World Nov 13 Gaza stabilization force proposal by U.S. gets pushback from Russia, China and Arabs A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and…
World Oct 31 Reported rampage by Sudanese paramilitary force in Darfur puts fate of thousands in question Sudanese fleeing a paramilitary force that seized a city in the country’s Darfur region trickled into a nearby refugee camp Thursday after walking for miles, telling aid workers that roads were littered with bodies.
World Oct 29 IAEA chief says Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites.
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 25 WATCH: Day 4 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations on Friday, it will be at the helm of a country that is increasingly being treated as a pariah, even by some of its longtime allies.
World Sep 25 WATCH: Facing global isolation, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly Responding to countries' recent decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said it would encourage terrorism against Jews and others.
World Sep 25 WATCH: Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas addresses U.N. General Assembly Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly that his country is still going through a nearly two-year war "in which our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have been facing a war of genocide, destruction, starvation and displacement."…
World Sep 24 WATCH: Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian blasts U.S. and Israeli attacks in address to U.N. General Assembly His comments at the General Assembly are the first time he has spoken in a global forum since the 12-day Israel-Iran war over the summer that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic’s highest military and political leaders.
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.
World Sep 22 France recognizes Palestinian statehood ahead of UN General Assembly As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Mideast conflict.