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Baba Umar
Baba Umar is an Executive Producer at TRT World
Baba Umar is an Executive Producer at TRT World
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New Romanian navy capabilities come from Türkiye, FM Toiu tells TRT World
Foreign Minister Oana Toiu hails partnership with Ankara while calling for comprehensive approach to securing critical infrastructure in the Black Sea.
2 min read
'Humanitarians can't create peace' — UN refugee chief tells UNSC to end wars uprooting 117M people
Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, tells UN Security Council to use its power to ends wars and conflicts, warning "forced displacement is outpacing solutions."
4 min read
UNGA contrast — Palestine's Abbas makes his case from afar as Israel's Netanyahu sees mass walkouts
UN General Assembly once again hears leaders of Palestine and Israel, with Palestinian President Abbas speaking remotely, and Israeli PM Netanyahu in-person, igniting large diplomatic protest walkouts.
4 min read
'Real and imminent' risks – UNSC hosts 'one of Godfathers of AI', tech bosses in high-level briefing
Yoshua Bengio, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Clement Delangue urge UN Security Council to set controls over the self-improvising technology to save the humanity.
6 min read
Al Sharaa tells UN of Syria's rebound from ashes of war, and puts onus for lasting peace on Israel
A confident President Ahmed al Sharaa points to Syria's shift from isolation to diplomacy, stressing Damascus now hosts 60+ missions while warning Israel remains a challenge through repeated attacks, border incursions, and Golan Heights occupation.
5 min read
'To the victor belonged the spoils' — How Trump's UNGA speech landed
At the UN General Assembly, Trump cast himself as a peacemaker, saying he had ended eight wars. In the same speech, he left Iran waiting to learn whether it would get a deal or face "annihilation". Here's how the address fared.
6 min read
Zelenskyy ready to meet Putin in Trump-brokered trilateral talks
Ukrainian president says Trump remains indispensable to bringing Moscow to negotiating table, even as he admits he received no definitive answer from Washington on the Patriot interceptors needed this winter.
4 min read
IMO chief tells commercial ships to stay out of Hormuz unless Iran and US guarantee safety
Arsenio Dominguez urges commercial ships to stay out of Strait of Hormuz unless US and Iran give firm guarantees that vessels and crews will not be targeted, as world leaders gather in New York for UNGA.
5 min read
Triple disruption of key sea lanes is hitting global food and energy security, UN official warns
Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services, tells TRT World that threats to shipping in Red Sea could trigger a humanitarian disaster for millions already struggling under disruptions in Hormuz and Black Sea.
4 min read
Trump, Netanyahu and Pezeshkian poised for showdown at UN General Assembly
Expect sharp clashes at this year's UN General Debate as US war on Iran, Israeli attacks on its neighbours, and the Houthis' seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast dominate the headlines.
6 min read
