Headlines
  • The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
  • Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
  • Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
  • In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
  • According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
  • An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.

Tag: UN General Assembly

May 8, 2026

Parmanent Representative of Bahrain to UN...

Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations, briefs reporters on a draft UN Security Council resolution on the Strait of Hormuz.

May 7, 2026

Permanent Representatives of United Arab Emirates...

Mohamed Issa Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the Middle East.

May 6, 2026

Press Briefing on Launch of World...

Zoe Brennan,International Organization for Migration (IOM) Spokesperson, and Jonathan Prentice,Head of the UN Network on Migration, briefs reporters on the launch of the World Migration Report.

May 5, 2026

2026 Review Conference of Parties to...

Participants attend the Main Committee II of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (27 April – 22 May 2026) at UN headquarters.

May 2, 2026

President of UN Security Council Briefs...

Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of May, briefs reporters on the programme of work for the month.

May 1, 2026

UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...

Sabino Edward Nyawella Amaikwey, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

April 30, 2026

Executive Secretary of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty...

Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on the Elev nth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

April 29, 2026

UN Secretary-General Meets with Federal Minister...

Reporters and photographers attend the meeting between United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic.

April 28, 2026

UN Security Council Meets on Safety...

A view of the United Nations Security Council high-level debate on the safety of global waterways, amid growing concerns over threats to shipping and freedom of navigation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the high seas must be a ” zone of peace and cooperation, not confirmation and coercion.

April 25, 2026

UN Permanent Representative of Syria Briefs...

Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, briefs on the situation in the country.

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