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Showing posts with label United Nations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Nations. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
'Funny': Tusk laughs off report that MAGA is eyeing Orbán for UN top job - POLITICO
The U.S. is advocating for the former Hungarian leader to run for United Nations secretary-general, according to the Wall Street Journal...
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New York
Iran set seven preconditions before returning to talks, and in a new development over the past 48 hours said the crucial strait of Hormuz could be reopened within seven days if those conditions were met…
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Whiplashed middle powers seek new alliances as Trump rages on world stage
Many observers, including the former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and the former UK foreign secretary David Lammy, predict Trump will concentrate even more on his disruptive foreign policy after November’s midterms, seeking to go even further and faster. Potential legislative gridlock in Congress would block him off from domestic initiatives, so the thinking goes, but much less so foreign policy…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/us-allies-donald-trump-world-un-global-order
Trump talks peace, threatens annihilation of Iran in UNGA speech - POLITICO
But Trump insisted that his mantra of peace through strength is making the world a safer place — even as wars rage and a skeptical public looks likely to punish his party at the polls come November…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/22/trump-iran-annihilation-unga-speech-01087902
Trump rejects global entity for AI oversight - POLITICO
On Monday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, 22 nations adopted a declaration that artificial intelligence “must remain under human direction, oversight and control” and suggested creating a global supervisory regime. Finnish President Alexander Stubb, one of the organizers of the document, told POLITICO that he thinks “it will be in the interest of both China and the United States to have some kind of guardrails.”…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/22/trump-rejects-global-entity-ai-oversight-01087546
Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General Assembly | PBS News
Here are fact-checks of some of Trump's statements…
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
In the general assembly’s shadow, Mamdani looks to bolster international left - POLITICO
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, the latest engagement showcasing Mamdani’s desire to build bridges with like-minded politicians outside the U.S…
Friday, September 11, 2026
North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says
The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uranium…
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
UN human rights chief says Israel must end house demolitions and occupation in Lebanon | PBS News
"Demolition of this type raises huge flags about compliance with international humanitarian law," Türk said, describing what has happened as a "wholesale destruction" of civilian homes...
Thursday, May 21, 2026
US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role
The US has ordered its Jerusalem embassy to press the Palestinian leadership into dropping a bid for a senior position at the UN general assembly, anxious that the role could allow Palestinians to chair high-profile debates on the Middle East...
Friday, May 8, 2026
UN health agency chief says hantavirus outbreak shows why US should rejoin - POLITICO
The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday he hoped an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus would prompt the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to leave the United Nations agency…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-who-tedros-00910213
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN
Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets…
Thursday, March 26, 2026
UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans | PBS News
While the United States opposes the past wrongdoing of the transatlantic slave trade and all other forms of slavery, it "does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs that were not illegal under international law at the time they occurred," deputy U.S. ambassador Dan Negrea said before the vote...
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says
"Portraying them as criminals or as a burden, by politicians and influential public figures at the highest level, particularly the president, may incite racial discrimination and hate crimes," it said, in what appeared to be an unprecedented singling out of comments made by a US president.
Trump has long sought to blame immigrants for crime, despite a wide range of statistics showing that they bolster the US economy and commit crimes at far lower rates than people born in the US...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Some leaders see powerful argument for renewable energy as Iran war shakes markets | PBS News
"The turmoil we are witnessing today in the Middle East makes it evident that we are facing a global energy system largely tied to fossil fuels — where supply is concentrated in a few regions and every conflict risks sending shock waves through the global economy," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in an email to The Associated Press. "In past oil shocks, countries had little choice but to absorb the pain. Now they have an exit ramp.
"Homegrown renewable energy has never been cheaper, more accessible, or more scalable," Guterres said. "The resources of the clean energy era cannot be blockaded or weaponized."…
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
The experts said crimes outlined in documents released by the US justice department were committed against a backdrop of supremacist beliefs, racism, corruption and extreme misogyny. The crimes, they said, showed a commodification and dehumanisation of women and girls.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/epstein-files-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Charts show how Trump is isolating the US on world stage
Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump's isolationism rears its head at the United Nations…
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