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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:47 pm
US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official
PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country obligation to let in General Assembly speakers
By Jacob Magid
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP/Lee Jin-man)
July 25, 2026, 3:17 am
UN human rights chief Turk wins unprecedented 2nd term despite opposition from US, Israel
Foreign Ministry denounces move as a ‘moral failure’; Washington warns of ‘consequences’ for what its envoy calls ‘procedural overreach, backroom deals and misuse of UN posts’
By ToI Staff and AP
Attendees watch as the six candidates for the United Nations Secretary-General position debate at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, on July 23, 2026. (Leonardo MUNOZ/AFP)
July 24, 2026, 6:22 am
6 candidates for next leader of UN vow to restore trust in body during TV debate
Rafael Grossi speaks of need ‘to restore this credibility of the UN as a valid interlocutor’; Michelle Bachelet says she won’t bow to pressure from ‘powerful donor countries’
By AFP
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP/Lee Jin-man)
July 24, 2026, 5:11 am
Israel, Russia oppose electing UN human rights chief Volker Turk to a new term
Diplomats say Jerusalem has expressed opposition to renewing four-year term ahead of Friday vote, but there are no other known candidates for the position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A screen displays the voting results approving a draft resolution in support of lasting peace in Ukraine during the United Nations General Assembly meeting on Ukraine at UN Headquarters in New York, on February 24, 2026. (Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
February 25, 2026, 12:52 am
Israel backs United Nations vote voicing support for Ukraine, as US abstains
Israeli ambassador to UN says Jerusalem and Washington ‘each have their own calculations’; FM Sa’ar announces 117 power generators will be sent to Kyiv region
By AFP and Lazar Berman
UN vehicles escort a destroyed truck reportedly used by UNRWA workers that was fired upon by Israeli forces, as it is carried by a trailer vehicle along Gaza's main Salah al-Din road outside Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on October 23, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
December 13, 2025, 5:36 am
UN backs ICJ declaration that UNRWA isn’t infiltrated by Hamas; Israel denounces vote
Head of Palestinian welfare agency hails ‘strong endorsement’ from General Assembly; US slams ‘unserious and biased’ resolution, condemns UNWRA as ‘a Hamas subsidiary complicit in Oct. 7’
By ToI Staff
IDF forces operate in the Gaza Strip in this September 28, 2025, handout. (IDF)
September 28, 2025, 1:41 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 28: Day 723 – Trump’s 21-point Gaza plan, broken down
US bureau chief Jacob Magid reviews Netanyahu’s Friday speech at the UN General Assembly and reveals a draft of the US plan to end the Gaza war
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025, at UN headquarters. (AP/Pamela Smith)
September 28, 2025, 2:47 am
Arab leaders decry Gaza ‘genocide,’ urge Palestinian state in impassioned UN speeches
‘The Middle East is at the point of implosion,’ warns Egypt’s foreign minister, as Riyadh castigates international community for inaction over the past two years of war
By ToI Staff
Delegates leave the General Assembly hall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steps up to the podium to speak at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
September 27, 2025, 7:12 pm
Khamenei mocks Netanyahu UN walkout: ‘Most despised regime in the world’
In post on X showing PM’s speech to empty UNGA, Iranian leader says it shows isolation of ‘evil Zionist regime’; in Beirut, Tehran official calls on region to unite against Israel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 26, 2025. (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs via X)
September 27, 2025, 3:22 pm
Meeting Netanyahu, Emirati FM calls for Gaza truce, hostage release, 2-state solution
Top UAE official says minister conveyed Abu Dhabi’s position ‘closing the file on Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories’; no immediate comment from Prime Minister’s Office
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
September 27, 2025, 12:47 am
Hamas hails walkout during Netanyahu’s UN speech, says it shows Israel’s ‘isolation’
Terror group accuses PM of ‘lies’ and ‘denial of genocide,’ while Palestinian Authority official calls him ‘desperate’ and ‘defeated’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finishes his address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
September 26, 2025, 9:47 pm
In defiant UN speech, PM rips world leaders for turning backs on Israel, recognizing Palestine
Netanyahu addresses largely empty General Assembly hall in speech filled with gimmicks, overtures toward unconvinced hostage families and a full-throttled defense of Israel’s war in Gaza
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
September 26, 2025, 8:48 pm
Full text of Netanyahu’s speech: We won’t let the world shove a terror state down our throat
Prime minister vows to bring all the hostages home, defeat Hamas, slams Western leaders for abandoning Israel and buckling to Islamist pressure; denies genocide in Gaza
By ToI Staff
IDF trucks with loudspeakers seen on the border of the Gaza Strip, apparently preparing to enter, readying to broadcast Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN to Palestinians, September 26, 2025. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 26, 2025, 1:15 pm
IDF ordered to broadcast Netanyahu’s UN speech to residents of Gaza Strip
PM’s office asserts loudspeakers will only be along border, but IDF confirms they were placed inside Strip; hostages’ families note captives may hear PM: ‘Don’t shatter their hope’
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, on September 24, 2025. (Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP)
September 25, 2025, 10:08 pm
Meloni tells UN Italy will back some EU sanctions on Israel, war has ‘crossed line’
Italian PM, who is facing growing pressure at home to toughen stance, says Israel’s reaction to Oct. 7 massacre was ‘legitimate’ but war now ‘violating humanitarian norms, causing a slaughter of civilians’
By Michael Horovitz and AFP
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