OPINION: Trump's U.N. speech, a stark contrast with past presidents
President Donald Trump mused openly before the United Nations about whether he should annihilate Iran. It's a stark contrast to how his predecessors h...
African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council
A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the reform, while the U.N. Secretary General said the...
An unabashed Netanyahu assails critics in U.N. speech as election nears
Israel’s leader delivered a blistering defense of his country, rallying cry to voters back home and condemnation of critics, including New York mayor ...
The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. Mr. Mamdani said Mr. Netanyahu was repeating ...
U.N. Live Updates: Abbas and Netanyahu to Deliver Dueling Speeches
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, are set to deliver separate addresses to the United Nations Gen...
America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains und...
After Warm Meeting With Trump, Venezuela’s Leader Is Set to Address U.N.
She will be the first head of state from her country in eight years to make a speech to the body in person, and she is likely to sound radically diffe...
Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Ir...
Iran Will Not Be Bullied, President Masoud Pezeshkian Says in U.N. Speech
President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United St...
U.N. Live Updates: Iran’s President to Address World Leaders After Trump Threat
Masoud Pezeshkian is the first leader whose country is at war with the United States to travel to New York to address the General Assembly. President ...
At U.N. Meeting, Syria’s Leader Is Strengthened, but Faces a Difficult Test
President Ahmed al-Sharaa has improved his diplomatic standing since he last addressed the U.N. General Assembly but faces mounting domestic economic ...
It’s Not the Oscars: U.N. Speakers Love to Ignore Its 15-Minute Rule
The chronic flouting of the time limit for speeches highlights a fundamental feature of the United Nations: It is made up of sovereign states that it ...
At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the United Nations should scrub the World War II-era designation from its Charter. China and Russia have used the t...
