United Nations

W.H.O. Chief: Trump Funding Cuts Offer Countries Chance for ‘Self-Reliance,’ Suggesting ‘Taxes on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Sugary Drinks’

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested in remarks on Tuesday to African and European leaders that “sudden and unplanned” spending cuts following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. agency were an “opportunity” for poorer countries to pursue sovereignty.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at

‘We’re Going to Clean House’: UN Amb. Waltz Touts $1B Saved in Early UN Reforms — ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz vowed that “we’re going to clean house” at the UN as he and reform envoy Jeff Bartos walked outside UN headquarters in Manhattan, blasting the body as “bloated and bureaucratic” while touting more than a billion dollars in early savings and what he called “DOGEing” — his push to apply Trump-style waste-cutting to the UN system.

Mike Waltz interview with Matthew Boyle at the UN - 10-24-2025 Matt Perdie/Breitbart News

Iran, Weakened by Trump, Turns to Russia to Help Save Its Nuclear Ambitions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached out to his counterpart in Russia, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday in anticipation of a United Nations vote to potentially condemn the former’s illicit nuclear program – an admission of weakness following nearly a year of aggressive White House policies to curtail Iran’s malign international influence.

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