World Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its…
World Mar 25 UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans The U.N. General Assembly's resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their countries of origin without charge.
World Mar 02 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel…
World Feb 28 UN chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”…
World Feb 18 UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes The U.N. Security Council is holding a high-level meeting on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel’s efforts to expand control in the West Bank before world leaders head to Washington to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories at the…
Politics Nov 17 UN approves U.S. plan authorizing an international stabilization force in Gaza The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.
World Sep 28 WATCH: Day 7 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly The seventh day of high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to begin Monday at 9 a.m. EDT.
World Sep 27 WATCH: Any aggression against Russia will meet a 'decisive response,' foreign minister tells U.N. As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow's top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn't intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression.
World Sep 26 UN Security Council rejects Russia and China's resolution to delay sanctions on Iran The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in…
World Sep 23 WATCH: Secretary-General Guterres warns 'the pillars of peace and progress are buckling' at U.N. General Assembly The United Nations chief challenged world leaders Tuesday to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power and where nations come together rather than scramble for self-interests.