Sep 23 Watch 4:29 Trump to champion sovereignty at UN General Assembly By PBS News Hour After focusing on an “America First” message in his first address last year, President Trump will both continue that message and emphasize sovereignty at this year’s UN General Assembly, which begins this week. The administration will also address Iran’s missile… Continue watching
Nov 16 U.S. opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Although it may seem counterintuitive — who wouldn’t want to condemn Nazis? — State Department officials said that free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support the document. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of UN General Assembly debate By Joshua Barajas World leaders deliver speeches for a fourth day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Friday. You can watch them here. Continue reading
Sep 21 North Korea minister calls Trump's threat 'sound of dog barking' By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The comments are the North's first response to Trump's debut speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he vowed to "totally destroy North Korea" if provoked. Trump also called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "Rocket man."… Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH LIVE: Day 3 of UN General Assembly debate By Joshua Barajas World leaders deliver speeches for a third day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. You can watch them here. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Rouhani says Iran will respond if nuclear deal violated By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned President Trump’s speech at the UN and warned against walking away from the nuclear deal with Iran. Also, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended the President Trump’s recent warning to North… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 7:40 Threatening doesn't work in diplomacy, says Bloomberg of Trump at the UN By PBS News Hour As world leaders and dignitaries gather for the UN General Assembly, Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., hosted a special forum about today's economic challenges. Bloomberg joins Judy Woodruff for a conversation about sending… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 5:15 Trump urges more nationalist worldview in first UN address By PBS News Hour In his inaugural address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump laid out a broad vision for self-interest and nationalism across the world, while directing criticism toward the “wicked few” he singled out: North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela. Continue watching
Sep 19 Erdogan defends his actions after coup attempt in PBS NewsHour interview By Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the PBS NewsHour that it is wrong for the United States to deny the sale of guns to his guards in response to his crackdown on terrorist organizations. You can watch excerpts of the… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: UN hasn't reached its full potential, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump attended his first U.N. General Assembly and spoke at a meeting on U.N. reform. Despite widely criticizing the organization as a candidate, he said the U.S. will work with the Secretary General António… Continue watching