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'Taiwan independence': Why China challenges the DPP's claims of democracy - opinion

As part of China, Taiwan may participate in relevant international organization activities in technical fields with the consent of China’s central government, of which there are many examples.

An employee at a business centre watches the Chinese national flag being raised, in Beijing, China August 26, 2025.
Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (R) speaks next to member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territor

'Legitimazes Jihad': Foreign Affairs Ministry slams UN report accusing Israel of genocide

FILE PHOTO: An elderly Sudanese refugee woman attends a community session on maternal health led by International Rescue Committee (IRC) staff at the Iridimi refugee camp, northwest of Iriba in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 27, 2025.

They sought temporary shelter from war. Twenty years later, Sudan’s refugees still can’t go home

(L/R) US President Donald Trump greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on November 7, 2025.

'MAGA conservatives' dream candidate': Trump administration eyes Orban as next UN chief - report


Zelensky at UNGA: Without int'l pressure, Putin's war on Ukraine will spread more evil

"Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us. But in response, we will have no choice but to make it painful for Russia too," Zelensky said in his UNGA speech.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026.

Erdogan tells UN climate summit finance gaps make equal progress unrealistic, preps for COP31

"Every proposal in which we don't make our climate targets meet societal and economic realities is bound for failure," Erdogan said.

A volunteer uses a shovel as they battle a wildfire at Seydikemer district in Mugla on July 29, 2026. Turkish firefighters on July 29, 2026, battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches.

Netanyahu set for brief UNGA visit with limited diplomatic meetings, planned anti-Israel protests

The prime minister is expected to spend just six hours in the US, with no meeting planned with US President Donald Trump and protests expected to accompany his New York appearance.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025

Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism

Hundreds rally near the United Nations in New York Wednesday night, urging world leaders at the UNGA to confront rising global antisemitism.

People demonstrate during a “Rally Against Antisemitism” on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City Thursday, 24th September 2026

Most Americans say US not winning Iran war as Trump approval falls - poll

The poll found that 64% of Americans said the US was not winning the war, compared with 36% who believed it was.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

Bennett calls on Netanyahu to declare Qatar an enemy state, highlight Hamas support at UNGA

Bennet said Netanyahu’s UN address would provide an opportunity to highlight what he described as Qatar’s role in supporting Hamas and its military wing.

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session as Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on May 16, 2022.

FM Gideon Sa'ar: Sa’ar: Israel cannot base existential decisions on UN majority

“We were in the minority a year ago. We were in the minority two years ago, ten years ago, twenty years ago, and forty years ago,” Sa’ar said.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

Iran's Pezeshkian says unfair that Israel 'has' nuclear weapons while IAEA inspectors watch Tehran

Additionally, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted that the Golan Heights will remain Syrian territory during his UNGA speech.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian holds a memorial flyer for former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his UN General Assembly address in New York, September 23, 2026.

Standoff with Trump administration sidelines UN refugee agency deputy, sources say

UNHCR told Reuters that Finerty requested a partial waiver from the US government late last month.

FILE PHOTO: Tressa Rae Finerty, Charge d'Affaires for the US Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, leaves the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

AI leaders to brief UN Security Council on artificial intelligence capabilities, safeguards

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue are due to brief the 15-member council during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO