In the chaos that is the running theme of the US elections, another election of a world leader is underway, albeit largely unnoticed, on US soil.
The global threat emanating from Islamic State (IS) remains high, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report. The continued military pressure exerted in Iraq and Syria by international coalition forces leads to serious military setbacks for IS, Xinhua quotes Ban as saying in the report.
The General Debate in the 70th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 70) begins at the UN headquarters.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union delegation to Bangladesh condemn the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
