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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s representative, while rejecting India&rsquo;s remarks during the United Nations Security Council debate on Women, Peace, and Security, highlighted the plight of women in Indian-Occupied Kashmir. In his statement on Monday, in response to the remarks of an Indian delegate during the Open Debate, Pakistan&rsquo;s First Secretary Sarfraz Ahmad Gohar termed the comments as &ldquo;baseless.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1975345866274742689&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=29ec884f4e99fd027fdfa45f88042cebcf603b2d&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 769px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" spellcheck="false" aria-label="To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>Gohar said that India&rsquo;s remarks are an attempt to deflect attention from its appalling record in the occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir. &lsquo;Disputed territory&rsquo;&ldquo;The fact remains that Jammu and Kashmir is not an integral part of India. It is a disputed territory, as affirmed by Security Council resolutions, which call for a United Nations-supervised plebiscite. India accepted these resolutions and is bound under Article 25 of the UN Charter to implement them,&rdquo; the first secretary stressed. Speaking on the topic of the debate, Gohar said the theme of the discussion, &quot;Women, Peace, and Security,&quot; is painfully relevant to the occupied region of Jammu and Kashmir. For decades, women there have endured the worst forms of violence &mdash; rape, harassment, arbitrary detention, and collective punishment &mdash; at the hands of Indian occupation forces. &ldquo;Their plight deserves this Council&rsquo;s attention,&rdquo; he said. Gohar, in his response, said: &quot;The reference [by the Indian delegate] to 1971 is yet another attempt to distort history -- by a country that distinguishes itself in disinformation and as a serial violator of international law.&quot; &ldquo;India&rsquo;s interference, naked aggression, and military intervention in East Pakistan was a blatant violation of the UN Charter,&rdquo; he added. Credible stepsThe Pakistan representative also highlighted the plight of Muslims, Christians, Dalits, and other minorities in India, saying, &ldquo;Hindutva ideology has become state policy.&rdquo; He said that Genocide Watch (a non-governmental organisation based in Canada) warned during a US congressional briefing that there were early &ldquo;signs and processes&rdquo; of genocide in the Indian state of Assam and in Indian-Occupied Kashmir. Gohar demanded that India must take credible steps toward fulfilling the Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, protect the minorities living in its country, and stop misleading the UN Security Council.

Foreign Affairs

It condemned India’s actions in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, highlighting violence against Kashmiri women and minorities, urging India to comply with UN resolutions and end human rights abuses in the disputed territory.

Pakistan highlights plight of Kashmiri women at UNSC debate   

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met United Nations Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Session in New York, on Friday, according to a statement issued by Pakistan&rsquo;s Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office (PMO). &ldquo;The Secretary-General expressed appreciation for Pakistan&rsquo;s constructive engagement as an elected member of the Security Council,&rdquo; a readout published on the UN&rsquo;s website about the meeting stated. The secretary-general and the prime minister exchanged views on developments in the region, as well as reform of the international financial architecture, it added. During their warm and cordial meeting, the prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan&rsquo;s resolute commitment to strengthening multilateralism with the United Nations playing a central role in addressing the most pressing global challenges, the press release from the PMO said. The prime minister appreciated the secretary-general&rsquo;s remarkable leadership in promoting international peace and stability, as well as the UN&rsquo;s role in strengthening global governance with enhanced voice of the developing countries, it added. Additional climate finance&nbsp;Expressing gratitude for the secretary-general&rsquo;s appreciation of the government&rsquo;s rescue and relief efforts during the recent devastating floods in Pakistan, the prime minister underlined the need for concerted international actions, including mobilization of additional climate finance to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the most climate-vulnerable countries like Pakistan. The prime minister emphasized issues of critical national and regional importance to Pakistan, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and externally sponsored terrorism in Pakistan. Kashmir dispute&nbsp;He urged a just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council. The prime minister commended the secretary-general&rsquo;s leadership and sincere efforts for de-escalation of recent tensions between Pakistan and India. Sharing serious concern over the burning issue of Gaza, the prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan&rsquo;s support for efforts for an immediate ceasefire and ending the war, provision of humanitarian assistance, and opening a political horizon for an irreversible path to Palestinian statehood. The prime minister reiterated Pakistan&rsquo;s commitment to continue playing constructive role as a member of the UN Security Council for regional and international peace and security. Advancing global peace&nbsp;The secretary-general lauded Pakistan&rsquo;s strong voice and critical role at the UN, including principled positions at the Security Council. They agreed on the need for concerted efforts to further enhance and strengthen the indispensable role of the United Nations in advancing global peace and development, the PMO statement concluded.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met UN Secretary-General António Guterres, discussing multilateralism, climate change, Kashmir, Gaza, and regional peace. Both reaffirmed commitment to strengthening the UN’s central role in global peace and development.

