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The UN General Assembly adopts a new non-binding resolution that demands an "immediate" halt to Russia's war in Ukraine. In a vote at UN headquarters in New York, 140 countries voted in favor, 38 abstained and five voted against the measure. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden arrives at the UN headquarters in New York, alongside US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ahead of his remarks at the General Assembly. IMAGES
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says that US President Joe Biden will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Relations have been tense between Netanyahu and Biden since the Israeli was re-elected last year, with Biden having criticized a judicial overhaul that Netanyahu's hard-right government is advancing. SOUNDBITE
At the UN General Assembly, 185 countries have voted in favor of the United States ending its economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba that has been in force for 60 years -- the thirtieth such moral victory at the UN for Cuba. Only the US and Israel voted against the resolution, with Brazil and Ukraine abstaining. IMAGES
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Joe Biden says the US does not seek a "Cold War" or "conflict" with China, adding, "we do not ask any nations to choose between the United States or any other partner." SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden firmly condemns Russia's war against Ukraine at the UN General Assembly after President Vladimir Putin made a veiled threat of using nuclear weapons. "Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations Charter," states President Biden. SOUNDBITE
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