Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
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UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Exclusive-US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
UNITED NATIONS - The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat...
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
KINSHASA - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next...
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Dominican Republic's top diplomat to attend Haiti meetings at UN
The Dominican Republic announced its foreign minister will travel to New York on Tuesday to participate in a United Nations Security...
- Jul 2
- 2 min
On Trump, Russia UN envoy says Ukraine war can't end in one day
UNITED NATIONS - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Monday that "the Ukrainian crisis cannot be solved in one day," when...
- Jun 28
- 2 min
North Korea claims successful test to develop multiple warhead missile
SEOUL - North Korea has successfully conducted an important test aimed at developing missiles carrying multiple warheads, state media...
- Jun 21
- 1 min
South Korea to reconsider providing weapons to Ukraine
SEOUL -South Korea will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, a presidential official said on Thursday, after the...
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim sign mutual defence pact
SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a mutual defence pledge,...
- Jun 19
- 3 min
Analysis-China keeps its distance as Russia and North Korea deepen ties
BEIJING/SEOUL - China reacted guardedly this week as Russia and North Korea deepened their ties and vowed to resist the U.S.-led West,...
- May 21
- 2 min
Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Iran's new interim president on Monday as Moscow made clear its desire to preserve and...
- May 13
- 3 min
Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to...
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Exclusive-UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine's Kharkiv
UNITED NATIONS - The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11...
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