UN chief lauds Pakistan’s ‘constructive engagement’ as UNSC member 

ISLAMABAD: The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Russian incursions over Estonia&rsquo;s airspace, the Estonian foreign office said on Sunday.&nbsp;&ldquo;When such actions are committed by a permanent member of the Security Council, they must be addressed by that very body,&rdquo; Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said in a post on X. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1969726369551487284&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=e1cdf18bfdc40aedf10f9fea8ac23ab6f14cf456&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 856px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&nbsp;He added that Russia&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;undermine principles vital to the security of all UN member states.&rdquo; St&eacute;phane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary general, said the emergency meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. E.T. on Monday.&nbsp;Estonia&rsquo;s request for a UNSC meeting comes after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace over the Gulf of Finland without permission on Friday. The jets remained for 12 minutes before being intercepted by NATO, according to the Estonian Foreign Ministry.&nbsp;The Russian Defense Ministry, however, has denied its jets entered Estonian airspace. It insisted that the flights were conducted &ldquo;in strict accordance with international rules.&rdquo;&nbsp;Ukraine has also submitted a request to attend the Security Council meeting and present its position. The request was directed to the Republic of Korea, which holds the rotating presidency of the council.&nbsp;&ldquo;For the first time in 34 years, Estonia has requested an emergency UNSC meeting,&rdquo; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. &ldquo;This shows the unprecedented scale of threats posed by aggressive Russia to the stability of Europe.&rdquo; <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1969761477755064326&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=e1cdf18bfdc40aedf10f9fea8ac23ab6f14cf456&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">For the first time in 34 years, Estonia has requested an emergency UNSC meeting. This shows the unprecedented scale of threats posed by aggressive Russia to the stability of Europe. Ukraine addressed the ROK&rsquo;s Presidency with a request to attend the meeting and present our&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/C4LK1CxgK5" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">https://t.co/C4LK1CxgK5</a>&mdash; Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) <a href="https://twitter.com/andrii_sybiha/status/1969761477755064326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="color: rgb(0, 115, 230);">September 21, 2025</a></blockquote></div>&nbsp;Meanwhile, NATO&#39;s North Atlantic Council has also called a meeting for Tuesday to discuss Russia&#39;s violation of&nbsp;Estonian airspace, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, specifying the date that so far has only been described as early next week, Reuters reported.&nbsp;Tallinn said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered&nbsp;Estonian airspace without permission on Friday and stayed for a total of 12 minutes before they were forced to withdraw.&nbsp;Estonia requested consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty after the incident that it described as an &quot;unprecedentedly brazen&quot; incursion.&nbsp;Article 4 states that NATO members will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territory, political independence or security of any of them is threatened.&nbsp;Russia&#39;s Defence Ministry denied its jets violated&nbsp;Estonian airspace, saying they flew over neutral waters.&nbsp;With tensions already high because of the war in Ukraine, the incursion came just over a week after more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on the night of September 9-10. With input from wires. &nbsp;

German Eurofighter, NATO, Russia Ukraine war

Europe

NATO’s North Atlantic Council also calls a meeting for Tuesday to discuss Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace, according to Reuters.

UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Russian jet incursions over Estonia

