Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized
US President Donald Trump has held talks with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly, their first face-to-face meeting since the White House backed her to take over the South American country’s government.…
Paris: Cézanne takes centre stage at Paris’ Grand Palais
The Grand Palais in Paris is showcasing more than 170 works, including 69 by Paul Cézanne and around 100 by 78 other artists who were influenced by his work. The exhibition, titled Cézanne et Nous – Cézanne and Us – runs until January 17,…
Reports of violence against women in Gaza surge, UN agency finds
Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school. Now, with prolonged school closures, many children have dropped out of education. For boys there is pressure to find informal work to help…
Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank
Israel rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after he criticised Israeli actions in the West Bank in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In his last speech as president addressing the UN’s signature annual diplomatic…
Trump administration accuses banned media outlets of ‘falsehoods’ ahead of court hearing
The US Justice Department has filed documents that accuse three media outlets banned from the White House of «trafficking in verifiable falsehoods» and reporting which «threatened national security» as it prepared to defend the move in court. Last week,…
Moroccans vote in parliamentary elections after migrant rush to Ceuta
Moroccans head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new parliament, with voters focused on the cost of living, employment and inequality while parties stand challenged by distrust. Polling stations are set to open at 8am (0800 GMT) and close at 7pm, with…
South Africa mass shooting: Gunmen kill 11 at house in Durban
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen stormed a house in the KwaMakhutha township late on Tuesday and opened fire on 14 people. Ten were killed at the scene and four…
From slavery to today: The Black women who shaped America – arts24
«If you don’t understand the history of Black women, you don’t understand the history of America.» Those words from Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison open Sasha Bonét’s debut memoir, «The Waterbearers». The New York writer traces three…
US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat
Iran’s foreign minister has met US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff at the UN on a day when the US leader said he could «annihilate» the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved. No breakthrough has been reported from the…
Guterres delivers ‘message to superpowers’ in last UN General Assembly speech
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address Tuesday to the General Assembly, a yearly gathering of world leaders, in a message that was largely intended for the world’s…