Headlines- Although the United States is prepared to strike Iran "at any time," US President Donald Trump says he does not see the fresh fighting lasting "too long."
- Iran's attack on a Saudi tanker in the Strait of Hormuz that claimed two lives has been denounced by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Alex Kiprotich, a Kenyan newspaper editor, is abducted by armed men, and his employer suspects the government
- According to a new ruling, Tyler R., the man accused with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September of last year, may be executed if found guilty in the murder case.
- Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist of Hong Kong, pleaded a guilty to a charge of conspiring with foreign organizations on Wednesday.
- Over 1,270 people have died as a result of last week's massive flash flood at the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.
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Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States, addresses an online dialogue on “Confronting COVID-19 Through Innovation and Research: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic” on 8 July,2020.
2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week: Countering Terrorism...
Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, addresses the high-level session of the 2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week on the theme “Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment” on 6 July 2020
Virtual Commemoration of International Day of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the virtual belated commemoration of the International Day of Vesak
Annual Memorial Service to Honour UN...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a moment of silence during the Annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their Lives in the Line of Duty from 16 March to 31 December
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Susannah Sirkin, Director of Policy and Senior Advisor at Physicians for Human Rights, addresses United Nations Security Council members during an open videoconference in connection with the Middle East (Syria)
UN Secretary-General Holds Virtual Press Briefing
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press briefing on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Charter, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Koen Vervaeke, Managing Direktor for Africa of the European Union External Action Service, addresses the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
UN General Assembly Hold Elections by...
Mr. Volkan Bozkir from Turkey was elected President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Ireland, India, Kenya, Mexico and Norway was elected new non-permanent members of the Security Council for the period of 2021-2023.
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Geir O. Pederson, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, briefs the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East