UNITED NATIONS: A U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed Friday after weeks of last-ditch diplomatic talks appeared to break down days before the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders. The resolution put forth by South Korea, the current president of the 15-member council, did not garner the support of the nine countries required to halt the series of sanctions from taking effect at the end of the month, as outlined in Iran&rsquo;s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Only four countries &mdash; China, Russia, Pakistan and Algeria &mdash; supported the effort, with some using the meeting to blast the European leaders for what they called an unjustified and illegal action against Iran. &ldquo;Their only goal now is to use the council as a tool for their bad faith play, as a lever to exert pressure on the state in favor of a state which is trying to defend its sovereign interests,&rdquo; Vassily Alekseevich Nebenzia, the Russian ambassador to the U.N., said ahead of the vote. France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved last month to trigger the &ldquo; snapback mechanism,&rdquo; which automatically reimposes all U.N. sanctions that were in effect before the nuclear deal. Those penalties included a conventional arms embargo, restrictions on ballistic missile development, asset freezes, travel bans and a ban on producing nuclear-related technology. The process is designed to be veto-proof unless the U.N.&#39;s most powerful body agrees to stop it. Over the last several weeks, intensified diplomacy between Iran and the European countries has taken place, but without a resolution so far and indications that sanctions were likely. When asked in an interview on Thursday on Israel&rsquo;s Channel 12 whether the &ldquo;snapback&rdquo; was a done deal, French President Emmanuel Macron said, &ldquo;Yes, I think so because the latest news we had from the Iranians are not serious.&rdquo; German and European Union leaders had warned Iran in a call on Wednesday that it had yet to take the necessary action to stop the reimposition of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, which is already reeling from a 12-day war and a decades-long financial crisis. &ldquo;The window for finding a diplomatic solution on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear issue is closing really fast,&rdquo; the EU&rsquo;s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said in a statement.&nbsp;&ldquo;Iran must show credible steps towards addressing the demands of France, U.K. and Germany, and this means demonstrating full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and allowing inspections of all nuclear sites without delay.&rdquo; In a statement issued hours later, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again asserted that the reimposition of U.N. sanctions was &ldquo;lacking any legal or logical justification.&rdquo; He also pointed to the fact that Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog earlier reached a deal mediated by Egypt to grant the IAEA access to all&nbsp;Iranian nuclear sites and for Tehran to report on the whereabouts of all its nuclear material. Details of the agreement were not immediately released. In an address last week to his agency&rsquo;s board of governors in Vienna, IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said the document &ldquo;provides for a clear understanding for the procedures of inspection notifications and their implementation.&rdquo; The agreement &ldquo;includes all facilities and installations in Iran and it also contemplates the required reporting on all the attacked facilities including the nuclear material present at those,&rdquo; Grossi added, noting it will &ldquo;open the way for the respective inspections and access&rdquo; without specifying when that would happen. A 12-day war Israel launched against Iran in June saw both the Israelis and the Americans bomb Iranian nuclear sites, throwing into question the status of Tehran&rsquo;s stockpile of uranium enriched nearly to weapons-grade levels. Using the &ldquo;snapback&rdquo; mechanism will likely heighten tensions between Iran and the West. It&rsquo;s unclear how Iran will respond, given that in the past, officials have threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, potentially following North Korea, which abandoned the treaty in 2003 and then built atomic weapons.

Iranian flag flies in front of a U.N. building 

Middle East

U.N. resolution to stop Iran sanctions snapback failed, clearing path for penalties as Europe cites nuclear deal violations and Tehran protests.

UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran 'snapback' sanctions ahead of deadline

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote Friday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. Britain, France, and Germany -- signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons -- allege that Iran has broken its promises under that 2015 treaty. Diplomatic sources expect that the resolution will not have the nine votes needed to uphold the status quo -- in which sanctions remain lifted -- and as such, the punishment will be reimposed. Letter to UNFrench President Emmanuel Macron said he expected international sanctions against Iran to be reinstated by the end of the month, in an excerpt from an Israeli television interview broadcast Thursday. &quot;The latest news we had from the Iranians are not serious,&quot; he said. In a letter to the UN in mid-August, the &quot;European Three&quot; slammed Iran as having breached several JCPOA commitments, including building up a uranium stock to more than 40 times the level permitted under the deal. Despite a flurry of diplomatic talks between the European powers and Tehran, the Western trio insisted there was no concrete progress. Nine votesRussia and China, which oppose the reinstatement of sanctions, would need to secure nine votes from the 15 members of the Council -- which diplomatic sources say may prove impossible. &quot;Algeria and Pakistan may support Russia and China in backing the resolution, but I think other members are likely to oppose it or abstain, so the Europeans and US will not have to use their veto,&quot; said International Crisis Group analyst Richard Gowan. The vote could result in the imposition of sanctions as early as next week -- although the UN&#39;s annual high-level meeting, which Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend, could present opportunities for last-ditch negotiations. &quot;The Council still has time to greenlight a further resolution extending the suspension of sanctions -- if Iran and the Europeans reach a last-minute bargain,&quot; Gowan said. Last minute bargain? The hard-won 2015 deal has been left in tatters ever since the United States, during Donald Trump&#39;s first presidency, walked away from it in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. Western powers and Israel have long accused Tehran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, a claim Iran denies. The 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June derailed Tehran&#39;s nuclear negotiations with the United States.

