Politics

WATCH: Jordan's king recalls Gaza War in U.N. General Assembly speech

By Associated Press

Jordan’s monarch recalled the 11-day Gaza War of this past summer in his speech before the United Nations, saying Tuesday the latest round of conflict was a reminder that the status quo is unsustainable.

U.S.-French tension seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call to meet next month over a submarine spat that sent relations between the longtime allies into a tailspin.

German president asks country to confront its colonial past

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

Germany's president has called on the country to face its cruel colonial past as he opened a new museum in the capital's center that will be home to two of Berlin's state museums which include looted artifacts from countries in…

Anti-LGBT resolution revoked by a regional assembly in Poland after U.N. threat

By Associated Press

The move came after the country's government asked authorities in several regions to revoke their largely symbolic anti-LGBT resolutions. The EU had put millions of euros of funding to those regions on hold.

U.N. racism meeting recommits to goals but renews divides

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Israel, the United States and some other countries boycotted the meeting because of continued grievances about the 2001 meeting in Durban, South Africa.

WATCH: Jen Psaki says Biden is committed to new immigration system

By Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the President is "committed to putting in place a humane, orderly immigration system" as the administrations faces criticism over the handling of migrants at the southern border.

House pushes through debt and government funding plan, will face pushback from GOP

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid.

WATCH: McConnell refuses to help raise federal debt limit

By Associated Press

At a press conference, Wednesday, McConnell said since Democrats control the White House and Congress, it's their problem to find the votes — though he had relied on bipartisan cooperation to approve debt limit measures when Republicans were in charge.

WATCH: Biden announces U.S. has purchased COVID vaccines to donate globally

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world.

WATCH: Egyptian president say countries embracing terrorists must be held accountable

By Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi urged that countries embracing or offering sanctuary to terrorists be held accountable, in a video speech shown at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.