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 General Assembly President Meets with...
President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembl, Dennis Francis meets with Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,David Choquehuanca.
Donors Pledge $2.13 billion Aid for...
The fighting in the Northeast African nation of Sudan is still going on, but worldwide donors have promised more than $2.13 billion in humanitarian relief, and the UN said this week that a looming famine is about to break out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya addressed by Taher M. El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations on April
One Year of Sudan Conflict
One year has passed since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began fighting in Sudan on April 15. According to international aid organizations the ongoing fighting has left the country in Northeast Africa on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, with millions of displaced children starving to death and others being pushed into child marriage or child soldiers.
Six Month Anniversary of October 7...
On October 7, six months after Hamas’s deadly attacks, Israel’s prime minister declares that there will be no cease-fire in Gaza. Considering the humanitarian toll of Israel’s battle against Hamas in Palestinian territories, international criticism is mounting against the country.
Ukraine’s Human Rights Situation Report Distorted...
The United Nations released its latest report on Ukraine’s human rights situation on March 27.According to the report, there were crimes and violations committed by both sides of the conflict, with the invading Russian troops committing a disproportionate number of them.Russia’s RIA Novosti state news agency omitted Russian crimes reporting only that 13 Russian POWs interviewed by U.N. officials claimed their Ukrainian captors tortured them during interrogation.
Pope Francis Urges Peace in Gaza
In the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, Pope Francis calls for an immediate cease-fire. As relief teams struggle to deliver aid to the beleaguered Palestinian territories, Christians celebrate Easter Sunday around the world. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. VOA News
UN Meets to Discuss the Situation...
A wide view of the United Nations Security Council as they hold a procedural vote on the agenda ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Report: Migrants Abused by ‘Military,...
Although three-quarters of migrants surveyed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand said they suffered some type of abuse while leaving their homelands via people-smuggling networks, nearly half said they would do it again, the United Nations said in a report released Tuesday.
Indonesia Recovers Bodies of 11 Rohingya...
Indonesian search-and-rescue officials said Monday they had recovered the bodies of 11 Rohingya refugees, mostly women, who were on a boat that capsized off the coast of Aceh province last week.