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Changing one word for another — "entity" for "state" — will be symbolic and will give Palestinians access to such U.N. bodies as the International Criminal Court.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told NPR that under the current conditions, Israeli military operations in Rafah would "dramatically exacerbate the humanitarian emergency."

Iran's new president has made his first appearance at the United Nations General Assembly. Hassan Rouhani has been signaling that his government wants a thaw in relations with the West, and may be ready to strike a deal on Iran's suspect nuclear program. There are, however, deep suspicions on both sides.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Abe Denmark, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, about the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A new report makes the case that insects may be essential to feeding a planet of 7 billion people. Why? They're nutritious, better for the environment than other protein sources and can generate jobs, according to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization.

The talks showed deep divisions, as small countries highly vulnerable to rising seas and powerful storms were at odds with wealthy, high-emitting countries like the United States.

Also: How smoke from western wildfires affects your lungs; at least 90 are now dead in Mexico's earthquake; and the new Miss America is Miss North Dakota.

Police are still not saying what motivated the gunman who walked into a crowded Aurora, Colo., movie theater and opened fired. Suspect James Holmes, 24, was apprehended immediately after the attack. Until recently, he was a grad student studying neuroscience.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, attorney Hank Greenberg, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.Hank Greenberg is just back from a fly-in to observe firsthand relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees at the border with Poland. They left for Poland and visited the Poland/Ukraine border on Monday.Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York (JFNENY) will host an in-person Ukraine support rally at Temple Israel, located at 600 New Scotland Avenue, on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The community will join together to raise awareness and hear from Hank Greenberg, who will have returned earlier that day from a mission to Medyka, Poland, (on the border 50 miles west of Lviv, Ukraine) and listen to Union College Professor Stephen Berk on “Ukraine in Crisis.”

The shipment was mailed from Mexico in a counterfeit diplomatic pouch. The U.N. says it was not intended for any of its diplomats.