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

November 7, 2024

UN Security Council Meets on Situation...

Nicholas Hayso, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, greets Michael Kapkiai Kiboino, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, during the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.

November 6, 2024

UN General Assembly Hears Briefing on...

Philippe Lazzarini Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs the informal meeting of the UN General Assembly plenary on UNRWA.

November 4, 2024

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

United Nations Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

October 31, 2024

UN Security Council Meets on Threats...

Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.

October 30, 2024

UN Security Council Hears Report on...

Marko Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting that heard a report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

October 29, 2024

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

October 28, 2024

UN Secretary-General Addresses Security Council Meeting...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.

October 25, 2024

Press Briefing by Independent Expert on...

Cecilie Bailliet, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.

October 24, 2024

UN Security Council Meets on Women...

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on “Women building peace in a changing environment” under the theme of Women and Peace and Security.

October 23, 2024

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Adrian Dominik Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, chairs UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic.

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