Headlines- President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been authorized by the Egyptian parliament to offer military assistance to Saudi Arabia in response to the escalating attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, defeated by left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil.
- Asserting that "there will not be an attack today," US President Donald Trump has ruled out taking immediate military action against Iran.
- Iran says that Washington must now "take the necessary actions to extricate" itself from the "quagmire" that the US has entered as a result of its miscalculations in starting the conflict.
- Over the past six months, US forces have assisted over 3,000 commercial vessels in crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- On Sunday, Qatari mediators visited Tehran in an attempt to ease tensions in the area.
- Israeli forces have raided Hebron, locked down the whole occupied West Bank, and killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza.
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President of Colombia Briefs Press
Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June, briefs reporters after chairing the Security Council meeting on advancing political solutions in the Middle East: mediation and dialogue for a lasting peace, under the agenda item maintainance of international peace and security.
UN Security Council Meets on Central...
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Central African region.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Naseer Ahmed Faiq, Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Briefs...
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May).
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
UN General Assembly Holds Election of...
The delegation of Kyrgyzstan celebrates being elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2027-2028 during the 86th plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly.
UN General Assembly Holds Election of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 85th plenary meeting of UN General Assembly. The meeting elected Khalilur Rahman, from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, as President of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly (starting 8 September 2026).
UN Security Council Meets on Threats...
Kayoko Gotoh, Director for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
UN Secretary-General Meets with President of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Leonor Zalabata Torres, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of June.
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
Andrii Melnyk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.