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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 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


Israel and the West must stop trying to reform the UN and build something new instead - opinion

The UN has become like the failed collectivist experiments of the 20th century – the huge old Soviet state enterprises and gargantuan Chinese communist industries

 PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

NY Jewish Democrats defend Mamdani after Netanyahu calls him a Hamas supporter

New York Jewish Democrats defended Mayor Zohran Mamdani after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused him of antisemitism and ties to Hamas, saying the remarks went too far.

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal points to mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a press conference, Sept. 19, 2025, New York City.

Lebanese PM demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon, says country dragged into war 'imposed upon' it

Salam also condemned Iran for its attacks on Arab states in the region, saying that "Lebanon wishes to renew its solidarity with the states of the Arab Gulf and with Jordan."

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 25, 2026.

Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says

The United States is having positive, constructive discussions with Iran through mediators and continues to discuss nuclear issues, a US official said on Friday.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed in Tehran Monday, 27th April 2026

UN expands list of companies linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank

The UN human rights office added 61 companies to its database of businesses tied to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, bringing the total to 214 and drawing sharp Israeli criticism.

Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York Friday, 25th September 2026; Illustrative.

Danny Danon offers Starlink device shown in Netanyahu's speech to Iranian UN delegation

"I thought it appropriate to give you the Starlink," Danon said to the delegation. "It can be very useful for you to allow the Iranian people to get their freedom after what you did to them."

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE of Israel to the United Nations Danny Danon says Israel has begun to regain international respect and deterrence following its military successes against Hezbollah and Iran, even as hostility toward the country remains deeply entrenched at the organization.

UNICEF: Acute child malnutrition on the rise in Yemen as fighting disrupts healthcare access

“We're very concerned about a very visible increase in acute malnutrition among children,” UNICEF’s Country Representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer told reporters in Geneva via video link from Aden.

Rawya Hassan, a mother of seven, sits with her children outside their hut at the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.

Foreign Ministry aims at online younger generation in new digital public diplomacy efforts

Data from the UNmasked UN campaign shows that one of the most prominent age groups it reaches is people aged 25 to 35, with significant success in English-speaking countries, led by the US and UK.

 Social media and digital online concept, man using smart phone.

Netanyahu turned the UN into campaign theater – but will Israelis buy the show?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The prime minister presents himself on the global stage as a leader uniquely equipped to defend Israel in a hostile world, seeking to bring that same message home to Israeli voters.

THIS TIME, Benjamin Netanyahu’s United Nations General Assembly address was meant to reflect an Israeli prime minister standing up to a hostile world. The question is whether this will reach the voters it was meant to impress, the writer wonders.

Police arrest Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder, dozens more at Netanyahu protest outside UN

At the General Assembly, Netanyahu defended Israel's actions in the region, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose, as dozens of delegates walked out.

Actor Susan Sarandon is detained during a protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations 81st General Assembly in New York City, US, September 24, 2026.