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
Nine Months into Israel-Hamas War,Efforts to...
The Palestinian militant group said it is waiting for an Israeli response as the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza entered its ninth month on Sunday after dropping a key demand in its response to a cease-fire proposal backed by the West.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Zénon Mukongo Ngay, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Garry Conille, Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Territorial Communities, Culture and Communication of the Republic of Haiti, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the question concerning Haiti.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023), briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Deputy Permanent Representative of United...
Robert A. Wood (at podium), Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, briefs reporters on recent developments related to transfers of arms and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
UN Chiefs of Police Summit Welcome...
A group photo in the General Assembly Hall of participants during the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) held at UN Headquarters.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ban Ki-Moon, Former United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Chair of the Elders, briefs the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict on the theme “How to advance our collective norms towards protecting children and ending all grave violations.”
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question,June
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
James Swan, Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia.
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Situation...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on escalation of blue line tensions between Israel and Hezbollah on the border of Lebanon.