Sep 22 WATCH: Trump dismisses concerns about AI risks at UN, says he won't rein it in By Steff Staples President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the United Nations that he is changing the term "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence" because it's "more accurate," as he dismissed global concerns about the technology and its effects on humanity. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Trump addresses 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Day 1 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address Tuesday to a yearly gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges — from climate change and war to… Continue reading
Sep 03 Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. So now the world must figure out how to get… Continue reading
Aug 27 Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84 By Associated Press The bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II has died while serving a life sentence for his crimes, U.N. officials said. Continue reading
Aug 14 Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge By Illia Novikov, Associated Press This attack comes after the United Nations reported that July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the early weeks of Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Jul 30 Fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns By Constant Same Bagalwa, Prosper Heri Ngorora, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The long-running conflict in eastern Congo has driven nearly 10 million people into crisis or emergency levels of hunger, with Ituri — the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak — among the most affected with 1.9 million in need of food, according to the World… Continue reading
Jul 28 Criminal gangs increasingly lure victims to work in online scam centers, UN migration agency warns By Associated Press Once brought in, they often get locked up, have their identity documents seized, and forced through violence, threats and "debt bondage" to participate in the online scams. Continue reading
Jul 27 UN human rights chief says Israel must end house demolitions and occupation in Lebanon By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The United Nations' human rights chief says Israel must end its military presence in southern Lebanon and stop demolishing homes. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: UN Ambassador Mike Waltz testifies before House Foreign Affairs Committee By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Waltz will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on "United Nations Accountability and Reform." Watch here. Continue reading