United Nations

Israel’s leaders talk about security, but what happened to peace? - opinion

Peace has all but disappeared from Israeli political discourse since October 7. Israel must look beyond military victories toward a political future.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, January 3, 2023
Israeli settlers next to a fire amid clashes with Palestinians during olive harvest in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Settler violence threatens Israel’s rule of law, international standing, legal expert tells ‘Post'

Carl Skau, Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), visits a soup kitchen funded by the WFP, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip October 18, 2026.

World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages

Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rican economist, current Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and candidate for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations position, poses during a photo session in Paris on April 29, 2026.

Who is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish frontrunner to lead the UN - and what is her Israel stance?


US, EU strongly decry UN declaration promising international collaboration in face of pandemic

US initially requested that the UN removed "mentions of equity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services," to make the Trump administration comfortable with the language.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

Trump approves Ukraine production of Patriot missiles, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump has made a final decision to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors as Kyiv faces continued Russian attacks.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, in this handout released September 22, 2026.

Iran's Araghchi dismisses, smiles at reporter's question on regime's execution, torture of Iranians

On Monday, Araghchi denounced other countries for not condemning alleged "atrocities" committed in Iran by the United States and Israel.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026; illustrative.

Russia, Germany's top diplomats hold first talks since 2022 at UN

Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Johann Wadephul discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said.

81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City Wednesday, 23rd September 2026

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.