Sep 25 Watch: Trump’s boast draws laughter at United Nations By Associated Press President Donald Trump is highlighted U.S. gains under his watch as he opened his address to the U.N. General Assembly — and provoked a laugh. Continue reading
Sep 25 UN chief: ‘Pivotal moment’ for fighting global warming By Associated Press He is telling world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly that they aren't doing enough to combat what he calls "a direct existential threat" that is moving faster than people are working to combat it. 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: Melania Trump to UN: ‘Step up’ to protect children By Steve Peoples, Associated Press NEW YORK — First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday called on world leaders to come together for the good of their children, delivering her first public remarks at the United Nations as the White House works to strengthen its relationships… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of UN General Assembly debate By News Desk World leaders deliver speeches for a second day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. You can watch them all here. Continue reading
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 19 WATCH: At UN, Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea By Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press NEW YORK — President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction'" of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Sep 18 LISTEN LIVE: White House addresses U.N. summit in news briefing By Erica R. Hendry Brian Hook, Director of Policy Planning, State Department, will give an off camera press briefing at 5 p.m. Listen live here. Continue reading