United Nations

The Palestinian national movement has yet to accept Israel’s right to exist - opinion

Decades of conflict, failed negotiations, and the October 7 massacre raise a central question: Is the Palestinian national movement willing to accept Israel?

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.
Palestinian students attend a class at Nuseirat Preparatory Boys School on September 19, 2026 in Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza. UNRWA-run schools in camps across Gaza provide education for children displaced from their homes amid the ongoing war.

UNRWA teacher tells ‘Post’ she was threatened for challenging pro-Hamas rhetoric in Gaza schools

The  inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Francesca Albanese calls for Indonesia to reconsider involvement with Board of Peace

UAE Political Affairs Assistant Minister Lana Nusseibeh attends a meeting with foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States (GCC) and the US Secretary of State, in Manama on June 25, 2026.

UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to succeed Guterres as UN secretary-general


Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal

Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday that he expects Cuba to 'make a deal' and added that 'we want to help Cuba.'

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.

China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech

China pushed back against the United States' policy in its speech at the UN, saying the sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and called for the blockade against Cuba to be lifted.

China’s Vice President Han Zheng at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Saturday, 26th September 2026

Pezeshkian: 'We will die but we will not bow our heads,' Tehran no longer trusts talks with the US

"No one can accuse the Islamic Republic of failing to explore the diplomatic path," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state media IRNA on Saturday night.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026

Six takeaways from a turbulent week of United Nations diplomacy - analysis

While no breakthroughs on the world's most intractable conflicts were reached at this year's UNGA summit, talks on the Iran and Ukraine wars inched forward, and leaders used the venue to debate AI.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a Starlink device as he speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2026.

Sukkot and the United Nations: Two competing visions of Israel’s history - opinion

Political fashions at the UN change from generation to generation, but the historical truth of the Jewish people in their land is as firm as a rock.

Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

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.