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President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged he was the target of “three very sinister events” during his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the Secret Service will investigate. Trump, who delivered a combative speech…
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Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa met U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported Thursday. A photo released by SANA showed the leaders shaking hands with First…
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India sharpened its criticism of Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, urging Islamabad to vacate “illegally occupied” Indian territory and focus instead on its struggling economy, military-dominated politics, and “human rights…
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The United Nations on Tuesday said it had identified the cause of an escalator mishap that occurred just as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it: the President’s videographer may have accidentally triggered…
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The United Nations has warned that climate change is disrupting the Earth’s water cycle, causing extreme swings between droughts and floods worldwide. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual State of Global Water…
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More than 140 world leaders are set to gather in New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with debates expected to be dominated by the future of Palestine and the war in Gaza. Conspicuously absent will be…
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The UN investigator who accused Israel this week of committing genocide in Gaza says she sees echoes of Rwanda’s 1994 butchery and hopes Israeli leaders will one day be brought to trial. Navi Pillay, a South African former judge who headed…
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Irish President Michael D. Higgins has urged the exclusion of Israel — and states supplying it with weapons — from the United Nations, following a UN report accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Higgins, whose presidency ends…
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The United Nations has advised its staff to reduce the size of delegations attending the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil this November, citing skyrocketing accommodation costs. Meanwhile, government delegations are struggling to secure rooms…
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The United Nations has shifted its resident coordinator’s office for Yemen from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Aden, more than a week after at least 18 UN personnel were detained by Houthi forces. The coordinator’s office said Tuesday the move…
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