World Sep 25 WATCH: Facing global isolation, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly By Jennifer Peltz, Adam Geller, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
World Sep 23 WATCH: Day 2 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly will meet for its second day. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 23 The Secret Service has dismantled a telecom threat near the UN. It could have disabled cell service in NYC Forensic analysis is ongoing, and authorities suspect nation-state actors. By Mike Balsamo, Associated Press
World Sep 22 What to expect at this week’s U.N. General Assembly meetings World leaders are gathering this week for the 80th United Nations General Assembly to discuss a number of key issues. By Nick Schifrin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri
World Sep 19 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address U.N. meeting virtually after U.S. revoked visa 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. By Associated Press
Sep 27 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly – Day 4 By Associated Press After a day filled with hopes of a cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel, the U.N. General Assembly meeting Friday was a harsh reality check. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly – Day 3 By Associated Press The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a moment of drama amid the ocean of… Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the podium, implored world leaders not to give in to calls for a ceasefire that doesn't guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Brazil’s Lula calls for greater climate action, cites Amazon wildfires By Mauricio Savarese, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mentioned the fires ravaging the rainforest back home — but not the fact they're adding to criticism of his administration's own environmental stewardship. Continue reading
Sep 24 Your short glossary to UN General Assembly meeting lingo By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly's yearly meeting of world leaders is here — and with it, an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to observers. Continue reading