Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
Tag: United Nations
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Algeria and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January 2025, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
The Situation in the Middle East,Including...
Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Security Council Meets on Threats...
Dorothy Shea, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States Mission to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of December, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to International Peace and Security in Yemen and Israel.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, introduces a resolution at the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, chairs the United Nations Security Council meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Artificial Intelligence.
Permanent Representative of Israel Briefs Press...
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
UN General Assembly Meets on Reports...
Robin de Vogel, Rapporteur for the Third Committee and First Secretary at Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN, addresses the UN General Assembly meeting on Reports of the Third Committee.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.
UN Security Council Meets on Threats...
Dina A. Gilmutdinova, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN, addresses the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Roya Mahboob, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Digital Citizen Fund, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.