A friendly handshake between Labour Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Iran's foreign minister at the UN has sparked a political storm over national security.

Israeli settlers launched a violent assault on the West Bank village of Jalud, torching homes belonging to a returning Palestinian family.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed German calls for military de-escalation during a tense UN meeting, criticizing Berlin's role in Ukraine.

Over 100 demonstrators, including notable actors and politicians, were arrested by the NYPD during protests outside the UN against Benjamin Netanyahu's address.

A US delegate walked out of the UN General Assembly as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant address accusing Washington of terrorism.

President Donald Trump used a UN General Assembly address to announce that artificial intelligence will be renamed to super intelligence across US government documents, while rejecting global control frameworks.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his UN General Assembly address to launch a National Centre for Information Defence, targeting AI-enabled disinformation.

President Donald Trump confronted CNN's Kaitlan Collins outside the United Nations, telling her she should not be covering him amid an escalating press ban dispute.

As the US and China compete fiercely for technological supremacy, officials are negotiating new frameworks to mitigate shared risks and avert catastrophe.

The wife of imprisoned British property developer Ryan Cornelius has delivered a desperate plea to Downing Street, urging urgent diplomatic action over his extended Dubai sentence.

A residential building in Gaza City collapsed early Wednesday, leaving at least 21 people dead and trapping dozens of others beneath the wreckage.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that the recovery of hundreds of bodies from Gaza's rubble could signal potential war crimes amid severe logistical hurdles.

Japan has formally asked for revisions to a newly adopted UN world map, arguing that its depiction of the Kuril Islands creates territorial misconceptions.

Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett moved into first place in the race to lead the United Nations following the Security Council's second secret straw poll.

Extremist Israeli settlers held two Palestinian families hostage inside their homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, cutting off essential supplies.

The United Nations and climate scientists warn that an intensifying El Nino cycle is driving unprecedented global weather shifts and extreme heat.

The US delegation abruptly walked out on the French ambassador during a UN Security Council meeting amid a bitter feud over human rights leadership.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus for a landmark visit, marking the first time a serving UN chief has traveled to Syria in 17 years.

A man died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. The protest followed the enactment of China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.