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Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions

Over 100 Afghan women’s rights defenders have written to Melania Trump, urging her to help restore education and freedom to Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat speaks during a press conference about the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 3, 2026.
UNIFIL Chief Maj.-Gen. Diodato Abagnara, attends a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

IDF Merkava tank rammed UNIFIL vehicles on two occasions on Sunday, UN force claims

UNIFIL alleges that an IDF tank rammed its vehicles twice in southern Lebanon and fired warning shots nearby, raising concerns over safety and freedom of movement.

|ByJAMES GENN
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shows photos as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on February 18, 2026.

FM Sa’ar urges UN to designate Hezbollah as terror group, calls Iran global threat

“Iran has transferred to Hezbollah  $1.2 billion since the ceasefire," Sa'ar wrote. "It also plays a direct role in training militants and guiding senior leadership.”

|BySAM HALPERN
Motorists drive along an expressway as plumes of smoke rise after a strike in Tehran on March 5, 2026.

Why Israel doesn’t need the world’s permission to fight Iran - opinion

The so-called “rules-based international order” has ignored the fact that an international armed conflict has long existed between Iran, the US, and Israel.

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG

Israel Katz to join UNSC debate on Hamas’s Oct. 7 sexual violence on Monday

On Friday morning, the Foreign Ministry reported that three permanent members of the UNSC—the US, France, and the UK—had requested an emergency session on the matter.

MARCH 8, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
srael's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas on November 10, 2023

Oil prices increase as investors raise red flag over Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Analysts polled by Reuters estimated on average that crude inventories rose by about 4.3 million barrels in the week to Feb. 16.

FEBRUARY 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023.

US casts third veto of UN action since start of Israel-Hamas war

The Algerian-drafted resolution vetoed by the US did not link a ceasefire to the release of hostages.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN, REUTERS
US AMBASSADOR to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at the Security Council on Friday. She said that she couldn't understand those refusing to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas.

US set to veto UN Security Council call for Gaza ceasefire

Algeria put forward an initial draft resolution more than two weeks ago. But US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield quickly said the text could jeopardize "sensitive negotiations."

FEBRUARY 18, 2024ByREUTERS
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield votes on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip during a UN Security Council meeting December 22, 2023.

UN postpones vote on demand for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The UN Security Council had been due to vote on a brief draft resolution on Friday morning, but it was delayed at the request of the United Arab Emirates.

DECEMBER 8, 2023ByREUTERS
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a UN Security Council meeting about his invoking Article 99 of the UN charter to address the humanitarian crisis in the midst of conflict between Israel and Hamas at the UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 8, 2023.

UNSC calls for extended pause to Gaza war in first vote on conflict

The US said it supported the resolution but did not vote for it because the text failed to condemn Hamas.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A MEETING of the UN Security Council earlier this year.

Is Ambassador Jack Lew really a friend of Israel? -opinion

The newly appointed ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from both right and left. But his record in the Obama administration should raise concerns.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByRON RUBIN
JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.

Russia-US rivalry stymies UNSC Hamas condemnation

Both countries submitted resolutions to the UNSC on the Gaza war and the October 7 Hamas assault on Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2023

US pushes UN to back Israel self-defense, demand Iran stop arms to Hamas

It was not immediately clear if or when the United States planned to put the draft resolution to a vote.

OCTOBER 22, 2023ByREUTERS
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield addresses the Security Council following the voting process during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 16, 2023.

UNSC may call for Gaza war cease-fire, release of hostages

The two proposals were put forward after the UNSC on Friday held its second closed-door consultation this week on the Gaza violence.

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference in Baghdad in March. Last month, the Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq.