United Nations

'MAGA conservatives' dream candidate': Trump administration eyes Orban as next UN chief - report

According to the report, Washington believes, based on previous discussions, that Russia and China would also back Orban, potentially making him a joint candidate supported by all three powers.

(L/R) US President Donald Trump greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on November 7, 2025.
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’s Lana Nusseibeh receives more support in bid to become next UN secretary-general

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

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

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


Hundreds rally at UN to urge world leaders to address antisemitism

Hundreds rally near the United Nations in New York Wednesday night, urging world leaders at the UNGA to confront rising global antisemitism.

People demonstrate during a “Rally Against Antisemitism” on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City Thursday, 24th September 2026

Most Americans say US not winning Iran war as Trump approval falls - poll

The poll found that 64% of Americans said the US was not winning the war, compared with 36% who believed it was.

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

Bennett calls on Netanyahu to declare Qatar an enemy state, highlight Hamas support at UNGA

Bennet said Netanyahu’s UN address would provide an opportunity to highlight what he described as Qatar’s role in supporting Hamas and its military wing.

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session as Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on May 16, 2022.

FM Gideon Sa'ar: Sa’ar: Israel cannot base existential decisions on UN majority

“We were in the minority a year ago. We were in the minority two years ago, ten years ago, twenty years ago, and forty years ago,” Sa’ar said.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

Iran's Pezeshkian says unfair that Israel 'has' nuclear weapons while IAEA inspectors watch Tehran

Additionally, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted that the Golan Heights will remain Syrian territory during his UNGA speech.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian holds a memorial flyer for former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his UN General Assembly address in New York, September 23, 2026.

Standoff with Trump administration sidelines UN refugee agency deputy, sources say

UNHCR told Reuters that Finerty requested a partial waiver from the US government late last month.

FILE PHOTO: Tressa Rae Finerty, Charge d'Affaires for the US Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, leaves the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

AI leaders to brief UN Security Council on artificial intelligence capabilities, safeguards

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue are due to brief the 15-member council during the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

World leaders put Israel at center of UN General Assembly as criticism mounts

Among the most prominent critics were Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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

Al-Shaara says Syria-Israel talks had reached 90% agreement as Israel accuses UN of bias

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa listens to French President during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025.

Macron's comments on Hamas's West Bank operations were mistranslated, French source tells 'Post'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denounced Macron's comments earlier on Wednesday, with Netanyahu calling the statements “outrageous.”

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City.