World Oct 07 U.N. refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
World Sep 29 At the UN, African leaders did not draw attention to home conflicts, analysts say African leaders spoke vehemently about global conflicts and called for an end to Israel's attacks on Gaza. However, analysts say two of Africa's most complicated conflicts in Sudan and Congo, which have killed thousands of people and both reached an… By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
World Sep 28 WATCH: Day 7 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly The seventh day of high-level debate at the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to begin Monday at 9 a.m. EDT. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Sep 27 WATCH: U.S. military in the Caribbean an ‘illegal’ threat, Venezuela tells UN General Assembly President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an “incalculable” price if it won't accept more people deported from the U.S. By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Sep 27 What to know about the UN reimposing ‘snapback’ sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program will be reimposed Sunday, putting Tehran under new pressure as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Here's what to know about Iran's nuclear sites,… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Sep 27 WATCH: Any aggression against Russia will meet a ‘decisive response,’ foreign minister tells U.N. By Jennifer Peltz, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow's top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn't intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression. Continue reading
Sep 26 68 firms added to UN blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of firms from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Sep 26 UN Security Council rejects Russia and China’s resolution to delay sanctions on Iran By Farnoush Amiri, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in… Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Day 4 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly By Joseph Krauss, Jennifer Peltz, Adam Geller, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations on Friday, it will be at the helm of a country that is increasingly being treated as a pariah, even by some of its longtime allies. Continue reading
Sep 25 Drug enforcement is rarely a focus of the U.N. General Assembly. This year is different By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press 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. Continue reading