you care about the UN and its time constraints? Basically, the speech was crude and stupid and greeted with an eight-kiloton silence.

It's absolutely true there were UN-affiliated organizations that enable a lot of this mass migration but they also have been very permissive about money laundering in the movement of illicit chemicals. The fentanyl pandemic in the United States is tied to a lot of these kinds of movements. Took my daughter and 500,000 other sweet children out of our country.

During the third United Nations Ocean Conference in June, member states committed to reducing the flow of pollutants from rivers to oceans. However, critical discussions overlooked the interconnectedness of land and sea, particularly through the migratory pathways of fish, birds, and marine mammals.

"The consequences of climate change are severe and far-reaching and constitute an urgent and existential threat. Action must be taken to ameliorate that threat."

The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, as stated in Chapter XIV, Article 92 of the UN Charter, binding the 193 member states to comply with its decisions.

Despite a tower of evidence refuting the theory so massive it would give the Burj Khalifa a run for its money, the ridiculous idea that gender dysphoria is somehow transmissible through societal pressure has been included in a draft report from the UN's human rights office.

Albanese's critiques of Israel have led to sanctions by U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, claiming her actions support terrorism and antisemitism.

The United Nations has appealed to the international community to bolster its support for Haiti after a report revealed that gang violence has claimed 4,864 lives from October to June.

King Felipe VI emphasized the need for a new roadmap focusing on concrete, achievable results amidst funding cuts, particularly from nations increasing defense spending over aid.