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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview The German Labor Ministry has revised the list of welfare recipients’ names, with ‘Mohammed’ replacing ‘Michael’ at number one
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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview The Russian president will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and Indian PM Narendra Modi during a four-day visit
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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview Kremlin aide Kirill Dmitriev has accused the EU of deliberately undermining US-led peace efforts in Ukraine with “impossible demands”
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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview The White House reportedly believes EU states are obstructing efforts to end the Ukraine conflict by encouraging Kiev’s unrealistic demands
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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview Kaja Kallas has confirmed Ukraine’s funding shortfall as EU members spar over frozen Russian assets
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31 August 2025, 08:15
Preview World leaders are gathering in Tianjin for the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
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31 August 2025, 08:15

The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on Friday afternoon following overnight strikes early on Thursday by Russia on Ukrainian cities including the capital, which left at least 23 dead, including four children. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča told ambassadors that diplomatic momentum towards a possible peace deal was “at risk of rapidly fading” if large-scale attacks by Moscow continue. Follow our live meetings coverage below.

Read the full story, “SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Push for peace in Ukraine could rapidly fade if large-scale Russian attacks continue”, on globalissues.org

31 August 2025, 08:15

In Iran, the increase in executions carried out this year indicates that the death penalty is being used as a tool of State intimidation, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday.

Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares top official unwelcome”, on globalissues.org

31 August 2025, 08:15

In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, *Yousef stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the olive trees that have sustained his family for generations.

Read the full story, “‘Our livelihoods have been cut off’, say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest”, on globalissues.org