Headlines- Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
- In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran.
- Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
- Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
- Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.
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Virtual Noon Briefing by Spokesperson for...
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General holds the daily noon briefing remotely,21 May 2020
UN Secretary-General Visits Lahore Fort
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrives to attend the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security and upholding the United Nations Charter on 9 January 2020
UN Security Council Considers Women and...
Lina Ekomo, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Women and peace and security, on behalf of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FEMWISE) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN)
UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard Has...
According to Callamard, her mandate to investigate Khashoggi’s killing was within the framework of human rights and it did not allow her to conduct an in-depth investigation into individual culpability, which she said the United Nations should have insisted on
President of UN General Assembly Closes...
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, closes the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly
Premiers of Lesser Known Countries at...
Premiers of Lesser Know Countries Addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s Seventy-Fourth Session
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Start...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters following the start of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Thirty-fourth Annual International Prayer Breakfast
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) speaks at the thirty-fourth Annual International Prayer Breakfast
UN General Assembly Observes Nelson Mandela...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the informal meeting of the General Assembly to observe the annual Nelson Mandela International Day