Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday criticized Western efforts to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran, saying they create a “dangerous precedent” and erode trust in the global system
Dozens of diplomats walked out as Israeli PM Netanyahu addressed the UN, dismissing genocide charges and vowing to crush Hamas while urging hostage release.
At the UNGA, PM Shehbaz Sharif revisited the May standoff with India, praising Pakistan’s military response while calling for dialogue on Kashmir and water rights.
According to diplomats, broad UN sanctions on Iran are expected to be reinstated, despite a last-minute bid by China and Russia on Friday to postpone the move and allow more negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump who seeks a deal on Gaza.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a video address to the United Nations on Thursday, while the United States, though opposed to him, considers whether to intervene against Israeli plans to annex the West Bank.
French President Emmanuel Macron was briefly stopped by New York police as they cleared the way for Donald Trump’s motorcade during the UN General Assembly. Footage shows Macron calmly speaking with officers before continuing to the French Embassy.
US President Donald Trump accused India and China of “funding” the Ukraine conflict through Russian energy imports, in a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.
More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough.
The U.N. General Assembly brought high-level officials together Monday to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that would place their peoples side by side, living in peace in independent nations.
