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US threatens to revoke the Palestinian UN ambassador's visa

United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2025](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F97%2F4c%2F928019954f69971f91539621eb59%2Fap25266699172533.jpg) Palestinian Ambassador to the United

Palestinians drop bid for a senior U.N. role after U.S. pressure

United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at UN headquarters](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2523x1685+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F4e%2F0cb7e9b74bcabfdff8309f133c48%2Fap25266543056097.jpg) Palestinian

Who is Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh FM who beat Cyprus to UNGA presidency?

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He will assume office when the UNGA session opens in September

Bangladesh’s top diplomat elected UN General Assembly leader in tight race

General Assembly leader in tight race Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark [resolution](/news/2026/3/25/un-passes-resolution-naming-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity). Proposed by Ghana, it recognised the transatlantic

The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation

United Nations General Assembly [adopted](/news/2026/3/25/un-passes-resolution-naming-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity?utm) a landmark resolution, spearheaded by Ghana and backed

Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?

United Nations General Assembly.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-24T134235Z_988091813_RC2PNW90IQRN_RTRMADP_3_UN-ASSEMBLY.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga addressed the 77th

UN adopts resolution supporting international court’s climate ruling

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to support a [landmark ruling from the International

Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12

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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists

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Palestinian football chief says US denied him visa to attend World Cup

United Nations general assembly last September. Rajoub and other Palestinian football officials have long argued

Why is the US seeking UN help to open Hormuz after undermining it?

General Assembly, Trump questioned: “What’s the purpose of the United Nations?” He added: “The UN has such

What to know about Israeli President Herzog’s trip to Central America?

United Nations, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s statement notes Panama’s current two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. While votes in the UN General Assembly

Trump administration pledges $1.8bn in additional humanitarian aid to UN

General Assembly, for instance, the US president slammed the international body for its “empty words” and lack of follow-through. “What is the purpose of the United Nations

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after three years in coma

United Nations in New York in the early 2000s before returning home to serve as attorney general of the country’s Udon Thani Province. From 2012 to 2014, she was Thailand’s ambassador to Austria

Did Germany lose its UNSC seat because of support for Israel?

United Nations Security Council (UNSC)](/video/newsfeed/2026/6/4/germany-admits-failure-to-secure-unsc-seat-likely-due-to-support-for-israel) on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul suggesting that Berlin’s support for Israel may have cost the country crucial votes. The UNSC consists of 15 members, including five

US State Department restricts visas for those who ‘support adversaries’

nationals can be restricted when the secretary of state has reason to believe they pose “potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States”. While the administration has abandoned deportation efforts against some

Stripping U.S. citizenship en masse is harder than Trump vowed

General Todd Blanche echoed the sentiment, saying the department was "trying to protect the integrity of the naturalization process." ### "Protect the citizenry" To supporters of the effort such as Gene Hamilton, president of the nonprofit

Russia slams US for not granting visa to diplomat for UN meeting

United Nations needs to be provided for all officials and member states, barring none, but we also view this as an egregious instance of disrespect for the Chinese presidency of the Security Council,” he said

Pro-Palestine group accused of raiding Elbit factory face trial in Germany

national. According to legal documents seen by Al Jazeera, Tatlow-Devally has been denied books by authors such as Nelson Mandela by the prison authorities. A court later overturned the restriction. Tatlow-Devally, who recently