Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
UN Security Council Convenes a Meeting...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on Peace Consolidation in West Africa is chaired by Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for July
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is chaired by Nicolas de Rivière (left), France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council
Pakistan’s Minister for Poverty Alleviation Briefs...
Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation, speaks with journalists about the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at United Nations
Press Briefing by the UN Under-Secretary-General...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov speaks with reporters about the High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism
Second UN High-Level Conference of Heads...
The second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States is chaired by Raffi Gregorian, Director and Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (28-30 June 2021)
Estonia’s President Briefs Press on Her...
President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid speaks to media about her new role as Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child at United Nations Headquarters in New York
Three Day Second UN High-Level Conference...
Terrorist groups’ gains in Africa, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, “have been extremely concerning,” and he stressed that “helping African governments to combat and defeat the risks presented by these groups must be a worldwide priority for us all”
UN Secretary-General Meets King and Queen...
During a visit to Brussels, Belgium, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Palace of Brussels
The UN Security Council Holds ...
Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, urged all parties in Gaza to “avoid unilateral steps and provocations” and “take steps to reduce tensions”
UN General Assembly Debates the Necessity...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodrguez Parrilla, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly about the importance of removing the United States of America’s economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba