E1 Israeli settlement poses ‘existential threat’ to two-state solution, UN chief warns

Zelenskyy signs decree imposing sanctions on producers, accuses cartoon show of spreading 'pro-Russian propaganda'.

The United Nations Security Council meets Friday for a second informal straw poll to gauge the popularity of candidates seeking to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term at the end of the year. Eight candidates are currently vying for the position against a backdrop of deep divisions within the organisation.

Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump. The recording, which was apparently made at a fundraiser and shared with the Canadian Press, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada...