Tigrayan Forces Mobilize Against the Central Government in Ethiopia
Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, after Tigrayan forces seized control of airports in the region.
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Trump’s New Favorite Neighbor: Mexico
The U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas.
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India’s Election Panel Faces New Scrutiny Over Voter Roll Revisions
Women wait at a polling station to cast their ballots for the state assembly elections in Vaishali district, in the Indian state of Bihar in November.
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Ancient Wall Found in Paris Provides Clues to City’s Origins
An ancient wall at a construction site at the hospital Hôtel Dieu in central Paris.
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Why Germany’s Leader Merz Is Struggling to Sway Voters
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a party meeting in Berlin on Tuesday. One of his biggest problems is explaining to voters, especially younger ones, the need for difficult measures.
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The Winner of This Rivalry Gets Ice Cream. But So Does the Loser.
The Rukab ice cream shop was opened in 1941 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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U.S. Rebukes Australia Over Proposed Limits on Social Media Algorithms
People use their mobile phones at dusk in Brisbane, Australia, in December. The country already bans those under 16 years of age from using social media.
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Youth Frustration and Migration Shadow Morocco’s Election
Would-be migrants returning to Morocco from Ceuta in August after tens of thousands had rushed the Spanish territory. Many Moroccans dream of migration as a path to prosperity.
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At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaking during the first day of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
Relatives light candles after the burial of three people from one family who died in a bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Easter Sunday, 2019.
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At Trump’s Request, Nations Are Designating Crime Groups as Terrorists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday in New York.
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Iran Will Not Be Bullied, President Masoud Pezeshkian Says in U.N. Speech
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday: “We will not ask permission from anyone for defending our country.”
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Argentina’s Milei assails the U.N. as a ‘useless’ enabler of ‘fatally arrogant’ bureaucrats.
President Javier Milei of Argentina vividly expressed his disdain for the United Nations in his address to the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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Myanmar Has an Envoy at the United Nations. Why Is He Not Speaking?
U Kyaw Moe Tun outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan last month.
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At U.N. Meeting, Syria’s Leader Is Strengthened, but Faces a Difficult Test
President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria has met in person with President Trump several times since taking power in January 2025.
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It’s Not the Oscars: U.N. Speakers Love to Ignore Its 15-Minute Rule
Fidel Castro holds the General Assembly record for his four-and-a-half-hour address in 1960.
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Outside the ‘Worried West,’ Many Feel Good About A.I.
At a telecom company’s display during an expo in Beijing on Tuesday. In China and Vietnam, more than 90 percent of people polled said they believed that A.I. would mostly make daily life better, a Gallup poll found.
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At U.N., Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.
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As Trump Lobs Threats, Other World Leaders Mostly Avoid Talk of Iran
King Abdullah II of Jordan at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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Andy Burnham, U.K.’s New Prime Minister, Prepares for U.N. Spotlight
Andy Burnham was just over a month into his tenure as Britain’s prime minister when he visited Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. The U.N. General Assembly will be his first major meeting of world leaders.
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Japan’s leader aims to highlight her country’s push for a more pivotal global role.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan was expected to meet with President Trump on Tuesday and address the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision
President Trump spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday, threatening to “annihilate the Islamic republic” if a deal to end the war against Iran did not come to pass.
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Mexico Becomes Latest Country to Restrict Phones in Schools
A student in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in February.
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Cold War Lessons for A.I.
Robots competing in a tug of war in Beijing, in August.
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Vietnam’s leader is likely to warn of threats to middle powers.
To Lam, Vietnam’s top leader, at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, earlier this year.
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Macron Criticizes Israel and Russia in Final U.N. Speech as France’s President
President Emmanuel Macron of France at the United Nations General Assembly gathering on Tuesday.
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Zelensky Says He Hopes Trump Will Help to End Russia-Ukraine War ‘Before Winter’
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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South Korea’s leader is seeking a new approach to North Korea.
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea at the Blue House, the presidential compound in Seoul, on Friday.
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At U.N., Trump Says He Will Strike a Deal With Iran or ‘Annihilate’ It
Secretary General António Guterres speaking during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.
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Ethiopian Rebel Groups Join Forces Against the Government
Fighters with the Oromo Liberation Army, one of the rebel groups that say they have joined forces, during an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, last year.
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U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader
António Guterres, 77, is stepping down at year’s end after two terms as the U.N. secretary general.
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A Departing U.N. Chief’s Dire Warning on Climate Change
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres addressing the general assembly on Tuesday.
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Macron to Make His Final U.N. General Assembly Appearance as France’s President
President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering his address at last year’s U.N. General Assembly.
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Amazon says it will provide secure cloud computing to NATO.
The new initiative allows all allied countries to work with material at the NATO Restricted level, the alliance’s lowest level of classification.
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Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.
President Trump with Latin American leaders during his Shield of the Americas summit in March in Miami.
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U.N. Leader Uses Final Speech to Issue Stark Warning
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, delivers opening remarks at the start of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
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Iran’s President Arrives in U.S. for U.N. Meeting Against the Backdrop of War
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.
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Trump Set to Sign Deal on U.S. Presence in Greenland
A settlement in eastern Greenland. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah Likely to Focus on Palestinians at U.N. General Assembly
King Abdullah II of Jordan during a visit to Washington last year. Jordanian officials have said their country received $1.65 billion from the United States last year in economic and military assistance.
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Trump Meets Middle East Leaders as Regional Wars Widen
A camp for internally displaced people who fled fighting between Houthi and Saudi-backed government forces, near Aden, Yemen, on Saturday.
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Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting
Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain and his wife, Marie-France van Heel, leaving for the United States on Monday. Mr. Burnham and President Trump had talked by phone but not yet in person.
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What Are the United Nations and the General Assembly?
Representatives of 50 countries at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, in San Francisco in 1945.
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Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay
Construction of apartment buildings as part of the +Colonia city development in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Praxis said it plans to build its community within +Colonia.
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The Other Victims of China’s Church Crackdown
Cherie Geng in her front yard.
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Typhoon Dujuan Brings Record Rain to Japan, Killing 5 People
A boy rides a bicycle through a flooded street as Typhoon Dujuan brings heavy rain to Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Monday.
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U.N. Live Updates: Zelensky Warns of Growing Global Cost of Russia’s War in Ukraine
6-Year-Old Girl in China Sets a Rubik’s Cube Record
In U.N. Speech, Zelensky Is Expected to Warn Russia’s War Won’t Stop at Ukraine’s Borders
Walkouts at the U.N. General Assembly Are Somewhat of a Tradition
Shooting Near High School in Turkey Injures 11