Politics Oct 27 UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas war It was the first U.N. response to Hamas' surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Israel's ongoing military response and vow to obliterate Hamas.
Politics Oct 24 WATCH: UN chief warns that the risk of the Israel-Hamas war spreading is growing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire to deliver desperately needed food, water, medicine and fuel.
World Oct 18 U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that Biden is in the region engaging in diplomacy and "we need to let that diplomacy play out." She criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel's right to self-defense.
World Oct 13 70 people, mostly women and children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's fleeing convoys, Hamas says Hamas' media office says the cars were struck in three places as they headed south from Gaza City. It was not immediately clear who the target of the airstrikes was, or whether militants were among the passengers.
World Oct 13 Israel orders evacuation of 1 million in northern Gaza in 24 hours The evacuation order, which includes Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, sparked widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from Israeli airstrikes and contending with a total siege and a territory-wide blackout.
World Oct 09 U.S. demands condemnation of Hamas at UN meeting, but Security Council takes no immediate action The U.N. Security Council has held an emergency meeting behind closed doors with the United States demanding that all 15 members strongly condemn "these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas."…
Politics Sep 26 Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his country entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia.
Politics Sep 23 WATCH: 2023 United Nations General Assembly - Day 5 It's Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
World Sep 19 UN chief calls for action and unity from leaders to solve global problems This year’s week-long session, the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, has 145 leaders scheduled to speak.
World Aug 16 UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."…