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Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UN
United Nations: Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 24, defending his decision to attack Iran as an easy one.…
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Tech leaders to UN: Please control AI for humanity’s sake
United Nations: The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday, September 23, to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the…
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Iran president defies Trump at UNGA, vows not to ‘bend the knee’
New York: Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at UN General Assembly a day after President Donald…
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Israeli envoy walks out of UNGA over Erdogan’s genocide claim
The Israeli delegation walked out of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of an “insatiable genocidal mindset” over its war in Gaza. Israeli Ambassador to…
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Turkish President again raises Kashmir issue during UN address
United Nations: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 81st session of the UN General Assembly. “In South…
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Trump urges countries to resign from ICC, calls court ‘rogue’
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 22, urged countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a “rogue institution” that had no authority over the United States…
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Trump backs India-Mideast-Europe corridor amid Iran tensions
United Nations: US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his administration’s support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, presenting the ambitious connectivity project as an alternative route for moving energy and goods across…
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Trump says US, Iran held talks after ‘annihilate’ threat
President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, September 22, an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may…
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Cracks have become canyons: Guterres in final UNGA address
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, September 22, delivered a powerful clarion call to global leaders to reform the UN Security Council to ensure that it reflects today’s world and…
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Trump meets Mamdani at Gracie Mansion ahead of UN address in NY
New York: President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday, September 21, with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hour-long chat — and…
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Iran says UNGA participation is its ‘legal right’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York is Iran’s “legal right.” “Being present in New…
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UN chief regrets US denial of visas to Palestinian officials
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets the US denial of visas for Palestinian officials which would prevent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from participating in person in this year’s General Assembly high-level…
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US allows Iran’s Pezeshkian, Araghchi to attend UNGA
Washington: The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the…
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Russia, China veto UN bid to monitor Iran sanctions
United Nations: Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday, September 17, that would have authorized UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…
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UNGA lets Abbas address meet via video after US visa denial
United Nations: India has voted for a General Assembly resolution to allow Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas to address the high-level meeting next week through a video link after the US refused to…