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MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

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The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it's a living

President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office

The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it's a living
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Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face

The six-day United Nations General Assembly formally wrapping Tuesday shows how in-person diplomacy has fully come back

Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face
MidEast|News|World

China presents UN with vague Mideast peace plan as US promotes its own role in easing the Gaza war

China has presented the United Nations Security Council with a four-point plan for Middle East peace in a demonstration of its ambitions to be a global superpower

China presents UN with vague Mideast peace plan as US promotes its own role in easing the Gaza war
Africa|Economy|Election|News|Political|World

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed

The United Nations Security Council has voted to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn't been able to stop bloodshed
Americas|News|World

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger

It’s easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference with the West’s first free Black republic

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
News|World

UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died

Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco has died at the age of 75

UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
MidEast|News|Political|World

The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet

The U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member

The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet
Europe|News|World

IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk

Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant

IAEA warns that attacks on a nuclear plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine put the world at risk
News|Technology|US|World

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

The United States says that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing space

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
Europe|News|World

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia get seats on the UN Security Council

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats on the U.N. Security Council

MidEast|News|World

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other

UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict
News|Technology|World

The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated

The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on the illegal misuse of computer technology

The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated
MidEast|News|World

UN officials hail limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations

United Nations officials are hailing limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow children’s polio vaccinations as rare moments of hope in the war in Gaza

UN officials hail limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairs

Iran’s new president is signaling to world leaders that he wants to open what he's calling a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations

Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairs
News|Political|World

UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity

The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful Security Council for a failure of leadership to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond

UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity
Americas|News|World

Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

A strange moment in American politics surfaced at the U.N. General Assembly, brought up by a top Haitian official

Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets
News|US|World

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight

The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight
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UN predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025

The United Nations says the world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025

UN predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025

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