Ukraine dismissed Moscow’s claim as an attempt to distract attention from the Kremlin’s own alleged plans to detonate a dirty bomb.
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Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN charter in Ukraine, Biden tells world leaders
The president also pledges $2.9 billion in global food security aid to address shortages caused by the war and the effects of climate change, in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
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‘Our world is in peril’: At U.N., leaders push for solutions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounds a note of hope by showing a photo of the first U.N.-chartered ship carrying grain from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa, where millions are headed toward famine.
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High-level talks in Ukraine yield little reported progress
Turkey agrees to help rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure, including roads and bridges, and the Ukrainian president asks the UN chief to seek access to Ukrainian citizens whom the Russian occupiers have deported to Russia.
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UN chief criticizes ‘grotesque greed’ of oil, gas companies
Antonio Guterres calls it ‘immoral’ that the largest of them made nearly $100 billion in profits in the 1st quarter.
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UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body
The vote was 93-24 with 58 abstentions, significantly lower than the vote on 2 resolutions the assembly adopted last month demanding an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, withdrawal of all Russian troops and protection for civilians.
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Russian threat to invade Ukraine still ‘very high,’ Biden says
The U.S. government issues some of its starkest, most detailed warnings yet about what could happen next.
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Russia, U.S. square off at U.N. Security Council over Ukraine
The session kicks off more high-level diplomacy this week, although talks between have so far failed to ease tensions in the crisis.
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Despite pledges at COP26, world likely on track to warm 2.5 degrees Celsius, U.N. report says
In a preliminary analysis released Tuesday, researchers found a massive gap between countries’ long-term promises to zero out carbon emissions and the official, short-term plans they have submitted to U.N. officials.
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Biden pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ on global challenges in address at UN
President Biden is facing a healthy measure of skepticism from allies during his week of high-level diplomacy as he summons allies to quickly address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses.