World Sep 22 WATCH: Trump escalates criticism of UN in first General Assembly address since reelection President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.
World Sep 22 WATCH: Day 1 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly World leaders listened closely to his Tuesday remarks at the U.N. General Assembly as Trump has already moved quickly to diminish U.S. support for the world body in his first eight months in office.
Politics Sep 19 Senate confirms former national security adviser Mike Waltz as Trump’s UN ambassador Waltz served for mere weeks as Trump’s national security adviser before he was ousted in May after mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.
World Sep 19 UN Security Council votes against lifting Iran ‘snapback’ sanctions The resolution put forth by South Korea, the current president of the 15-member council, did not garner the support of the nine countries required to halt the series of sanctions from taking effect at the end of the month, as…
World Sep 18 U.S. again vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, hostage release The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning…
World Aug 28 European nations start process to impose a ‘snapback’ of Iran nuclear sanctions at UN The mechanism, known as "snapback," could freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals, and put renewed sanctions on its ballistic missile program.
World Jul 23 Iranian negotiator threatens to exit nuclear treaty if sanctions are reimposed A top Iranian official has warned that European threats to reimpose sanctions on Iran could trigger the country to withdraw from an international pact that limits the spread of nuclear weapons.
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Mike Waltz says he wants to make UN ‘great again’ as Democrats grill him on Signal chat Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, Waltz faced lawmakers for the first time since he was ousted as national security adviser for mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive…
World Jun 29 Israeli strike on notorious Evin prison in Tehran killed at least 71 people, Iran’s judiciary says The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran criticized Israel for striking the prison, seen as a symbol of the Iranian regime's repression of any opposition, saying it violated the principle of distinction between civilian and military targets.
World Jun 27 WATCH: Trump says U.S.-approved observers must inspect Iran’s nuclear program, would bomb again President Donald Trump said on Friday that he expects Iran to open itself to international inspection to verify that it doesn’t restart its nuclear program.