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Zelensky accuses Putin of using nationals of 47 countries to fight Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky also warned that his forces could target Russian heating and energy facilities in the winter months if Moscow continues to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Paris calls for the timely holding of Palestinian elections

The French Foreign Minister, Jean Noel Barrow, called for Wednesday to hold the Palestinian elections scheduled in November, confirming that this represents a commitment made by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The French Minister added: " It is a means for the Palestinian people to express their legitimate aspiration to self-determination and to convey their voice, which unfortunately is not heard today " .

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"Trump's search for an electoral fraud": 'Axios'

In Press Review we analyzed the headline of the American portal 'Axios' on President Donald Trump's new efforts against an alleged electoral fraud for the mid-November elections. His administration called on citizens to prepare for a wave of new arrests and prosecutions mainly against immigrants who were accused of registering for election. However, the numbers of the Department of Justice do not support the narrative of the Republican leader.

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Iranian president adresses UNGA amid war with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the conflict with his country. His address comes a day after US President Donald Trump told the UNGA he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and "drive them into hell". France 24 correspondent from New York, Jessica Le Masurier, tells us more.

Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 23, just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly. Zelenskyy met US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Trump has expressed frustration over the lack of progress in talks aimed at ending the war and the continued escalation of aerial attacks by both sides. Emerald Maxwell reports.

Iran will 'never bend at the knee', Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime address

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant wartime address at the UN on Wednesday accusing the US of terrorism in his country and saying Iran would not "bend at the knee". But as Pezeshkian called for diplomacy, Iranian officials downplayed their talks with US counterparts on the sidelines of the gerenal assembly as "not anything new".

Backlash against smart glasses grow

Paris prosecutors say they have opened several investigations after receiving complaints about women allegedly filmed on the street without their consent by people wearing so-called “smart glasses”. Calls are growing across Europe for action against what campaigners have dubbed “pervert” smart glasses, after secretly filmed footage of women and girls appeared online. Solange Mougin reports.