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NEW YORK (AP) — Before winning Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in his race to become Arizona’s top election official, Mark Finchem received several calls from people close to the former president making clear they approved of the work he was doing to challenge the results of the 2020 election.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning of a potential new Cold War, the head of the United Nations implored China and the United States to repair their “completely dysfunctional” relationship before problems between the two large and deeply influential countries spill over even further into the rest of the planet.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (APP): Afghanistan, climate change and the coronavirus crises will dominate discussions at the U.N. General Assembly’s hybrid high-level debate starting Tuesday in which a large number of world leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, are set to participate, as security is tightened in New York.

Despite U.S. requests that member states send pre-recorded messages to curb the spread of the coronavirus, 83 heads of state, 43 prime ministers, three deputy prime ministers and 23 foreign ministers are scheduled to address the General Assembly in person.

NEW YORK, September 18. /TASS/: Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding his tax fraud case, according to court documents uploaded to the database of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

According to the document, the sides submitted a joint request to the judge, saying they had reached an agreement to settle the case.

The sides requested the judge to appoint a court session on October 1.

NEW YORK, September 19. /TASS/: The Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first flight manned entirely by civilians, landed in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida, according to a livestream on the SpaceX website.

The spacecraft was in orbit for about three days. The crew includes Memphis child hospital medic Hayley Arceneaux, 29, professor of geology Sian Proctor, 51, Lockheed Martin employee Chris Sembroski, 41, and US billionaire Jared Isaacman, 38. Isaacman was the one who paid for all four seats on the spacecraft; however, the sum of the contract has not been disclosed.

ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A U.N. migration agency official expressed concerns Friday over the disappearance of thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libya as more and more desperate people risk their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

UNITED NATIONS, September 17. /TASS/: The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution extending the mandate of its mission in Afghanistan for six months.

The mission’s mandate remains basically as it is but it can be adjusted within the next six months.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government is seeking to achieve broader vaccination against COVID-19, targeting corporates, official departments and global meetings, as the pandemic keeps claiming more and more American lives and will likely become the biggest pandemic killer in the country's history.

According to The New York Times, the 7-day average of confirmed cases stood at 152,605 nationwide on Wednesday, with its 14-day change striking an 8-percent fall. COVID-19-related deaths were 1,943 on Wednesday, with the 14-day change realizing a 37-percent rise.

17 Sep 2021; MEMO: The United Nations' political mission in Libya is being blocked by Russia, threatening the country's unity ahead of a presidential election due to be held on 24 December, diplomatic sources said.

Russia vetoed a resolution drafted by Britain on the withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries from Libya as well as the role of the UN envoy to Libya because it did not approve the wording of the document, reports have said.

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All leaders and diplomats attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week will have to provide proof of vaccination, the city government said, sparking anger from Russia.

  Delegates must be vaccinated to enter the debate hall, the mayor’s office told the assembly president in a letter dated Sept 9, but Moscow queried whether New York had the authority to enforce the mandate.

  Attendees must also be vaccinated if they want to eat or exercise indoors, the letter added.