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The United Nations General Assembly event is underway in New York, with delegations from around the world meeting to give speeches and hold meetings. Key moments included US President Donald Trump’s threat to “annihilate Iran”, the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham meeting some world leaders for the first time, …

Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the “terrible” Chagos deal. BBC News

Fifteen men have been convicted for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 260 people in Sri Lanka. Each was sentenced to 200 years in prison and had their property confiscated by order of the country’s High Court. All the convicted men were from Sri …

Hashimi followed her sister Yulduz, also an international cyclist, into the sport at the age of 15, despite danger in their home province of Faryab. “I always dressed as a man to go to training, wearing two or three different masks so ‌people ⁠would not recognise or attack me,” Hashimi …

A doctor is accused of being a party to six genocide murders, including the stoning to death of a taxi driver and the killing of a woman and her child.  Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, was allegedly a “supervisor” of violence carried out by others in Rwanda …

Thousands of refugees have fled Yemen in recent days after Iran-backed Houthis seized territory along the country’s Red Sea coastline, including near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Yemen has been devastated by a civil war that began in 2014, when the Houthis ousted the government from the capital, Sanaa. The conflict …

The UK is thousands of miles from the tropical Pacific and so the effects of El Niño tend to be less clear-cut than in other regions. However, it does bring the increased chance of wet and stormy conditions across north-west Europe during the late autumn and early winter. A forecast …

Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Those found guilty include Naufer Moulavi, who prosecutors said masterminded the suicide bombings. Nine other men were acquitted. The co-ordinated blasts …

A 65-year-old doctor has appeared in court, the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, who is in custody, confirmed his name and address from the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He was charged following …

A video showing a teenaged girl being sexually assaulted and her male friend beaten by a group of men in India’s Bihar state has sparked widespread outrage. The school students, both minors, were stopped in Jamui district on 19 September. Footage shared widely online shows them surrounded and repeatedly pleading …

A rare first edition of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been found among items donated to Oxfam, according to the charity. The copy of Harper Lee’s seminal 1960 work was discovered in a box of American books given to the charity’s bookshop in Portobello Road, west London. It …

Italian authorities are searching for a British man who has gone missing after reportedly diving into Lake Como to rescue a teenager. The man was attempting to rescue two people – a father and son – who were in distress in the water near the San Siro municipality on the …

At least 11 people have been injured in a shooting outside a high school in Turkey after an attacker opened fire before fleeing the scene. The incident happened at the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turkey’s western province of Manisa at about 08:00 local time (05:00 …

Major US television networks suspended their pooled coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday in response to CNN, Politico and MS NOW being barred from the White House. Trump announced the ban on Friday as he accused the organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about his administration. The companies said …

World leaders have descended on New York for this year’s UN General Assembly. The 81st High-Level Week brings together nearly 130 leaders under the theme, “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.” The BBC’s Sarah Smith outlines who US President Donald Trump is set to meet …

Lithuania’s prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they “will not surrender” if attacked. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told Newsnight that Lithuanians feel “constantly threatened” by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation’s airspace. …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to football chiefs saying he is open to talks about reforming the organisation, without offering to quit his role. Mr Infantino was widely criticised over his proposal to sell a 20% stake in FIFA’s commercial rights, including the World Cup, ​to private investors. The …

A Rwandan man accused of taking part in the African nation’s genocide has become the first person in the UK to face charges linked to the 1994 killings. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, allegedly directed and encouraged acts of murder and genocide carried out by others, the Crown …

A powerful typhoon passing Japan’s eastern coast is bringing major disruption and heavy rainfall in its wake. The police are urging nearly two million people at risk in Tokyo and surrounding areas to leave their homes. Satellite footage showed Typhoon Dujuan crossing the Pacific Ocean towards Japan. Read more about …

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has been charged with offences relating to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was the first time charges relating to the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda have been brought in the UK. Dr Vincent …