Sep 24 WATCH: Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian blasts U.S. and Israeli attacks in address to U.N. General Assembly By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press His comments at the General Assembly are the first time he has spoken in a global forum since the 12-day Israel-Iran war over the summer that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic’s highest military and political leaders. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns world is in 'the most destructive arms race in human history' in U.N. General Assembly address By Edith Lederer, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the international community to act against Russia now, asserting that Vladimir Putin wants to expand his war in Europe. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump tells Guterres he supports U.N. despite disagreements By Associated Press The Republican president met with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres after his speech before the General Assembly. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump opens U.N. General Assembly speech with apparent teleprompter malfunction By Dan Cooney President Donald Trump stepped to the podium in New York Tuesday morning, thanked the crowd inside the hall and then opened his binder once he realized the teleprompter was down. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Secretary-General Guterres warns 'the pillars of peace and progress are buckling' at U.N. General Assembly By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The United Nations chief challenged world leaders Tuesday to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power and where nations come together rather than scramble for self-interests. Continue reading
Sep 23 4 things to know about Iran's nuclear program as deadline nears for UN 'snapback' sanctions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press As the U.N. General Assembly meets this week in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have a last chance to try to halt the sanctions. Continue reading
Sep 23 The Secret Service has dismantled a telecom threat near the UN. It could have disabled cell service in NYC By Mike Balsamo, Associated Press Forensic analysis is ongoing, and authorities suspect nation-state actors. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Trump escalates criticism of UN in first General Assembly address since reelection By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution. 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
Aug 29 U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly By Matthew Lee, Associated Press 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. Continue reading