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The U.S. condemned Azerbaijan's major military escalation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, calling for an immediate end to hostilities.

The big picture: Azerbaijan's declaration of an "evacuation" of the local population Tuesday triggered fears of ethnic cleansing of the predominantly Armenian population in the region, and renewed speculation that the Turkey-backed country may launch another full-scale war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia's alleged kidnapping of Ukrainian children during his UN General Assembly address Tuesday.

Driving the news: "This is clearly a genocide," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine has the "names of tens of thousands of children" kidnapped and deported by Russia.

The National Park Service lists more than 200 sites on its website that reflect American Latino heritage across the U.S.

• Axios Latino throughout September will showcase some of these landmarks and historic sites, as well as others as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this year.

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel to space, tells Axios Latino she hopes having her life story featured in a video game can motivate more Latinos to explore a STEM career.

Driving the news: Ochoa was added last week as a character in the Minecraft Education suite, a learning version of the block-building game. Other characters include Gloria Estefan and civil rights activist Monica Ramirez.

President Biden in his UN General Assembly speech Tuesday called for more international support for Ukraine and stressed the need for more cooperation between countries on issues like development, climate, artificial intelligence and infrastructure.

What he's saying: For the second year, the UN General Assembly "is darkened by the shadow of…an illegal war by Russia against Ukraine," Biden said. "Russia alone bears responsibility for this war. Russia alone has the power to end this war immediately."

While Americans generally view Israel as a U.S. partner or ally, many question whether the two countries share the same interests and values, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

Why it matters: The results come just ahead of a bilateral meeting between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, their first sit-down since Netanyahu's return to office last year.

The first local climate summit will take place at the U.N. climate meeting in Dubai later this year.

Driving the news: The confab will include hundreds of mayors, governors and other regional leaders together with heads of state, COP28 president-designate Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber and UN special envoy Michael Bloomberg plan to announce this morning.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused "agents of the Indian" government of being involved in the killing of a prominent Sikh community leader on Canadian soil in June.

Driving the news: Canadian security agencies have been investigating the "credible allegations of a potential link" in the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, Trudeau said in a speech in the House of Commons.

Global leaders want Elon Musk to build Tesla factories in their home countries even as upstarts and legacy carmakers chip away at the company's EV dominance.

Why it matters: The company has a goal to sell 20 million cars a year by 2030, up from about 1.3 million as of last year. In order to hit that goal, Musk has said that Tesla will need about a dozen factories.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday asked Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, to take steps to curb antisemitism on the platform.

Why it matters: Musk earlier this month threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), accusing the nonprofit, without evidence, of "trying to kill" X after the group reported a spike in hate speech on the platform following the reinstatement of banned accounts.

Iran has freed five Americans in a prisoner swap with the United States, which is releasing five Iranians who had been convicted or charged in the U.S.

The big picture: The Qatar-mediated deal is a rare positive diplomatic development between the U.S. and Iran. It includes the release of Iranian Americans Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and two Americans who asked to remain private.

International Trump support reflects a global phenomenon: The hard right, once fringe, is gaining power and popularity across Europe, Latin America and elsewhere.

Why it matters: Immigration, inflation and the rising cost of climate policy are creating potent new targets for populism, the Economist reports.

Tens of thousands of people marched in New York City and across the U.S. Sunday to demand President Biden and other world leaders to end fossil fuels ahead of this week's UN Climate Ambition Summit.

The big picture: Several of the speakers at the New York event that kicked off Climate Week NYC took aim at the Biden administration for approving new oil and gas drilling permits.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview broadcast Sunday ahead of his trip to the U.S. this week ordering recent drone strikes on Russian cities.

Driving the news: Zelensky said Kyiv used weapons supplied by allies "on the territory of Ukraine only," but added: "Russia needs to know that wherever it is, whichever place they use for launching missiles to strike Ukraine, Ukraine has every moral right to send a response to those places.