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Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez: from the confrontation with an oil-marked relationship

The meeting that the US president. The U.S., Donald Trump, and Venezuela's president, Delcy Rodríguez, will continue on Tuesday, September 22, in New York, to condemn one of the most abrupt tours of US policy towards Caracas: only months after the capture of Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military operation, Washington has moved from confrontation with the Latin American country to a cooperation relationship that has in oil one of its main axes, while the Rodríguez administration seeks international recognition.

Moroccan legislative elections Waitings, expectations and questions about youth participation

Competitive parties in Morocco seek to persuade voters to participate in the voting, either through electoral groupings headed by their leaders or government party ministers or through leaflets on social media sites. Since the launch of the electoral campaign on 10 September, more than 7,000 candidates have sought to win the votes of some 16 million electors who choose 395 members of the House of Representatives. A new Government with a mandate of five years is to emerge from the Council to be set up by these elections.

81st UN General Assembly with Global Conflicts as Key Issues

In the midst of strong security measures, more than in the other editions, the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York begins. On September 22, António Guterres will deliver his last speech as UN Secretary General, in which he is expected to ask to invest in dialogue, diplomacy and prevention, as well as to advocate for peace. The first world leader to intervene will be Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, followed by American President Donald Trump. Speeches are expected to focus on global conflicts, the

See how American immigration police restrain migrants and leave them.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to deport a million immigrants a year. When migrants cannot be repatriated, Washington is looking for third countries to receive them. Some African countries relying on American aid have become the first destination. And...

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Royal, Melnchon and Gloxman... Who are the candidates for the French presidential election at the left camp?

Candidatures were multiplied by the French left seven months before the presidential elections. After Rafael Gloxman announced the entry of the race in the pre-elections of the Socialist Party, Olivier Four and Segulin Reyal et al. decided to join the convoy, along with Communist Fabian Rusell, who would not participate in the preliminary elections. The large number of names and participants reflects the difficulty of understanding the scene at the French left camp. France 24 provides more details:

After floods, Nepal minister demands 'climate justice'

With Nepal still reeling from the devastating floods in August, Kathmandu is calling for climate justice and seeking compensation from the UN-backed Loss and Damage Fund, Environment Minister Geeta Chaudhary told DW.

Hope and scepticism among youth as Morocco goes to the polls

With just a day to go before legislative elections on September 23, young Moroccans are torn between hope and scepticism ahead of the crucial vote. Nearly 16 million Moroccans are set to elect their representatives to the National Assembly in the country’s first legislative elections since the Gen Z protests which swept through Morocco almost a year ago.

Donald Trump: US outlets boycott Trump over media ban

During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad at the White House on Monday, Donald Trump made a brief statement that was inaudible. In response to Trump’s decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House, US television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News, suspended their pooled coverage of the president.

Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump

The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House. "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a joint statement.

Greenland agreement 'doesn't really give the US many more rights', expert says

As the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland's security, we've been asking what difference it will actually make. Our expert says the deal won't really give the US many more rights, but that US President Donald Trump wanted to prevent at all costs the tiny risk of Greenland turning towards China. He adds that for Trump voters, if you inflate the risk, people will talk about it and see you're acting. We spoke in Perspective to Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, Senior Researcher on Hydrogen and Arctic Affairs at the Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen at the University of Québec

Media ban 'an escalation even for Trump'

CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage — a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment. The extraordinary ban represents an escalation of Trump’s long-running efforts to restrict news coverage he finds objectionable, says France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani.

Macron calls on EU to tackle soaring energy prices

Emmanuel Macron has written to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, calling on Brussels to take immediate action to lower energy prices. They have been on the rise as the conflict in the Middle East spreads, and as Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel refineries continue.

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Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance

On the eve of International Peace Day, an Ethiopian rebel leader announced an alliance of seven armed groups with the stated objective of toppling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party and establishing a transitional government. The alliance consists of former enemies during the 2020 civil war that killed 600,000 people, and other armed groups from across the country, all fighting their own battles against federal troops. With the war in Sudan across the border, and several third parties like Eritrea siding with involved parties, there are fears of isolated armed conflicts in Ethiopia spill