Ambulances carrying the bodies of Lebanese migrants who drowned when a boat they boarded sank off Syria’s coast cross into Lebanon at the northern Arida Border Crossing. Around 150 people, mostly Lebanese and Syrians, were on board the small boat.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – In Argentina and across football-mad South America, many shops have sold out of 2022 World Cup stickers, as supply fails to meet the huge demand for the collectable items.
Frankie The Dino roars in New York’s Times Square to urge world economies to shift away from fossil fuel subsidies, as part of a campaign launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
“Why are my people paying the price of such high global warming through no fault of ours? We have no contribution in this,” Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tells the United Nations General Assembly after historic floods struck Pakistan.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas says that Israel is deliberately impeding progress towards a two-state solution and can no longer be considered a reliable “partner in the peace process”, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The Pacific nation of Vanautu calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at the United Nations General Assembly, adding to a call that has been backed by the World Health Organization, Vatican and NGOs. “We call for the development of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to phase down coal, oil and gas production in line with 1.5C, and enable a global just transition for every worker, community and nation with fossil fuel dependence,” says President Nikenike Vurobaravu.
Southampton Parish (Bermuda) (AFP) – Kite surfers make the most of choppy waters and strong winds at Horseshoe Bay beach as Hurricane Fiona churns toward the Atlantic island of Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.
Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – Vladimir Saldo, Governor of the Kherson region for the Moscow-installed administration in Ukraine, casts a vote at a polling station as Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote in annexation referendums that Kyiv and its allies say are illegal and illegitimate. IMAGES
Berlin (AFP) – People demonstrate in the streets of Berlin as part of the Fridays for Future climate movement. IMAGES
UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng leaves Number 11 Downing Street ahead of unveiling multi-billion-pound measures aimed at supporting households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades in a budget announcement in parliament. Kwarteng said he would scrap a tax on salaries recently implemented by his predecessor Rishi Sunak — and will reveal the cost of the new government’s plan to cap energy bills for households and business. IMAGES
