Moscow.- Russia’s President Vladimir Putin completes the annexation of four occupied Ukrainian territories, eight years after he did the same with the Crimean peninsula. (photo) (video)
United Nations.- The UN Security Council is meeting urgently and at the request of Russia to discuss the leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines. (Video)
Lviv (Ukraine).- Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky will chair an emergency session of the National Security Council.
Brussels.- Europe’s energy ministers meet to agree: a 10% cut in electricity consumption, a tax on oil companies and a price cap on renewable energy. (Photo) (Video) (Audio) (Live)
Brussels.- The Community’s statistical office, Eurostat, will publish its first estimate of inflation in the euro area in September. (Video) (Audio)
Havana.- Cuba is working to restore its electrical system, telecommunications and water supply after Hurricane Ian passed through. (photo) (video)
Mexico City.- The world’s culture ministers, gathered at Mondiacult 2022, present a report after their three-day meeting. (photo) (video)
Caracas.-Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, has lost almost half its value since the last currency changeover. (photo) (video)
Cuenca (Ecuador).- The conclusions of the fourteenth Ministerial Forum on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean are presented. (photo) (video)
Washington.- Federal funds expire at midnight September 30, so an agreement must be approved to avoid a partial administrative shutdown.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court makes its decision regarding Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s term limit.
Toronto (Canada).- Canada is celebrating National Truth and Reconciliation Day to recognize that more than 150,000 tribal peoples were forcibly detained for assimilation.
Berlin.- The Federal Employment Agency (BA) publishes unemployment figures for September. LONDON – Workers at the former UK state-owned postal company Royal Mail have called a 48-hour strike.
Madrid/Málaga – Second and final day of the Smart Agrifood Summit agricultural and food innovation fair
New York.- The 60th edition of the New York Film Festival begins.
Paris.- The Spanish company Loewe is presenting its spring/summer 2023 collection in Paris. (Photo) EFE
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