The United Nations Security Council voted almost unanimously on Thursday to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, an al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist who led the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) before seizing power in Damascus.
The United Nations’ annual General Assembly – an event in which heads of government are invited to address the world on any topic of their choosing – came to a close on Monday.
North Korea’s representative at the United Nations took the podium at the General Assembly on Monday to declare that Pyongyang would never give up its illicit nuclear weapons program, going as far as to credit the country’s pursuit of nuclear weapons with the peaceful status quo on the Korean Peninsula.
The government of Colombia accused the United States over the weekend of violating international law by revoking far-left President Gustavo Petro’s U.S. visa, a result of Petro calling for the U.S. military to disobey its commander in chief’s orders.
The government of Canada addressed the United Nations on the last day of its annual General Assembly on Monday, but leftist Prime Minister Mark Carney was notably absent, having attended as an audience member for much of last week.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to once again claim that the United States seeks to end the Venezuelan socialist regime’s “historic liberation project” and steal the country’s resources.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, representing totalitarian dictator Xi Jinping, told attendees at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that the world faces the threat of returning to the “law of the jungle” and touted Xi’s “global governance initiative” as the solution.
Far-left President of Chile Gabriel Boric denied attacking President Donald Trump specifically on climate change.
The head of Yemen’s legitimate but powerless government, Presidential Leadership Council leader Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, urged the United Nations to help his country fight Iranian imperialism and eliminate the jihadist Houthi threat during his address to the General Assembly on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump made many provocative statements during his lengthy address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday. Among the hottest of his takes was that mass migration is a deliberate and orchestrated assault upon the integrity of Western nations. His warning that “your countries are going to hell” was indisputably correct.
Outgoing socialist President of Bolivia Luis Arce denounced alleged “death threats” that loom over Latin America as a result of the United States’ ongoing drug-fighting efforts in Caribbean international waters during his final speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday.
Anthony Franck Laurent Saint-Cyr, the head of Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council, proclaimed it is not the time for “Haiti fatigue.”
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan spent much of his address to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Thursday celebrating victory in a great “patriotic war” against Armenia, which he accused of illegally occupying territory which Azerbaijan had to retake by force.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Thursday by video link, since he and the rest of his delegation were denied visas to enter the United States for reasons of national security.
Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian, who is subservient to “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spent much of his Wednesday meeting with European leaders, pressuring them not to implement “snapback” measures that would restore sanctions on his country over its illicit nuclear development.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria, arguably the two most anti-Russian leaders in the world, held their first in-person meeting in New York on Wednesday, vowing to support each other in rebuilding following years of Russian-backed attacks.
President of Argentina Javier Milei warned that nations that adopt policies that bring the “comfort of the present,” such as uncontrolled public spending and mass migration, while ignoring future consequences are “incinerating their legacy,” during his speech on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa gave one of the shortest addresses to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that Iran does not seek to build a nuclear weapon, citing a non-existent “fatwa” against it, and condemned “aggressor” Israel in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Turkish Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his time at this year’s United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to condemn humanity for insufficiently supporting Gaza, repeatedly accusing Israel of “genocide” while also celebrating his own relationship with Armenia, a nation against whom Turkey committed the first modern genocide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used much of his time before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Tuesday to warn about the global threats unleashed by Russia’s invasion of his country, especially the proliferation of drone warfare, and he criticized the weakness of international institutions for allowing Russia’s war to continue.
Colombia’s far-left, pro-cocaine President Gustavo Petro called for criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump over recent military strikes against drug-laden vessels in the Caribbean in an unhinged tirade before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
Far-left President of Chile Gabriel Boric claimed during his Tuesday speech at the U.N. General Assembly that he would like to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu face trial at international courts over his role in the “genocide” in Gaza.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the eighty-year history of the Republic of Korea was proof that the United Nations can bring positive change to the world.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate on Tuesday with a speech in which he repeatedly expressed appreciation to the administration of President Donald Trump for its efforts to resolve conflicts around the world.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Monday.
Radical socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil opened the U.N. General Assembly by bashing Trump without naming him.
The United Nations will open the 80th session of its annual General Assembly high-level debate on Tuesday morning. The event allows world leaders a platform to address the issues that matter to them – often resulting in conflict and allowing for the public airing of grievances that diplomats endeavor to keep mum.
The 2025 U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) will likely be dominated by the drama over European states unilaterally declaring Palestinian independence, but it will also be an important week for the BRICS economic collective, which has positioned itself as an alternative to the post-World War II international order led by the United States and Europe.
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted by a boisterous crowd of protesters in front of his hotel in New York City.
Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil arrived in New York to open the U.N. General Assembly’s annual “high-level debate.”
Reports on Tuesday indicated that the government of Brazil is concerned that the administration of President Donald Trump would fail to offer visas to members of socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s entourage for the United Nations General Assembly and may limit the number of people going.
Palestinian statehood comes at the end of negotiations for a two-state solution and that process can no longer be held in abeyance, Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday.
On Friday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur,” NBC News reporter Ryan Nobles said Democrats on Capitol Hill “are salivating over the opportunity” to question Mike Waltz during potential confirmation hearings for the UN ambassador position.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will begin consideration Monday of a host of proposed penalties the United Nation can implement against countries that defy diktats on protecting the environment.
Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded on Monday that the United Nations General Assembly use a 1950 resolution to override the Security Council and recommend action against Israel, including the “use of force.”
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke declared that Nicaragua is “one” with other rogue regimes around the world such as Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, and China in his ideological speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday morning.
The Iran-backed dictatorship of Bashar Assad in Syria was the first state to address the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, using the opportunity to mourn the head of the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani warned the United Nations in his General Assembly address on Thursday that the world faces a new wave of “occupation,” “terrorism,” and flagrant violations of international law, notably omitting mention of the Iran-backed jihadist terror groups wreaking havoc in his country and region.
The head of Haiti’s “Transitional Presidential Council” demanded “historical reparations” for his country at the U.N. General Assembly.
