Headlines- Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the Gulf will be included in the restricted area outside the Strait of Hormuz.
- Three oil tankers that have been sailing through "an unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels in other areas have been targeted, according to a statement released by Iran's IRGC navy on Saturday.
- Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
- At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles and catching flames.
- After ash erupted from the Anak Krakatoa volcano over 150 kilometers away, affecting thousands of passengers, Indonesia halted its main international airport outside of Jakarta on Sunday.
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Press Briefing on Humanitarian Situation in...
Edem Wosornu, Director of the Crisis Response Division in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), briefs reporters on humanitarian situation in Haiti.
Press Briefing on Launch of Financing...
Li Junhua Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Shari Spiegel , Director of the Financing for Sustainable Development Office of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, brief reporters on the launch of Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026.
UN Security Council Meets on Protection...
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of April, chairs the Security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict.
UN President of Security Council Briefs...
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN General Assembly Holds Informal Meeting...
Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), addresses the informal meeting of the UN General Assembly plenary to hear a briefing on the UN80 Initiative.
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
Ihab Moustafa Awad Moustafa, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organisations in maintaining international peace and security.
UN Secretary-General Meets Secretary-General of League...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of League of Arab States.
UN General Assembly Meets on Strengthening...
Dmitry S. Chumakov, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russian Federation to the United Nations, addresses the General Assembly meeting on strengthening of The United Nations System.
UN Secretary General Meets Executive Vice-President...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition at the European Commission.
Informal Ad Hoc Working Group on...
Brian Wallace, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, co-chairs the Informal Ad hoc Working Group on UN80 initiative.