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
Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Honor Former UN...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath-laying ceremony for former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 60 years ago
UN Secretary-General Meets with Yemen’s Special...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Hans Grundberg, the Secretary-Special General’s Envoy for Yemen, Meet
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu briefs United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East (Syria)
President of the UN Security Council...
Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, Geraldine Byrne Nason, briefs reporters on the Security Council’s work agenda
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The United Natiins Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Palestinian conflict, is chaired by Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India’s Foreign Secretary and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Aid Organizations in Afghanistan Adapt to...
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan was already poor before the Taliban marched into Kabul on Aug. 15, and it has only become worse as relief workers adjust to a new operating environment
UN Secretary-General Hosts a Town...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (not shown) hosts a Town Hall meeting with UN personnel in Afghanistan on August 25,2021.In the picture, Amina Mohammed (left),Deputy Secretary-General, speaks with Atul Khare, the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, on the right
UN Security Council Discusses Middle East...
The Syrian Arab Republic’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mounzer Mounzer, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East issue (Syria)
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Mohamed Khaled Khiari, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, updates the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)
“Surviving Terrorism: The Power of Connections,”...
Surviving Terrorism: The Power of Connections,”: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at a high-level event commemorating the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism