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When formed in 1945 to replace the League of Nations after World War II, the objectives of the United Nations were to maintain international peace and security; to protect human rights; to deliver humanitarian aid; to support sustainable development; to uphold international law. It’s always a hypocritical contradiction when political leaders meet for their annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in a place designed to bring peace, but instead they invariably talk about wars and destruction. This year was no exception, with emphasis on participants in the current Persian Gulf War. As usual, great fanfare went to the U. S. president on opening day, making unvarnished threats to annihilate Iran, if a peace deal is not reached. Television cameras showed a packed U. N. General Assembly Hall; the seating capacity is for delegations of six representatives to each of 193 member states, and most of those 1,158 seats were filled.

Rights-free content from the Swimming World Cup is available to download from the World Aquatics Media Pool Steenbergen strengthens her lead with European Record Marrit Steenbergen continued her outstanding Swimming World Cup campaign with a dominant victory in the women's 100m Freestyle, setting a European Record of 50.32 to claim her first gold medal of the Tashkent stop.

The final day of the Tashkent, Uzbekistan stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup is underway, and the highlight of the day is expected to be the men’s 100 backstroke final. There, South African Pieter Coetze is chasing more history after setting a World Record in the 50 meter backstroke on Friday. He dropped more than four tenths of a second between his swim in Baku and Tashkent in the 50; the transitive property of swimming then puts him within striking distance of the record in this 100 meter race as well.

After seven days of individual competition, the final world titles have been awarded in Baku. Hyeonji Lee and Inal Tasoev brought the individual programme to a close, each adding their name to the story of these championships. Their achievements offered two final highlights before attention turns to a very different test. Throughout the week, every contest has been shaped by personal ambition: the desire to reach the podium, the pressure of a world championship and the challenge of producing one’s best judo on the biggest stage. The final day brought that individual journey to its conclusion, with the athletes who had carried their nations’ hopes now preparing to return to the tatami together. Fourteen world champions have been crowned, and 42 more judoka have joined them on the podium. The individual competition is over; tomorrow, the focus moves from personal achievement to collective strength.

The individual competition is over in Baku. Seven intense days have seen every athlete give everything and push their limits in pursuit of one dream: to become world champion. Fourteen have achieved it, with 42 more medallists joining them on the podium. For a week, the focus has been on the individual, on each judoka and their chance to perform. On the final day, that focus shifts to the team, as the mixed team event takes centre stage. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated moments of the championships and it never fails to raise the volume in the arena. From the opening contests, groups of supporters will be on their feet, cheering for their teams. The draw has been known for a week, giving delegations time to prepare and fine-tune the line-up of six judoka: three women and three men. For some nations, the choices are straightforward, with one athlete available in each category. Others must weigh up several factors, including how fresh their athletes are after a demanding week, as well as the tactical options available. Some judoka may compete in a higher weight category than they did for the individual event, for instance.

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The world premiere of Netflix’s animated feature “Ray Gunn” at the London Film Festival on Saturday coincided with a special day for one of its key creatives. As director Brad Bird noted in the introduction at the Royal Festival Hall, the premiere for the neo-noir sci-fi was also composer Michael Giacchino’s birthday. Bird then invited the film’s voice stars Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell to sing a rather sped up and succinct version of “Happy Birthday” to the musician, who took a selfie of them all to mark the occasion.

It was a fleeting exchange at a press conference, but it touched on a much wider issue. Speaking at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone earlier this year, Zaynab Dosso and Elaine Thompson-Herah were both asked about the mental side of elite sport.

With Olympic and world champions peppering the draw, finding a nineteen year old in the final was a surpsie for many, but Hyeonji Lee has been climbing the ranking and picking off the opposition steadily for the last couple of years and in Baku it all came together excellently. For the first 2 minutes and 10 seconds Dicko was leading on attacks and looked to be ready to take the win at any moment. Faster to her favourite grip, attacking without hesitation, Dicko looked back at her best form.

Donald Trump has said Ukraine needs “a new leader”, a day after making a deal with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel. The US president suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war with Russia and blamed him for high diesel prices in the US. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said. Trump made the comments as Russia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine, which Zelenskyy said were a “thanks” to Trump for the diesel deal. Trump rewards Putin and betrays Ukraine with Russia diesel deal - The LatestThe Ukrainian president has expressed outrage at the agreement announced by Trump on Friday, which the US president said was needed to reduce diesel prices, and comes ahead of November’s midterm elections in which fuel costs are a key voter issue. The deal, which appeared to blindside Kyiv as it was announced while Ukrainian negotiators were in Miami for peace talks, was described by Zelenskyy as a “gift” to Russia’s president.

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