Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world leaders at the United Nations to continue choking off Russia’s revenues and hindering its war efforts.

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CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing the Trump administration after their press credentials were removed and they were barred from covering the White House. Steven Herman of the University of Mississippi’s Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation discusses the move’s legality and wider ramifications.

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CNN, Politico and MS NOW, which President Donald Trump abruptly barred from accessing the White House, will argue in court Wednesday that the policy is unconstitutional.

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The Justice Department argues in a court filing that access to White House grounds is a privilege rather than a right, saying the president determined CNN, MS NOW and Politico had not met basic standards of professionalism and decorum. The outlets contend the ban violates due process and First Amendment rights.

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In a court filing submitted late Tuesday, the Department of Justice argued that President Donald Trump may bar CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. It characterized media access as a “privilege” and pointed to national security concerns.

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The US Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject CNN, MS Now and Politico’s request to restore White House press credentials for their journalists. President Donald Trump had barred the outlets after deeming their coverage of his administration negative.

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US news organisations are normally fierce rivals, but Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW has triggered an unusual display of solidarity among journalists. The decision is reshaping White House coverage as Trump arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly.

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Argentine President Javier Milei told the UN General Assembly that the principle of self-determination does not apply to the Falkland Islands, a self-governing UK overseas territory that Argentina calls Las Malvinas.

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Argentine President Javier Milei said on Wednesday before world leaders at the UN General Assembly that the United Nations had chosen to “look the other way” over Argentina’s dispute with Britain regarding the Falkland Islands.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iran would not be bullied but remained willing to negotiate. He accused the US and Israel of illegal attacks on civilians as the US delegation walked out, and told Trump that Iran had been hit but had not bent the knee.

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A US delegation official left the UN General Assembly as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian began speaking on Wednesday. The Israeli delegation was also absent during his address.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his United Nations address to say Iran has been a victim of terrorism. He cited leaders, scientists and civilians who were killed and accused the United States of “terrorism.”

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant wartime address at the UN on Wednesday, accusing the United States of terrorism in Iran and insisting his country would not “bend at the knee.” While calling for diplomacy, he saw Iranian officials play down talks with US counterparts on the assembly’s sidelines as “not anything new.”

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that peaceful nuclear technology should not be reserved for a small group of countries and that Iran will develop nuclear energy. He said Iran rejects both nuclear weapons and being denied nuclear knowledge, calling for the nuclear issue to be settled through a mutual agreement rather than on the battlefield.

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After ten months of negotiations, the governments of Copenhagen, Washington and Nuuk have signed an agreement settling Greenland’s fate. Trump claims the deal gives him “permanent control” over the Arctic island.

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Suspending foreign sales of the vital fuel may look beneficial in the short term, but the United States would soon suffer as a result.

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European diesel prices are climbing as markets weigh the possibility that Washington could suspend overseas sales. Analysts warn that such a move would be “catastrophic” for global supplies.

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Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman was reportedly surprised by the EU’s decision to remove him from its sanctions list, having nearly given up hope after several court victories. Bloomberg said he benefited almost incidentally from Alisher Usmanov’s campaign for removal. On September 22, the EU dropped both men while agreeing to extend Russia sanctions for three years.

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The FBI is investigating a claim by cyber-extortion outfit ShinyHunters that it hacked the bureau’s jobs portal and used that access to steal a major tranche of sensitive files.

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Palestinian villagers mourned the wreckage of their olive trees on Wednesday after Israel’s military uprooted them with bulldozers, just days before the annual harvest, which is usually a joyful time for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will miss the rest of the season after suffering injuries to multiple ligaments in his left knee, according to multiple reports.

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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev ordered the pardon and release of French national Martin Ryan, who had been jailed for espionage charges denied by him and France. The move came hours after the EU removed Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, drawing fierce criticism from Ukraine. A second Frenchman remains jailed in Azerbaijan.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national jailed for espionage on Wednesday. The move came a day after the EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned French businessman Martin Ryan and 19 others. Ryan had received a 10-year sentence in Baku for allegedly collecting military information during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Media reports linked his release to a Baku-Paris deal in which France pressed for EU sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be lifted. The EU removed Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list on September 22.

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Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s president, granted clemency to Martin Ryan, a French national imprisoned for espionage. A linked bargain resulted in France securing Usmanov’s removal from the EU register of Russia-related penalties.

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Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national on Sept. 23, France 24 reported, hours after the EU agreed under French pressure to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list. The move was reportedly linked to Azerbaijan holding two French nationals; Martin Ryan’s pardon lends support to that suspicion.

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Palestinians protest Israel’s bans on prison visits as settler pogroms continue across the occupied West Bank. Israeli strikes hit eastern Gaza City, while world leaders denounce the violence at the United Nations General Assembly.

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The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza, as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal struggles to remain viable.

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Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence, more than a year after a jury convicted the former Hollywood mogul in a high-stakes retrial of sexually assaulting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley.

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Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has received a 15-year prison sentence after being convicted of a criminal sexual act against former assistant Miriam Haley. Haley said the assault had a devastating, potentially lasting effect on her life and sense of security. Weinstein denied the allegations and apologised. He is already serving 23 years in another case and has a separate Los Angeles sex-crime conviction.

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Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has received a 15-year prison sentence in New York for a felony sex crime following a retrial.

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Harvey Weinstein received a 15-year prison sentence Wednesday for violently sexually assaulting Mimi Haley, a former production assistant, at a Manhattan hotel in 2006.

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Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years for a 2006 sex crime in New York. His original conviction was overturned, but a retrial last year again ended with a jury finding him guilty of a serious sex crime.

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Harvey Weinstein has received a 15-year prison sentence after his original conviction was overturned and a retrial last year again resulted in a jury finding the disgraced producer guilty of a serious sex crime.

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