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
UN General Assembly Holds Election of...
A detailed view of the gavel as Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 73rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly.
UN General Assembly Elects President for...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 72nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The meeting held the election of the President of the General Assembly for the 80th Session
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ioannis Stamatekos Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of May, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to International peace and security.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
UN Secretary-General Meets with Foreign Minister...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Kacou Houadja Léon Adom, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, briefs the United Nations security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict.
North Korean Escapees Speak at UN...
One North Korean woman described how her father died of starvation. Another said her friends were publicly executed for watching and sharing South Korean television dramas. North Korea’s ambassador appeared unmoved. When he got up to speak, he described it as a political scheme and labeled the women as “human scum.”
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
A view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria). On the screens are Ramesh Rajasingham, Director, Coordination Division, Head and Representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva (OCHA).
UN Security Council Meets on Strengthening...
Carlos Arturo Hoyos (centre), Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on strengthening maritime security through international cooperation for global stability under maintenance of international peace and security.
UN General Assembly Holds Dialogue on...
Guy Ryder (centre), Under Secretary-General for Policy, speaks during theinformal interactive dialogue of the United Nations General Assembly on the implementation of the Pact for the Future. The dialogue focused on monitoring and evaluation.