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A man, a woman and a small boy sit outside a crowded shelter building at a camp for displaced people in Mekelle, Tigray

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

Ethiopia told the Security Council that Eritrean troops pushed up to 60 kilometers into Tigray, and Eritrea answered that Ethiopia has declared war on it. Neither account has been independently verified, and

October 14, 2026

by Sam Bowman

Security Council members sit around the horseshoe table in the chamber while a large screen shows the UN envoy briefing by video link

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh told the Security Council on Wednesday that Libya's High Council of State rejected an August 30 road map to elections. She urged the Council to hold spoilers accountable, but the summary of the meeting names

October 14, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Security Council members raise their hands in the Council chamber at UN headquarters during the vote on Haiti sanctions

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

The Security Council renewed its Haiti sanctions on Wednesday by 14 votes to none, with Russia

The city lights of Jerusalem and surrounding areas photographed at night from the International Space Station

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the tenth country to do so, 46 years after UN Security Council Resolution 478 called on states to withdraw their missions. The Palestinian foreign

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

UN Security Council session on Iran ceasefire with Germany abstaining from France and UK resolution

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Germany abstained from the Western counter-resolution on Iran at the UN Security Council on September 24, breaking with France and the United Kingdom on a major Iran vote for the first time

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly rejecting Iran's ceasefire roadmap

Israel Called Iran’s Ceasefire Roadmap a Trap. Every Regional Partner Disagrees.

Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran's written ceasefire roadmap a trap on September 24, describing it as a diplomatic maneuver designed to buy Tehran time to reconstitute. Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Qatar, and

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei testify at UN Security Council AI governance session September 2026

America’s AI Chiefs Went to the UN for Oversight Trump Just Called a Globalist Scheme

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei told the UN Security Council that AI could exceed human control and called for international coordination — one day after Trump declared global AI oversight a 'globalist

September 23, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

France Called a UN Security Council AI Session the US Had Already Rejected

France organized the Security Council's first formal AI session with frontier developers in the chamber, knowing the US had pre-emptively blocked any binding outcome. The record it built may matter more than

September 23, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

UN Security Council chamber during Secretary-General straw poll vote September 2026

The UN Could Elect Its First Woman Leader in 81 Years. It Cannot Agree on Who.

Three straw polls, eight candidates, and no consensus: the race to succeed António Guterres is entering its most consequential stretch at UN General Assembly week, with Rebeca Grynspan and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as

September 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Sam Altman prepares to brief the UN Security Council on AI safety in New York

Sam Altman Will Brief the UN Security Council on AI Safety This Week

OpenAI's Sam Altman appears before the UN Security Council on Wednesday, the first tech CEO to address the fifteen-member body on AI safety. The session, organized by France, arrives as Washington rejects

September 21, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Iranian delegation at the UN General Assembly in New York September 2026

Trump Says Iran Contacted US ‘Directly’ About a Deal. No One in Tehran Has Confirmed It.

Trump said Wednesday that Iran had contacted the United States 'directly' and wants to make a deal, but Tehran has not confirmed the exchange and a former Iranian diplomat dismissed the claim

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

UN Security Council chamber during vote on Iran 1737 sanctions panel September 2026

Russia and China Veto Iran Sanctions Monitor as Trump Weighs Annihilating Tehran

Russia and China vetoed a US Security Council resolution to extend Iran's sanctions monitoring panel on Wednesday, the fifth consecutive veto in twelve months. The move leaves the arms embargo without oversight

September 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

BRICS leaders at the 18th Summit in New Delhi, India, September 2026

At New Delhi Summit, BRICS Forges Consensus on Middle East Despite Iran-UAE Rift

India bridged the Iran-UAE rift at the 18th BRICS Summit to win unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration, urging maximum restraint in the Middle East war and reform of the UN

September 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

Russia Abstains as UN Renews Haiti Sanctions That Have Frozen Two Accounts

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Israel Called Iran’s Ceasefire Roadmap a Trap. Every Regional Partner Disagrees.

America’s AI Chiefs Went to the UN for Oversight Trump Just Called a Globalist Scheme

France Called a UN Security Council AI Session the US Had Already Rejected

The UN Could Elect Its First Woman Leader in 81 Years. It Cannot Agree on Who.

Sam Altman Will Brief the UN Security Council on AI Safety This Week

Trump Says Iran Contacted US ‘Directly’ About a Deal. No One in Tehran Has Confirmed It.

Russia and China Veto Iran Sanctions Monitor as Trump Weighs Annihilating Tehran

At New Delhi Summit, BRICS Forges Consensus on Middle East Despite Iran-UAE Rift

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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