Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin has commented that the international community has failed for the Palestinians. In the speech given at the session of the United Nations General Assembly he said the ongoing violence and expansion of Israeli settlements are further damaging the possibility of lasting peace. Turkey’s media TRT World has reported this news.
France will send soldiers, radar and defence systems to protect Yanbu, an important port city on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. French President Emmanuel Macron said this on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left New York within hours of addressing the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. He arrived in New York on Thursday and, after delivering his speech at the UN, headed straight for Israel the same day. US media outlet CBS News also reported that he was scheduled to leave New York a few hours after his speech.
Italy's government has pushed ahead with plans to ban face-covering clothing in schools and limit the number of foreign students in classrooms. Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported that a fine has also been stipulated for violating the new rules.
An agreement has been signed to purchase 11 more aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. Centring this deal, US President Donald Trump has described Boeing's new aircraft sales agreements with Bangladesh and Turkey as a "historic" event for the company.
An unprecedented protest took place on Thursday, September 24, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage to speak at the 81st session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. According to the BBC, delegations from several Arab, Muslim, African and European countries walked out of the assembly hall in protest against the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.