The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session’s general debate, urging nations to convert the week’s momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform. Over six days, 189 Member States spoke from the iconic…
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 44 people across Gaza, health officials said. International pressure for a ceasefire is growing, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained defiant about continuing the war during an address to the United Nations Friday afternoon. Among the dead were nine from the same family in a house in…
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco speaks as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on after announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco, an…
New York — Africa’s health agency has called for urgent action on sickle cell disease, warning that most of the 300,000 babies born with the condition each year on the continent die before their fifth birthday, despite cheap and effective treatments. “Sickle cell disease has silently devastated families across Africa for generations,” said H.E. Dr….
Watch: Colombia’s President accuses Trump of “act of tyranny” in BBC interview US airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea are an “act of tyranny”, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro told the BBC in an interview where he also called for criminal proceedings against US officials if investigations find Colombians were killed in the…
New York — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global multilateralism, pledging to advance Africa’s interests during the country’s historic election to the UN Security Council while renewing a call for justice through…
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has renewed calls for United Nations reform, urging Africa’s permanent representation and veto power in global peace and security decision-making. This call follows African countries’ demands over the years to have veto power in the United Nations General Assembly (Unga). Nandi-Ndaitwah said this at the seventh C-10 summit to observe the 20th…
New York — The President of Angola and African Union Chairperson, João Lourenço, warned on Monday (22) in New York that the conflict between Israel and Hamas will not be resolved by resorting to weapons, no matter how sophisticated. President Louenço stated that “this conflict, which has lasted for decades and has an unusual level…
French President Emmanuel Macron said it was out of line for Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France and the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to publicly accuse him of taking insufficient action to combat antisemitism, and for him to link France’s foreign policy positions to domestic incidents of violence against Jews in…
