Sep 22 France recognizes Palestinian statehood ahead of UN General Assembly By Joseph Krauss, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 22 What to expect at this week’s U.N. General Assembly meetings By Nick Schifrin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri World leaders are gathering this week for the 80th United Nations General Assembly to discuss a number of key issues. Continue reading
Sep 22 How Israel could retaliate against the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The efforts to push a two-state solution face major obstacles, beginning with vehement opposition from the United States and Israel. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Day 1 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship. Continue reading
Sep 21 Health officials say Israeli strikes kill more than 40 people in Gaza, ahead of UN meeting By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children, health officials said Sunday, as several European countries and leading U.S. allies moved to recognize a Palestinian state. Continue reading
Sep 21 UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, drawing ire from Netanyahu By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The coordinated initiative from the three Commonwealth nations and long-time allies reflects growing outrage at Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and the steps taken by the Israeli government to thwart efforts to create a Palestinian state, including by… Continue reading
Sep 19 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address U.N. meeting virtually after U.S. revoked visa By Associated Press Abbas had hoped to attend a meeting next week called for by France and Saudi Arabia aimed at advancing a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. France, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia plan to recognize a Palestinian state. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 7:58 Israeli ambassador to U.S. says war ends when Gaza is ‘free of Hamas’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn This week, Israel intensified its military campaign in Gaza City and an independent United Nations human rights commission concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide. Nick Schifrin spoke with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter to discuss the… Continue watching
Sep 18 More Americans feel Israel has ‘gone too far’ in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A new poll finds more U.S. adults view Israel’s military action in Gaza as excessive than at the beginning of its war with Hamas. Continue reading