The Latest Breaking News from the United Nations General Assembly

Greta Thunberg fires back at Donald Trump’s climate change claims

Greta Thunberg fired back at Donald Trump after the US president decried climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” in his address to the United Nations General Assembly this week.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2025

Trump’s disapproval among Republicans hits double digits for the first time

Trump’s disapproval rating among registered Republicans has reached double digits for the first time, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

At least 44 people killed in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for ceasefire

The attacks came just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his country "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza while addressing other world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

Euronews · Sep 27, 2025

Israel's FM Gideon Sa'ar says Abbas 'continues to encourage terrorism' after UNGA speech

Mahmoud Abbas heads the Palestinian Authority, the government body run by the Fatah party which has partial civil control over areas in the occupied West Bank.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Western countries recognise Palestinian statehood

Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed Western countries that have recently recognised Palestinian statehood.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

Uzbekistan's president at UNGA: Building prosperity at home, partnership abroad

At the UN General Assembly, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev showcased Uzbekistan’s reforms and peace initiatives.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Europe claims in UN speech

Trump's speech contained claims relating to immigration in Europe, the climate crisis and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

Moldova's prime minister accuses Russia of using country's election to 'take power'

Moldovan authorities have accused Russia of conducting a hybrid war to try to derail the country’s EU path by meddling in elections, illicitly funding pro-Russian parties and running disinformation campaigns.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

Politics with Michelle Grattan: former diplomat Ian Parmeter on an Israel-led ‘one-state solution’

International politics is centre stage again, with world leaders in New York this week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. On the forefront of the agenda has been the recognition of a Palestinian state.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025

Macron Tells Iran President Only Hours Remain To Avert Nuclear Sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program to avert deep sanctions, even after Masoud Pezeshkian insisted his country does not seek an atomic bomb.

International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025