- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUNGA
U.N. Security Council calls rare General Assembly session on Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Sunday called for a rare emergency special session of the 193-member General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…
Keeping the NPT Pot Boiling
The world has generally welcomed a statement from the designated Nuclear- Weapon States at the dawn of the New Year, reaffirming that they consider “the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon…
By TP Sreenivasan
North Korea has right to test weapons given hostile policies- U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations called on Monday for the United States to give up its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang and said no one…
Imran Khan Being His Vacuous, Vapid and Vituperative Self in UNGA
As much as Imran Khan’s cult (which includes obsequious retired Pakistani generals, diplomats and ‘serving’ journalists) might like to imagine that the world comes to a stop when Taliban Khan…
By Sushant Sareen
Israel’s Bennett meets UAE, Bahrain ministers ahead of UN address
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met senior ministers from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in New York on Sunday, his office said, ahead…
PM Modi addresses 76th United Nations General Assembly
Prime Minister addressed the high level segment of the 76th United Nations General Assembly on 25 September. The theme of General Assembly's debate, was building resilience to hope to recovery…
Israeli PM to meet UAE, Bahrain ministers in New York
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet ministers from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, his first meetings with Gulf leaders since taking office in…
Myanmar will not address world leaders at U.N., Afghanistan will
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - No representative from Myanmar is scheduled to address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, amid rival claims…
Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants, aims to be net-zero emitter by 2050
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will cease building new coal-fired power plants and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in an address to…
Iran minister expressed ‘very clear intent’ to return to nuclear talks -Ireland
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister expressed a "very clear intent" to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Ireland's foreign minister said on Wednesday after he met with his…
South Korean leader repeats call for declaration to end Korean War
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - South Korea President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday addressed the U.N. General Assembly and repeated a call for a declaration to formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War.…
Turkish President Erdogan says to meet Greek PM in New York
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that he would meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week…
