REPLAY: Ukrainian President Zelensky addresses the UN General Assembly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the UN General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target”. Watch his full speech above. Keywords…
Trump’s Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn plan to begin Gaza’s reconstruction
US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has announced a Gaza recovery plan worth $2.45 billion (£1.85 billion) during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The funding will be spread across 66 programmes over six months, and…
White House rolling out red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
Experts who spoke to the BBC said any major breakthroughs on AI or other issues are unlikely to occur during the Trump-Xi meetings this week. Then there is Taiwan, which remains a diplomatic thorn. The US Congress has approved a multibillion-dollar arms…
No, this video doesn’t disprove the 9/11 attack on the south Twin tower
A few days after the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001, British former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen cast doubt on the official narrative when he implied that a plane did not hit the south tower of the World…
Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace
In a statement, the Polish Army Operational Command said the brief incursion had happened at 11:08 (09:08 GMT), and the helicopter had been tracked by radar. Poland’s air defence units were operating around the clock ready to «ensure the safety of…
UN live: ‘Russia will never stop,’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells General Assembly
23/09/2026 – 20:10 ‘Ukrainians did not choose this war, we choose not to die,’ Zelensky says 23/09/2026 – 20:09 ‘The global waiting list for anti-ballistic systems is very long,’ Zelensky says 23/09/2026 – 20:08…
Iran’s president tells Trump it will never ‘bend the knee’
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump said he faced a «big decision» – either negotiate a deal that would allow Iranians to rebuild their country, or «annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly». Pezeshkian said the…
Iran will ‘never bend at the knee’, Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime address
Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at UN General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic. In a…
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former assistant. In a victim impact statement in court, Miriam Haley said the…
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for 2006 sex assault
Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement in Hollywood, was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley. In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced…