Main news of September 23

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

World

 

* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday asked the UN General Assembly to end the world’s “last occupation” and recognize a Palestinian state

* The UN Security Council will consider the Palestinians request for statehood recognition on September 26, a Council representative said

* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that his country desired peace with the Palestinians, but this could only be achieved through talks, not a UN resolution.

 

Russia

 

* President Medvedev prepared to meet leading bankers and members of the government as the Russian stock indices slumped again to their lowest level since July 2010, as a wave of fresh uncertainty rocked global markets