The UN Security Council will vote on reimposing sanctions on Iran for allegedly breaching its 2015 nuclear deal commitments. Western powers seek penalties, while Russia and China oppose.

UN Security Council votes on reimposing Iran nuclear sanctions

ISLAMABAD: The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165875" style="font-size: 18px;">thwarted</a> a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure, according to AFP.The 14 other members of the Council backed the resolution, initiated in August in response to the UN&#39;s official declaration of famine after nearly two years of Israel&#39;s war on Gaza.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1968756708273955177&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=13bc4cdcbcf0840b81ed528f5843275c72fa6252&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 744px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1968756708273955177">&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>The vote came as Israeli tanks and jets pounded Gaza City, the target of a major new ground offensive, forcing Palestinians to flee south.Health officials report over 65,000 Palestinian deaths since the Israeli war began, with dozens killed in the past 24 hours, according to DW News.According to the US mission&rsquo;s website, Morgan Ortagus, Counselor of the US Mission to the United Nations, in her <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-position-delivered-by-usun-counselor-morgan-ortagus-on-a-un-security-council-resolution-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east/" style="font-size: 18px;">remarks</a> stated, &quot;U.S. opposition to this resolution will come as no surprise. It fails to condemn Hamas or recognize Israel&rsquo;s right to defend itself and it wrongly legitimizes the false narratives benefiting Hamas, which have sadly found currency in this Council.&quot;&lsquo;Permanent ceasefire&rsquo;The resolution had demanded &quot;an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties&quot; as well as the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, AFP reported.The United States has repeatedly rejected that approach multiple times, most recently in June when it used its veto to back Israel.&quot;Let this resolution send a clear message, a message that the Security Council is not turning its back on starving civilians, on the hostages and the demand for a ceasefire,&quot; Denmark&#39;s UN ambassador Christina Lassen said ahead of the vote.&quot;A generation risks being lost not only to war -- but to hunger and despair. Meanwhile Israel has expanded its military operation in Gaza City, further deepening the suffering of civilians as a result.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1968759431774064921&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=13bc4cdcbcf0840b81ed528f5843275c72fa6252&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; 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said Israel&#39;s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, ahead of the vote. &quot;Israel will continue to fight Hamas and protect its citizens, even if the Security Council prefers to turn a blind eye to terrorism.&quot;

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The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional Gaza ceasefire, protecting Israel despite widespread international support and escalating humanitarian crises, including over 65,000 Palestinian deaths.

US again vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the current draft resolution in late August, in response to the UN&#39;s official declaration of famine after nearly two years of Israel&#39;s war on Gaza. An earlier draft primarily demanded lifting barriers to aid, but diplomatic sources told AFP that France, the United Kingdom, and Russia were skeptical of the value of a purely humanitarian resolution from a body tasked with maintaining world peace, which the U.S. still could have blocked. The draft that is up for a vote Thursday, which AFP reviewed, calls for opening access to aid but also &quot;demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties&quot; as well as the immediate and unconditional release of hostages. The US has already rejected that approach multiple times, most recently in June when they used a veto to back their ally Israel. Anger and frustration&nbsp;The latest attempt is a refusal to submit to the threat of a US veto, a European diplomat told AFP. &quot;Not even trying just makes it too easy for the US, (in) that they don&#39;t have to justify (it) and confront 14 members of the council and the world public,&quot; the diplomat said. &quot;It doesn&#39;t help much the Palestinians on the ground, but at least we keep showing that we are trying.&quot; The previous veto sparked an unusual show of anger from the 14 other members of the council, who are increasingly vocal in their frustration over their apparent inability to pressure Israel to stop the suffering of Gaza&#39;s inhabitants. For the first time on Tuesday, a UN-mandated international investigative commission gave its independent analysis, accusing Israel of committing &quot;genocide&quot; in Gaza since October 2023 with the intent to &quot;destroy&quot; the Palestinians. The issue will be central to next week&#39;s annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a ceasefire and aid access in Gaza, despite expected US opposition and growing global frustration over ongoing Israeli actions.

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