Headlines- After gunfire outside the White House correspondents' dinner in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump was evacuated.
- After attending high-level discussions and presenting Pakistani officials with Tehran's list of demands for ending the war, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad, Pakistan.
- US President Donald Trump has called off envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's planned visit to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
- An intercepted ship affiliated to the Iranian "shadow fleet" is being escorted back to Iran by a Navy helicopter, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- About ten minutes after he announced on Saturday morning that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would not be traveling to Pakistan for diplomatic talks, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran sent over a new peace offer that was "much better" than what they would have worked with going into the meeting.
- On Saturday, Tuareg rebels and an Al-Qaeda affiliate took credit for synchronized operations throughout Mali.
- In the first elections since the start of the Gaza war, Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza cast votes for local councils on Saturday.
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UN Secretary-General Meets With the President...
Guterres meets with Mona Juul, Norway’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council’s January President
UN General Assembly Meets to Discuss...
During the 50th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Anna Karin Eneström, Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, introduces a draft resolution on “Strengthening of the coordination of the United Nations’ emergency humanitarian aid”
UN Secretary-General Meets With Members of...
Members of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity meet with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
UN Secretary-General Meets With Norway’s Crown...
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets with Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon
Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
A humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
According to WFP, more than half of the population is hungry, and 3.2 million children are malnourished
UN Secretary-General Meets with AU Commission’s...
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets with Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Interview: ‘China Wants to Make Sure...
A United Nations whistleblower fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists who sought accreditation to participate in U.N. activities has called for an external investigation of the body
UN Secretary-General Meets With the President...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations and December President of the Security Council
Opening Of the World Health...
Omicron strain is “another reminder that, although many of us might think we’re done with COVID-19, it isn’t done with us,” WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus warned at the beginning of a special session of the World Health Assembly.The World Health Assembly (WHA), which regularly meets in May, has been called to a special session for only the second time in its history
Flights From Libya to Italy For...
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed the evacuation of 93 asylum seekers to Italy from Libya on Thursday (November 25), where they had been living in precarious situations with uncertain futures