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The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war

After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council is trying for a fifth time to come up with a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Russia loses vote to rejoin UN’s top human rights body despite Putin’s charm offensive with stolen grain

Experts say fact Russia managed to secure more than 80 votes shows it still has some friends in international arena

The Independent UK

As the world's problems grow more challenging, the head of the United Nations gets bleaker

At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the United Nations chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet

The Independent UK

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Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper

It’s one of the United Nations’ more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters

The Independent UK

Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders' gathering, but is there room for other global priorities?

The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week

The Independent UK

Rifts over Ukraine disrupt UN summit on crises in the global south

Drama at the general assembly and security council will distract the world body from the failures in its sustainable development goals

The Guardian - UK

UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades

The Independent UK

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UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order

From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order

The Independent UK

UN peacekeeping on 75th anniversary: Successes, failures and many challenges

Over the past 75 years, the United Nations has sent more than 2 million peacekeepers to help countries move away from conflict, with successes from Liberia to Cambodia and major failures in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

The Independent UK

Editorial: A democracy summit amid turbulent times

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom.

Tribune News Service

‘Absurdity to a new level’ as Russia takes charge of UN security council

Monthly rotation of presidency of 15-member council has been unaffected by Ukraine war

The Guardian - US

For Biden and Zelenskiy, U.S. visit highlights trust after friction

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday marks a high point in ties between Ukraine and its most important ally, putting the spotlight on a relationship strengthened by Russia's invasion, but not without some friction along the way.

Reuters

Analysis: UN chief, speaking to leaders, doesn't mince words

It was Antonio Guterres' strongest and most striking speech since he took the helm of the United Nations in 2017, The secretary-general not only sounded a global alarm to world leaders about the survival of humanity and the planet, but he used very undiplomatic language in calling out those he…

The Independent UK

In world beset by turbulence, nations' leaders gather at UN

World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week under the shadow of Europe’s first major conflict since World War II

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Ukraine to dominate as world leaders gather at United Nations

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict.

The Independent UK

Gas prices 'double-edged sword' hurts drivers, helps climate

President Biden's climate agenda has been stymied by Congress and the Supreme Court

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