Headlines- After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, US President Donald Trump announced the beginning of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
- The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been welcomed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed optimism that it will lay the groundwork for long-term stability in the Middle East.
- As part of an earlier two-week ceasefire agreement between Tehran and the United States to pause the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's Foreign Ministry praised the ceasefire reached by Israel and Lebanon.
- At midnight local time on Friday, gunfire broke out in the southern suburbs of Beirut as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health estimates that since March 2, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,196 civilians and injured another 7,185.
- The Lebanese government urges people not return back to their homes in southern Lebanon, despite Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire.
- The United States is "very close" to a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.
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Global Call Ahead of Summit of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (centre at left) participates in a global call ahead of the Summit of the Future. At left is Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, and at right is Guy Ryder, Under Secretary-General for Policy and UN lead for the Summit of the Future
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Mohamed Issa Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, addresses the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.
UN General Assembly Holds Closing Meeting...
Philemon Yang,President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, holds up the gavel after it was handed to him by Dennis Francis,President of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, during the closing meeting of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly
President of 78th Session of UN...
Dennis Francis, outgoing President of the United Nations seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, holds final press conference.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Samuel Žbogar, Representative to the Security Council of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Security Council and President of the Security Council for the month of September, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East
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.
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Hadi Hachem, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, addresses UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN General Assembly Meets to Disscuss...
Dennis Francis, President of the 78th UN General Assembly, chairs the United Nations General Assembly informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council on August.
UN Secretary General Visits Samoa
Youth listen to deliberations during the event on Samoa youth dialogue, during a trip by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to Samoa.