The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Senator confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ by US navy personnel assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group – as it happened

Kirsten Gillibrand says acting US navy secretary told her of attempted suicides after carrier strike group’s lengthy deployment as part of US war in Iran. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US · Sep 23

US blocks cooperation with new UN refugee agency deputy chief, diplomats say

Tensions between the Trump administration and the United Nations refugee agency have escalated due to a new appointment. Tressa Rae Finerty, the deputy head, is seeking a waiver to engage with US officials. This situation has arisen after her nomination instead of Washington's preferred candidate, Simon Hankinson. The agency faces…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New York

Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Small island states urge world leaders not to ‘surrender’ 1.5°C climate target

Small island nations warn at UN ‘1.5°C is not an arbitrary goal that would be nice to achieve’

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Kallas urges free passage through Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran's FM

The EU's top diplomat also pressed Tehran over a surge in executions, as part of a week of meetings in New York in which the bloc is pushing for respect for the UN Charter and freedom of navigation.

Euronews · Sep 23

Nauru tells the UN it has a new name: ‘It has been there all along’

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

New UK agency to tackle Russia’s online lies, Burnham tells UN

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.

France 24 · Sep 23

Killer robots or super intelligence? Trump and world leaders clash over AI

While Donald Trump rejected global efforts to control AI and UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of the dangers of handing life-and-death decisions to machines, other leaders called for international cooperation to manage the technology.

Euronews · Sep 23

Erdoğan tells UN that Europe cannot be safe without Turkey

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Erdoğan argued that Turkey is an indispensable part of European security architecture. Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952 but its EU accession process has been frozen for nearly a decade.

Euronews · Sep 23