Headlines
  • Thirty people have died in a devastating fire at a pub in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, according to reports on Tuesday.
  • Two UAE tankers have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
  • On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
  • Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
  • A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.

Tag: UN General Assembly

February 10, 2026

Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on UN Framework...

Ramy Youssef chairs the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.

February 6, 2026

UN Security Council Meets on United...

Faisal Shahkar, United Nations Police Adviser, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the United Nations peacekeeping operations with Police Commissioners.

February 5, 2026

UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Independent...

A view of the press briefing by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.

February 4, 2026

Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 426th meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)

January 31, 2026

UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...

On January 30, 2026, United Nations Security Council voted to adopt a draft resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further period ending on 31 January 2027.

January 30, 2026

UN Secretary-General Briefs Reporters on His...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on his priorities.

January 29, 2026

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

January 28, 2026

UN Observance of International Day of...

Evelyn Konrad, Holocaust survivor from Vienna addresses the United Nations Observance of International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust on the theme “Holocaust Remembrance” for Dignity and Human Rights

January 24, 2026

UN Secretary-General Meets with President of...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with James Kariuki, Acting Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February.

January 23, 2026

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

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).

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