The Latest Breaking News from UN General Assembly

Macron to Meet Raisi to Urge Revival of Nuclear Deal

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart as Paris warns Tehran that it will not get a better proposal to revive a nuclear accord. The Elysee Palace said Macron will meet President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

India, UAE and France hold first trilateral ministerial meeting in U.S.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday to participate in the high-level 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022

Jaishankar reiterates India’s ‘deep commitment to multilateralism’ in meeting with UNGA president

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in New York for the high-level U.N. General Assembly session

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Putin met Xi, mass graves found in Izium (Sept. 19)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU · Sep 19, 2022

Iranian president's Holocaust remarks spark outcry in Israel

The Iranian president’s comment that “there are some signs” that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research has sparked an outcry from Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

S.Africa's Ramaphosa to miss UN General Assembly over power crisis

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will miss the United Nations General Assembly this week, instead returning home from Britain to address a national power crisis, his spokesman told local media including television channel eNCA.

Reuters · Sep 19, 2022

Typhoon Batters Japan with Record Rain, Killing One

Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to western Japan on Monday as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed at least one person, disrupted transport and forced some manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to New York, where…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022

Raisi: No Benefit from Negotiating with Biden in New York

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday ruled out a meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, before heading to New York to participate at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week. “I don't think that such a meeting would happen.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022

Iran president: No plan to meet Biden at UN General Assembly

Iran’s president has left for New York, where he will be speaking to the U.N. General Assembly later this week

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Blinken to Meet Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman in New York

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi in New York on Monday, the State Department said on Sunday as world dignitaries arrive for the UN General Assembly. Blinken and Alimi had last met in July during US President…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022