World Mar 25 UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Sep 25 Drug enforcement is rarely a focus of the U.N. General Assembly. This year is different Barbs between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro laid bare, on global diplomacy's biggest stage, the world's wide and pointed differences over how to deal with drugs. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
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. By Joseph Krauss, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
World Aug 29 U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Oct 27 UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas war It was the first U.N. response to Hamas' surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Israel's ongoing military response and vow to obliterate Hamas. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
Sep 24 WATCH: China tells world leaders 'external interference' on Taiwan won't be tolerated By Ted Anthony, Associated Press China underscored its commitment Saturday to its claim on Taiwan, telling assembled world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.”… Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Russian foreign minister defends war in Ukraine as world opinion turns against Putin By Associated Press, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly - Day 3 By Pia Sarkar, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The United States has made its case at the U.N. Security Council for why Russia should face further censure and isolation over the Ukraine invasion. Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: Blinken urges global effort to expand LGBTQ rights By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the United Nations LGBTI Core Group on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting Monday. Continue reading
Sep 19 World leaders confront COVID's impact on education ahead of U.N. General Assembly By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit. Continue reading