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Turkey

Erdoğan tells UN that Europe cannot be safe without Turkey

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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan calls for more Asian, African and Latin American UNSC seats

As he announced his country's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev called for its reform to include greater representation from Asia, Africa and South America.

Europe Today

UN Palestine Rapporteur says she won't resign despite French backlash

Francesca Albanese insists she has "the trust of the [UN] Human Rights Council" in an interview on Euronews' Europe Today show.

USA

UN Security Council warns Israeli West Bank plans threaten Gaza truce

The security council's meeting came on the eve of US President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories.

Gaza

UN Security Council approves Trump's peace plan for Gaza

The US-drafted resolution, voted in favour by 13 nations and abstained by Russia and China, includes the establishment of a international stabilisation force and approves a transitional authority to be overseen by Trump himself.

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Tech News

Could we see global regulation on AI with UN’s new AI forum?

As world leaders weigh its promise and peril at this week’s high-level meetings, the United Nations heralds a COP meeting like body for international AI governance and an expert panel to present annual reports at the forum.

USA

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire

The resolution that was put to a vote demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire to be respected by all parties."

North Korea

North Korea test fires missile with longest flight time on record

Pyongyang's test came just days before the US election, as North Korea is said to have beefed up Moscow's troops in their attempts to push back against the Ukrainian army in Russia's border region of Kursk.

Gaza

US urges UN Security Council to support Israel Hamas ceasefire plan

Biden has announced a three-phase plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Now he is seeking international backing for it.

World News

Euroviews. I am running for the next UN Secretary-General. This is why

The UN chief is chosen in an opaque process by countries seeking to uphold the status quo without any public involvement. This results in the selection of the person that will upset the least, or appease the most of those hyper-polarized powers, Colombe Cahen-Salvador writes.

World News

'Just miserable': War's toll on Palestinian children stuns doctors

Gut-wrenching child casualties from Israeli strikes were described to reporters by medics.

Gaza

Israeli jets strike Lebanon following Hezbollah rocket fire

The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

Ukraine

Russia batters Ukraine after deadly border city attack

Moscow hit Ukraine with what was described as the biggest aerial bombardment of the war on Friday.

USA

UN approves Gaza aid resolution without an appeal for ceasefire

The UN says more than a half-million people are starving in Gaza because not enough food has entered the besieged territory as Israel keeps up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations for over 10 weeks.

Ireland

Irish government proposes dramatic reform of military policy

Ireland has prided itself on neutrality and commitment to multilateral institutions, but the current government in Dublin is preparing a major change.

USA

Antony Blinken accuses Russia of 'assault' on the world food system

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russia of an 'assault' on the global food system, saying grain prices have increased by eight per cent since it pulled out of the Black Sea initiative.

Health news

UN Security Council convenes historic session to discuss AI threat

The UN Security Council held a meeting on the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) for global peace and security, calling for urgent safeguards against the "unprecedented" technology.