Powerhouse American diplomat and disputed Nobel laureate Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State and a master of realpolitik known for his crucial yet polarising role in American foreign policy during the period of the Cold War, has died at the age of 100.

Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President

Life-saving relief programmes should not be held hostage by political interests, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by a permanent member of the Security Council, that halted vital cross-border aid last week into northern Syria.