Headlines- The Houthis in Yemen claim that the blockade primarily targets Saudi ships and that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is not closed.
- A merchant vessel that attempted to navigate under the US blockade on Iranian ports has been "disabled" by US forces.
- In retaliation for United States most recent attacks across the country, Iran said on Friday that it had attacked US military installations and bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- Although he repeated that Tehran was not yet prepared for a deal, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their war.
- After a deadly clash that claimed the lives of one Israeli and four Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones.
- After allegedly stabbing two individuals in broad daylight in Manhattan's upscale Upper West Side neighborhood, a man is being charged with hate crimes.
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Virtual ECOSOC Briefing on “Joining Forces:...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (lower screen) speaks during the informal virtual ECOSOC briefing on “Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for Covid-19 Response”.
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Irena Hasić, Executive Director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina of the European Commission, speaks during the open video conference with United Natiins Security Council members in connection with Bosnia and Herzegovina
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs Security Council members during the open video conference in connection with the International Criminal Court and the situation in Libya,5 May 2020
UN Secretary-General Wishes Happy 100th Birthday...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wishes happy birthday to Tom Moore on his 100th birthday. Mr Moore is a World War II veteran from the United Kingdom who walked around in his garden to raise money for Britain’s National Health Service. Next to Mr Moore is his daughter Hannah. Today is also Mr. Guterres’ birthday
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council members during an open video conference in connection with United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the Sudan and South Sudan
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the open video conference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East including the Palestinian question
Holding Earth in Our Hands
Holding Earth in Our Hands
Four hands hold an image of the earth on International Mother Earth Day 22 April,2020
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
United Nations Security Council members hold an open video conference in connection with the Protection of civilians in armed conflict, with a focus on protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger
Behind the Scene in UNTV Studio
UNTV Studio Technician checks the microphone before Secretary-General António Guterres comes to record a video message on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children on 16 April,2020 at United Nations, New York
WHO Director-General Holds Virtual Briefing on...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a virtual briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic